Summer Cocktails with Jesse Mayshark, Amanda Mohney, and Casey Fox—RGK Cooking School Ep. 11
Summer Cocktails with Jesse Mayshark, Amanda Mohney, and Casey Fox—RGK Cooking School Ep. 11
This Wednesday, Real Good Cooking School welcomes the Libacious team to show us how to make tasty and refreshing summer cocktails!
Their recipes include a Venetian Spritz, a Rum Old Fashioned, and three different variations on a Classic Whiskey Sour.
All proceeds this week will benefit the Highlander Center. We hope you’ll consider donating to the RGK Cooking School Fund to support the Highlander Center and their movement toward social justice.
Let’s get to sipping!
Venetian Spritz (3:2:1 spritz formula)
WHAT YOU’LL NEED:
1 oz. Campari
1 oz. Aperol
3 oz. prosecco
1 oz. club soda
Orange peel or green olive to garnish
INSTRUCTIONS:
Combine all ingredients in a large wine glass filled with ice.
Rum Old Fashioned
WHAT YOU’LL NEED:
2 oz. demerara rum
.25 oz demerara syrup
3-4 dashes angostura bitters
Lemon or orange peel garnish
INSTRUCTIONS:
Combine all the ingredients in a mixing glass with ice.
Stir to combine and chill.
Strain over a large ice cube in a double rocks glass.
Garnish with lemon or orange twist.
Classic Whiskey Sour (2:.75:.75 sour formula)
WHAT YOU’LL NEED:
2 oz. whiskey (rye or bourbon according to preference)
.75 oz. lemon juice
.75 oz. 1:1 simple syrup
INSTRUCTIONS:
Combine all ingredients with ice in a shaker.
Shake and strain into cocktail glass or over ice into a rocks glass.
Garnish with an orange or lemon peel.
Boston Sour
WHAT YOU’LL NEED:
Same as above, adding:
1 oz. aquafaba or one egg white
INSTRUCTIONS:
Combine all ingredients with ice in a shaker. If using egg white, dry shake for 20 seconds before adding ice.
Shake vigorously and strain into cocktail glass or over ice into a rocks glass. No garnish.
New York Sour
WHAT YOU’LL NEED:
2 oz. whiskey (rye or bourbon according to preference)
.75 oz. lemon juice
.75 oz. 1:1 simple syrup
1 oz. red wine (malbec is a good choice)
INSTRUCTIONS:
Combine all ingredients but wine with ice in a shaker.
Shake and strain over ice into a rocks glass.
Pour wine over the back of a spoon to float on top. No garnish.
Greenwich Sour
WHAT YOU’LL NEED:
Same as above, adding:
1 oz. aquafaba or one egg white
INSTRUCTIONS:
Combine all ingredients but wine with ice in a shaker. If using egg white, dry shake for 20 seconds before adding ice.
Shake vigorously and strain over ice into a rocks glass.
Pour wine over the back of a spoon to float on top. No garnish.