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POPSGary Regan: 10 essential cocktails you can make at home The article says once you can make a margarita you'll also be able to make a sidecar, a kamikaze, even a cosmopolitan This is because they all fall in the drinks family known as New Orleans sours . And I'm LMAO at the commenter who snippily opined "The author obviously does not know how to make a martini." Um... it's Gary Regan . Not that the man is a god, but most cocktailians would put him on any list of the top 10 cocktail experts. (And 4-to-1 is a perfectly reasonable balance for a martini. All you "just whisper 'vermouth' over the glass before you pour the vodka" people? You're not drinking a martini. You're not even drinking a vodka martini. You're drinking straight vodka, maybe with an olive. Deal with it.)
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POPSThe Cocktailian: Gary Regan waxes rhapsodic about the Aviation made with crème de violette More on the Moonlight Cocktail: The only other Moonlight Cocktail that Google seems to be able to find is a song by Glenn Miller, so my drink even has its own song, gosh darn it. I'm thinking that some folk might actually order a drink called Moonlight. Wouldn't that be a kick? The Moonlight Cocktail * 1 1/2 ounces gin (Beefeater, Plymouth or Tanqueray) * 1/2 ounce Cointreau * 1/2 ounce creme de violette * 1/2 ounce fresh lime juice Instructions: Fill a cocktail shaker two-thirds full of ice and add all of the ingredients. Shake for approximately 15 seconds, and strain into a chilled Champagne flute. Must pick up some crème de violette