The Rose Cocktail

Aptly named for it's rose-like colour and created in the early 1920's, the Rose Cocktail is a sweet summer mix made out of far too many ingredients if you ask me, but it was easy to drink and worthy of a second.

1 oz gin

1/2 oz dry vermouth

1/2 oz apricot brandy

1/4 oz lemon juice

1/4 oz grenadine

Combine the ample amount of ingredients with ice in a cocktail shaker and mix well. Serve in a cocktail glass and garnish with a cherry.

Goat's Delight

Looking for a cocktail with five ingredients? Look no further, here is the Goat's Delight named for no one knows what but for a drink with this many liquors, you would think the taste would be more complicated. In fact it is a smooth and subtle concoction that leaves you a bit lightheaded in the end.
3/4 oz brandy
3/4 oz kirsch
1 oz cream
1/4 oz orgeat
1/4 oz pastis
Combine everything into a shaker with ice and shake vigorously to prevent the cream and orgeat from collecting at the bottom of the glass.

Corpse Reviver #1

I love the fact that there are cocktails that have been created specifically for the effects of drinking to much the night before. The Corpse Reviver actually has 3 iterations and they are all numbered for convenience, which is nice when you need the hair of the dog that bit you and you want zombie themed choices.

Looking up this recipe on the internet lead me to some interesting mixes but I'm going to direct you to the below measurements which are from a reputable cocktail book from the 1930's when the drink was actually created.
2 oz Brandy
1 oz Apple Brandy
1 oz Sweet Vermouth
In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, combine and shake vigorously and strain into a cocktail glass. Yum.

The Kamikaze

This is NOT the Bro/Ho version of this classic drink, if that is what you want, find a bar full of popped polo collars. If you are looking for a sour summer sipper I would suggest you try the Kamikaze this way:
1 1/2 oz Vodka
2 teaspoons Cointreau
1/2 oz lime juice
Combine ingredients, Shake vigorously. Strain into an ice-filled rocks glass.

The Gimlet

I was craving one all day, so the first thing I do after I take off my shoes is to mix my first Gimlet. Great for a summer day. Unless you like tart drinks, if you don't have Rose's and are going to use fresh limes, don't forget to add a bit of simple syrup or you might find your face puckered.

2 oz dry gin
2/3 oz lime juice(fresh or Rose's)
Combine Gin, Lime juice and cracked ice into a shaker and shake vigorously. Strain into a cocktail glass. Now you are puckered for life.

The Aviation

Created in 1916, enough of these and you too will be flying.
2 oz gin
1/2 oz maraschino liqueur
1/2 oz lemon juice
1/2 tbs of Creme de Violete

The Daiquiri

Unless you are a "Bro" or "Ho", you really should drink a Daiquiri like this:
2 oz light rum
3/4 oz simple syrup
1/2 oz lemon juice
Shake with ice and strain into a cocktail glass. Voila!

The Tom Collins

Modified from the original, we decided to add fresh fruit thus creating a raspberry/blueberry Tom Collins.
1 handful of berries
1 oz simple syrup
1 oz lemon juice
3 oz gin
Muddle the fruit in a tall glass with lemon juice and simple syrup. Add gin, ice cubes and top with soda water. Stir till mixed.

The Negroni

1 oz gin
1 oz sweet vermouth
1 oz Campari® bitters
Stir with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass 3/4 filled with cracked ice. Add a splash of soda water if desired. Garnish with a half slice of orange.