Joe Bruno, Author at New York Bartending School

The drink can be made on the rocks or neat, in some parts of the world it’s a hang over cure. If your in NYC ask the old bartender for one he will know how its make it.

An old time classic after dinner drink

Test Tube Baby

TEST TUBE BABY

Shooter glass, layer
½ oz Amaretto
½ oz Southern Comfort
½ oz Bailey’s Irish Cream

If your looking for a delicious headache have the bartender make you a few of these. The flavors of sweet whiskey almonds and cream are tasted in this shot.

Tequila Sunset

1 oz Tequila
½ oz Blackberry Brandy
Fill with orange juice
build
Garnish with a cherry

A nice twist on the a classic instead of using grenadine which has a cherry flavor, the black berry is more prominent. Not all bars have the black berry brandy but its worth a shot to try something different.

Like tequila, you’ll love this cocktail drink

Sea Breeze

1 oz Vodka
Fill with equal parts grapefruit juice and cranberry juice
build

Ask your pool bartender to shake you one up it has a nice refreshing taste and goes down easy on a hot day.

A great drink from your favorite bartender on a hot day

Suicide Surfer

SUICIDE SURFER

Stemmed cocktail, chill
¾ oz Vodka
¾ oz Gin
2 oz sweet/sour
shake

Suicide in a glass , the beach bartender will make some before the surfers hit the pipeline.

Snickers Bar

SNICKERS BAR

½ oz Bailey’s Irish Cream
½ oz Frangelico
½ oz Dark Creme de cacao
Fill with coffee cream.

Shake with ice and strain into a shot glass .

The bartender can make you one of your favorite candy bars in shot form shake it up and shoot it down.

It taste like the candy bar

Sloe Gin Fizz

1 oz Sloe Gin
Fill with sweet/sour
shake
Dash of soda water

The Sloe Gin has the flavor of black plum and is very sweet. This is another classic that your bartender can whip up if your feeling nostalgic.