NEW Cocktail List - Queens Cafe Bistro

Old
Fashionned
THE
$18
AN ORIGINAL AMERICAN CLASSIC
GLASS TYPE
Old Fashionned Glass
L I S T
M E T H O D
f o r
o f
I N G R E D I E N T S
W o o d f o r d
R e s e r v e B o u r b o n
Brown Sugar
Cube
Dash Orange
Bitters
Slice Of Orange
Skin
C R A F T I N G
t h e
P E R F E C T
D R I N K
We place a brown sugar cube & fresh orange peel in our old fashioned glass and saturate with orange
bitters. We fill the glass with ice cubes and add the whiskey and give it a good stir for around 3
minutes. We finish by garnishing with a orange twist.
T H E
H I S T O R Y
The story starts in Louisville, Kentucky. A 2005 article in The Courier-Journal gives credit to a private social club,
called The Pendennis Club, for making the very first old-fashioned. James E. Pepper, bartender and esteemed
bourbon aristocrat, was said to have invented the drink in Louisville, before he brought the recipe to the WaldorfAstoria Hotel bar in New York City. This is supposedly where the old-fashioned was born.
THE UNDENIABLE
THE CUBAN CLASSIC
HIGHBALL GLASS
GLASS TYPE
L I S T
mojito
o f
Classic
Fruity
$17
$19
I N G R E D I E N T S
Fresh Mint Leaves
Havana Especial Rum
Half Fresh Lime
F r e s h l y S q u e e z e d
L i m e J u i c e
Gomme (Sugar Syrup to you
and me)
I c e
C o l d
S o d a
W a t e r
METHOD for CRAFTING the PERFECT DRINK
Rum, mint, and lime are the essential elements for a great Mojito. The lime and mint are super fresh and the rum is carefully selected to
maintain the balance of this beauty.
A muddler and a stirring spoon are the only tools required and in a matter of minutes, you will have one of the freshest cocktails imaginable.
T H E
H I S T O R Y
While the invasion was unsuccessful, an associate of Sir Francis Drake, named Richard Drake, created an early
version of the mojito called " El Draque " out of aguardiente ( a crude form of rum,) sugar, lime, and mint. Others
say the drink was invented by African slaves working in the Cuban sugar cane fields.
Classic Fruity
Daiquiri
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$17
$19
Pick Your Flavour: Classic, Strawberry, Raspberry, Blackberry
GLASS TYPE
MARTINI GLASS
L I S T
M E T H O D
f o r
o f
I N G R E D I E N T S
Havana
Especi al Rum
Freshly Squeezed
Lime juice
Gomme (Sugar Syrup
To You & Me)
Fruit Of Your
Choosing
C R A F T I N G
t h e
P E R F E C T
D R I N K
Presuming your a creature of habit & ordered the classic, we simply add all ingredients to our boston, fill with ice cubes & shake away
until ice cold. We fine strain into the martini glass to ensure there are no bits of lime floating around in your glass & there you have it.
If you are more on the adventurous side & want it frozen we do all of the above but this time pour it into the blender & let the blender
work its frozen magic
T H E
H I S T O R Y
Daiquirí is also the name of a beach and an iron mine near Santiago de Cuba, and is a word of Taíno origin. The
drink was supposedly invented by an American mining engineer, named Jennings Cox, who was in Cuba at the time
of the Spanish–American War.
EST. 1860's ish
MANHATTAN
MANHATTAN CLUB
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MARTINI GLASS
GLASS TYPE
L I S T
o f
$18
I N G R E D I E N T S
Wild Turkey
Bourbon
Dolin Vermouth
Orange or Angostura Bitters
your choice
METHOD for CRAFTING the PERFECT DRINK
We stir the bourbon, vermouth & bitters with cracked ice. (Some prefer to shake their Manhattans. There's nothing wrong with that, really,
at least no more than putting ketchup on a hot-dog is wrong or mayonnaise on a corned beef sandwich. If you like your Manhattan cloudy
& topped with an algae-like foam, we can shake away. It won't taste any worse, anyway, although it'll feel thinner on the tongue.)
We then strain into a chilled martini glass & garnish with a twist.
T H E
H I S T O R Y
A popular history suggests that the drink originated at the Manhattan Club in New York City in the early 1870s,
where it was invented by Dr. Iain Marshall for a banquet hosted by Jennie Jerome (Lady Randolph Churchill,
mother of Winston) in honor of presidential candidate Samuel J. Tilden.
Margarita
NEEDS NO INTRODUCTION
GLASS TYPE
L I S T
o f
I N G R E D I E N T S
E l J i m a d o r
R e p o s a d o T e q u i l a
MARTINI GLASS
$17
Freshly Squeezed
Lime juice
Cointreau
(Orange Liquer)
M E T H O D
f o r
C R A F T I N G
t h e
P E R F E C T
D R I N K
Our classic margarita recipe uses the traditional 3-2-1 ratio of three parts tequila, two parts cointreau, &
one part lime juice. We can serve it on the rocks with salt, or serve it up in a chilled martini glass if you
prefer.
T H E
H I S T O R Y
One of the earliest stories is of the Margarita being invented in 1938 by Carlos "Danny" Herrera at his restaurant
Rancho La Gloria, halfway between Tijuana and Rosarito, Mexico, created for customer and former Ziegfeld dancer
Marjorie King, who was allergic to many spirits, but not to tequila.
COSMOPOLITAN
$18
LESS SEX, LOTS OF CITY
MARTINI GLASS
GLASS TYPE
L I S T
o f
I N G R E D I E N T S
Stolichnaya
Vodka
Cointreau
(Orange Liquer)
Freshly Squeezed
Lime Juice
Cranberry Juice
METHOD for CRAFTING the PERFECT DRINK
Simple and effective, great for the summer days, we combine all the above ingredients into our trusty boston glass &
shake away until ice cold, we then fine strain into the martini glass & add our garnish to finish off this attractive
looking cocktail.
T H E
H I S T O R Y
The history of the cocktail Cosmopolitan is quite controversial. According to the World Association of Bartenders original
recipe is based on Absolut Citron, famous vodka with lemon flavor. Some sources say that the bartender Cheryl Cook of South
Beach, Florida has created the cocktail, though it has already been served in gay bars in the late 1970s and early 1980s. In an
online interview, Cheryl Cook confirmed that cocktail Cosmopolitan was created in 1985 and 1986.
100% ARABICA
ESPRESSO
MARTINI
GLASS TYPE
MARTINI GLASS
L I S T
$19
o f
I N G R E D I E N T S
Stolichnaya Vodka
Galliano Vanilla Liquer
Kahlua Coffee Liquer
Gomme (Sugar Syrup To You & me)
Shot of Espresso
M E T H O D
f o r
C R A F T I N G
t h e
P E R F E C T
D R I N K
We pour the Vodka, Kahlua, Galliano, Gomme & Espresso into a Boston. We then fill the martini glass with ice to chill & then
fill the cocktail shaker with ice, then shake the living daylights out of it until we get a good creme foam on top for your
sipping pleasure, we finish by rimming the glass with chocolate for added luxury.
T H E
H I S T O R Y
The story goes that Bradsell created the drink—originally called The Vodka Espresso then the Pharmaceutical
Stimulant—at Fred’s Club in the late 1980s, when a young model, who Bradsell claims is now world famous, sidled
up to the bar and asked for something to “wake me up and f**k me up”. His solution was a combination of vodka,
fresh espresso, coffee liqueur and sugar, shaken into a frothy mix of bittersweet addiction.
CAIPIRINHA
$18
All The way from Brazil
ROCKS GLASS
GLASS TYPE
L I S T
o f
I N G R E D I E N T S
Sagatiba
Cachaca
Fresh Lime
Wedges
Brown Sugar
METHOD for CRAFTING the PERFECT DRINK
Simple and effective, greta for the summer days, we combine all the above ingredients into our trusty boston glass
and shake away until ice cold, we then fine strain into the martini glass and add our garnish to finish off this
attractive looking cocktail
T H E
H I S T O R Y
Caipirinha is believed to have originated in the state of São Paulo towards the end of World War I. It’s original recipe consisted of cachaça, green
lemon, honey and garlic and was initially prepared as a medicine to ease the effects of the Spanish Flu. The green lemon was used for it’s high
concentration of vitamin C and cachaça contained the alcohol needed to expedite the absorption of the vitamins into in the organism.
Sometime, somewhere, someone decided to replace honey and garlic with sugar and ice and thus the modern day caipirinha was born
THE
BRAMBLE
$19
Fruity Gin At Its Best
GLASS TYPE
ROCKS GLASS
L I S T
o f
I N G R E D I E N T S
Rogue Society Gin
Lemon Juice
Fresh Blackberries
Gomme (Sugar Syrup To You & me)
Creme De Mure (Blackberry Liquer)
M E T H O D
f o r
C R A F T I N G
t h e
P E R F E C T
D R I N K
Your glass is filled with crushed ice, we then add the gin, freshly squeezed lemon juice and sugar syrup and stir.
We then top up with more crushed ice. Then finish by lacing the drink with crème de mûre (Blackberry) by
slowly pouring over the ice.
T H E
H I S T O R Y
Dick Bradsel dubbed the Cocktail King, became famous after inventing the Bramble in 1984. It is widely seen as a
creation coming from its forerunner the Thomas Gin Fix.
The bramble is essentially a short gin sour with a drizzle of crème de mûre, a French blackberry liqueur, over the
top. Nevertheless it taste completely different and can stand its ground.
The
Breakfast
MARTINI
MARTINI GLASS
GLASS TYPE
L I S T
o f
$18
I N G R E D I E N T S
Rutte Dry Gin
Orange
Marmalade
Cointreau
Freshly Squeezed
Lemon Juice
METHOD for CRAFTING the PERFECT DRINK
We simply combine all ingredients in a shaker and stir to dissolve the marmalade. We then fill the shaker with ice,
shake to chill and strain into a chilled glass. We finish with a squeeze of the orange peel over the drink and then use
as a garnish because we are all about recycling.
T H E
H I S T O R Y
The drink was invented in 2000 at the Library Bar at the Lanesborough Hotel in London, England.
A similar drink, the Marmalade Cocktail, was invented in the 1920s by Harry Craddock and
published in his standard reference book, the Savoy Cocktail Book