Cocktails: Drink Like it’s the 1920s!

Despite Prohibition, people were enjoying delicous cocktails during thr 1920s in speakeasies and their homes. Here are some of the most popular mixes:

Highball

 

 

Ingredients:

• 2 ounces whiskey
• club soda
• ice
• lime for garnish

Instructions:

Add ice and whiskey in a highball glass, and then top off with club soda. Finally, garnish with lime wheel.

Bee’s Knees

 

 

 

Ingredients:

• 2 ounces gin
• 3/4 lemon juice
• 1/2 once honey syrup
• ice
• lemon for garnish

Instructions:

Chill a martini glass or coupe. In cocktail shaker, add ice, gin, lemon juice, and honey syrup and shake to chill. Strain into chilled glass and garnish with lemon wheel.

Clover Club

 

 

Ingredients:

• 2 ounces gin
• 3/4 ounce raspberry liqueur
• 1/2 ounce lemon juice
• 1 egg white
• raspberry for garnish

Instructions: Chill a martini glass or coupe. In a cocktail shaker, add gin, raspberry liqueur, lemon juice, and egg white. Dry shake for 45 seconds to mix the ingredients and create a froth. Add ice to shaker and shake to chill. Strain into chilled glass and garnish with raspberry.

Serve these cocktails at your 1920s roaring party to add authenticity to your event.