Signature
Recipes
Signature recipes are the recipes found at many chain-type
restaurants and bars.
They can also be recipes from other types of bars and restaurants
too. Most of the recipes are really nothing special to a real
bartender, but the graphics and adjectives make them very attractive
to commonn folk.
Bartenders know that they are just spin-offs of other cocktails
with a twist.
In 1965, Alan
Stillman opened the first American casual dining bar &
grill
called T.G.I.
Friday’s in New York City. It focused on American cuisine,
bar food, and alcoholic beverages. It became the meeting place
for professional singles and was an enormous success. Lifetime
magazine credited Friday’s with ushering in the Singles
Era. The New York City gay community followed suit, creating their
own singles bars/discos the very same year. Of course, since these
were not gay friendly times, their bars were more underground.
The deejays in the discos played music by unknown black artists
and record companies soon saw that they could promote soon-to-be-hits
through the deejay’s. However, things slowed down a little
because the Vietnam War (1965-1973) created sad, political, drug-induced
times. But in 1973, after the war ended, T.G.I. Friday’s
opened a store in Dallas, TX. and took the city by storm. Within
a week, police had to cone & ring the bar & grill with
barricades to handle the nightly hordes of singles. Hundreds of
imitative bar & grills opened, but only four have survived
the test of time; Ruby
Tuesday’s, 1973; Chili’s,
1975; Bennigan’s,
1976; and Applebee’s, 1980. T.G.I. Friday’s created
an industry and was the first to create an extensive range of
alcoholic beverages. At the same time, Discos developed strong
record company relations and began opening all over the country.
Bartenders were making versions of the Fru Fru drinks T.G.I
Friday's had on their menus. Margaritas and Tequila
Sunrise’s were hugely popular too because of the Eagles
and Jimmy Buffet singing about them in their songs. And in
1979, bartenders everywhere wanted to ring the neck of a guy named
Rupert Holmes who released, The Piña Colada Song.
SUMMER SQUEEZE®
Applebee's
electrifying lemonade. A sweet classical blend of Bacardi Limón®
& our fresh lemonade mixed over ice.
PERFECT MARGARITA™
It just doesn't
get any better than 1800® Tequila, Cointreau®, Grand Marnier®
& freshly squeezed lime juice served with its own shaker tin
and strainer. Makes a great drink for two...if you are willing
to share.
MUD SLIDE™
Kahlua®
coffee liqueur & creamy vanilla ice cream blended to perfection,
topped with whipped cream & laced with Hershey's® syrup.
BAHAMA MAMA
A frosty Caribbean
concoction with Malibu Coconut-flavored Rum®, Crème
de Banana®, pineapple & orange juice served with fresh
pineapple & a cherry.
SKY BLUE MARTINI™ 1
1/4 once Sky Vodka, 3/4 once Blue Curacao, 1/4 once lime, sever
in chilled cocktail glass with lemon twist.
BLUE MOONLIGHT MARGARITA ™
1
1/4 once Sauza Hornitos, 3/4 grand marnier, 4 once lime mixer
Applebee-tini™
1 oz Shakka
Red Apple Liqueur®
1 oz Smirnoff Green Apple Twist®
1 oz Apple Juice
1 oz Sour Mix
Caramel Appletini
1oz Shakka Red Apple
Liqueur®-1oz Stoli Vanilla®
1 oz Monin Caramel Syrup®
2 oz Apple Juice
1 oz of caramel on the bottom of a cocktail glass, layer drink
on top
Dos Rita
3/4 oz Sauza Hornitos®
3/4 oz Cuervo Gold®
Margarita Mix (applebees mix includes triple sec flavoring)
1 oz Orange Juice (float)
Mango Martini
1 oz Parrot Bay Mango®
1/2 oz Cointreau®
1/2 oz Peachtree Schnapps®
1 oz Pineapple Juice
1 oz Cranberry Juice
Top with splash of lemon-lime soda
Ruby Runner™
1.25
oz Malibu Coconut Rum®
.5 oz Blackberry Brandy
.5 oz Creme De Banana
equal Pinapple Juice & portions Orange Juice
.5 oz Grenadine
.25 oz Bacardi Select® (float)The best way to make this drink
is to combine all ingredients (except Bacardi®). Add the Bacardi®
after tumbling.
Glass: Frosted Pint Glass
Technique: Tumble
Rimmer: None
Shaker: No
Garnish: Orange Wedge & Cherry Speared
Mochatini
™
1.5
oz Absolut Vanilla Vodka®
1.5 oz Starbucks Coffee Liqueur®
Glass:
Chilled Martini Glass
Technique: Shake & Strain
Rimmer: None
Shaker: Yes
Garnish: Drizzle glass with .5 oz of chocolate syrup (try a circular
formation) & and drop a cherry in the center of the glass
Margarita
Magnifico ™
1.5
oz1800 Reposado Tequila®
.5 oz Grand Marnier®
4 oz. Margarita Mix
.25 oz Lime Juice
Glass:
Chilled Martini Glass
Technique: Shake & Strain
Rimmer: Salt Rim (Optional)
Shaker: Yes
Garnish: Lime Wedge
For blue margaritas and MEGARitas, replace the Triple
Sec liqueur with Blue
Curacao.
MEGARita
Magnifico ™
3
oz 1800 Reposado Tequila®
1 oz Triple Sec
10 oz Margarita Mix
1 oz Grand Marnier® (float)
.25 oz Lime Juice
Glass: 32 oz Weiss Goblet
Technique: Tumble
Rimmer: Salt Rim (Optional)
Shaker: No
Garnish: Lime Wedge
Mexican
Nightmare ™
1 oz Jose Cuervo Tequila®
1 oz Jagermeister®
Glass:
shot
