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VOLUME I

THE RANELAGH CONNECTION

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and so we come to our favourite sectionof the ledger……cocktails!

many hours of planning, preparation, love and attention go into our cocktails, and we are very proud of the mixed

drinks we produce here at the exchequer wine bar.

to that end we have produced short video clips of the art behind each one for you to enjoy. just scan the qr codes

below with your smartphone!

Vieux Carre

Negroni

Old Fashioned

Sazerac

smokey

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Vieux Carre

Negroni

Old Fashioned

Sazerac

Cable Car

Margarita

Sidecar

patron

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White Lady

Pisco Sour

Ramos Gin Fizz

Mule

Arrivederci

The Last Word

sweet

piscotheque

diocese

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White Lady

Pisco Sour

Ramos Gin Fizz

Mule

Arrivederci

The Last Word

Zombie

Vesper

Clover Club

Hendricks High Tea

Key Lime Pie

Ulysses

vitamen c

meringue martini

Vieux Carre cognac, bourbon, benedictine, lillet rouge,orange bitters, angostura bitters

Negroni gin, campari, vermouth

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In Italy, count camillo negroni

invented the negroni by asking

the bartender, fosco scarselli, to

strengthen his favourite cocktail,

the americano, by adding gin rather

than soda water. also added was

an orange garnish rather than the

lemon of the americano to signify

that it was a different drink.

Apéritifs

A tribute to the french quarter in new orleans and a take on the sazerac, the recipe varies between textbooks and folklore. we use hennessy fine de cognac and wild turkey 81.

Sweetened products restricted to 2 centilitres (4tsp)

in this before dinner category.

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plymouth€

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> rocks

peychauds bitters

Vieux Carre cognac, bourbon, benedictine, lillet rouge,orange bitters, angostura bitters

Negroni gin, campari, vermouth

Old Fashioned rye, water, sugar, bitters

Sazerac bourbon, cognac, bitters

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Originating in new orleans, this cocktail is what prompted people to ask for an old fashioned; it’s a variant with either cognac or whiskey and with the addition of an absinthe rinse. we prefer the cognac version, and use hennessy fine de cognac.

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11.00> rocks

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Sweetened products restricted to 2 centilitres (4tsp)

in this before dinner category.

> rocks

smokey

Lovingly “stolen” from the alchemist in manchester, this is a modern take on the “original cocktail” the old fashioned. woodford reserve, diluted with still mineral water, maple syrup and jerry thomas bitters, smoked with bourbon soaked oak and served over a ball of ice.

jack daniels honeypeychauds

don’t forget to checkout our movies on how to make these little beauties on page 22...

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Cable Car rum, lime juice, orange curaçao, sugar, egg white

Margarita tequila, triple sec, lime juice, sugar

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Daisiesbacardi 8yr

gabriel boudier creme de cacao white

born in the drake hotel in san francisco; a twist on the classic brandy crusta, we use a chocolate liqueur and a cinnamon sugar rim.

a daisie traditionally contains an alcohol

and a triple sec or curaçao, along with

a sour and a sweet.

11.00€> coupe

Margarita is thought to be the popular american drink, the daisy, remade with tequila instead of brandy. there is an account from iowa newspaper editor james graham finding such a cocktail in tijuana. margarita is spanish for daisy. obviously use patron tequila.

patron

patron citronge 12.00> coupe

€

wanna see how we make’em?

go to page 22...

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Sidecarcognac, triple sec, lemon juice, sugar, egg white

White Ladygin, lemon juice, triple sec, sugar, egg white

Pisco Sourpisco, blue curaçao, honey, lime juice, egg white

originally named during the first world war after an eccentric american army captain who, allegedly, used to be chauffeur-driven to the bar in a motorcycle sidecar. pasteurised egg white for a full body, gabriel boudier triple sec.

from the savoy hotel in london, the mecca of mixed drinks. we use hayman’s old tom to give it the sweet finish.

a true 90’s guilty pleasure, a twist on the infamous

‘pisco sour’ with a dash of disco fever.

hennessy vs

gabriel boudier

sweet

piscotheque

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a daisie traditionally contains an alcohol

and a triple sec or curaçao, along with

a sour and a sweet.

> coupe

> coupe

wanna see how we make’em?

go to page 22...

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Long DrinkRamos Gin Fizz gin, cream, orange blossom

Mule russian standard vodka, lime juice, ginger beer

Arrivederci finlandia grapefruit vodka, basil sugar, sicilian lemonade, mint, raspberry puree

yet another one from new orleans, in the imperial cabinet saloon in 1888. Before prohibition, it was so popular the bar was known to have over 20 ‘shaker boys’ just to keep up with demand!

a marketing success story from the 1950s; one man had too much vodka, one had too much ginger and another had too much copper! all they had to do was add some fresh lime juice and they had a refreshing drink on their hands!

a truly refreshing treat, our own creation and a staff favourite.

bombay east

homemade

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10.00

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€

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> slim jim

> copper jug

usually a tall glass with mixer and ice.

seen the movie?... go to page 24....

The last Word gin, chartreuse, maraschino liqueur, lime juice

Zombie rum, absinthe, pineapple juice, orange juice,lime juice, cherry sugar

Vesper vodka, gin, vermouth

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“I never have more than one drink before dinner. buti do like that one to be large and very strong andvery cold and very well-made. i hate small portions of anything, particularly when they taste bad. thisdrink’s my own invention. i’m going to patent itwhen i can think of a good name.”

james bond in ‘casino royale’, ian fleming, 1956

our irish version of a timeless classic, ‘the last word’, which was developed during the prohibition era at the detroit athletic club. welcome back poitin!

the name comes from the congo word for “snake-god”used in voodoo. a fruity mix of many different rums; sailor jerry, matusalem solera 7yr, bacardi 8yr, havana 7yr, with gabriel boudier triple sec and maraschino liqueurs and a flaming absinthe boat - a real dirty stinker!

16.00€> coupe

glendalough poitin gabriel boudier

diocese

homemade

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> sours

> double rocks

> copper jug

vitamen c

elyx beefeater 24

,lillet blanc, fresh lemon

Modern Classicsseen the movie?... go to page 24....

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ConcoctionsClover Clubgin, raspberry liqueur, lemon juice, egg white

Hendrick’s High Tea gin, cucumber, lemon juice, pepper, tonic water

named after the gentleman’s club in philadelphia where it was first made, this one even precedes prohibition. to be enjoyed by both ladies and gents, but only those with sophistication.

“If you’re a gin lover, you’ll already be aware of the wonderment of pairing hendricks’s gin with a slice of cucumber. the exchequer have taken that delicious sophistication to the next level with the Prohibition-inspired “hendricks’s high tea for two.” the teapots are filled to the brim with a concoction of hendricks’s gin, cucumber sugar and tonic to be drunk in dainty matching teacups and shared between two.” ~ totally dublin by aoife mcelwain

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> teapot

molecular madness, experimentation, theatrics and a break from the norm…

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plymouthchambord nolly prat,

see how it’s done on page 25!

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Key Lime pie vodka, sicilian lemonade, lemon juice, sugar

Ulyssesjameson black barrel whiskey, sweet vermouth,peach bitters, sugars

ever been to manhattan? who cares because this one’s from dublin. a modern take on the classic manhattan, just like james joyce himself would have liked it; irish whiskey served up all ready to go, without the messin’.

14.00€> hip flask

Clover Clubgin, raspberry liqueur, lemon juice, egg white

Hendrick’s High Tea gin, cucumber, lemon juice, pepper, tonic water

> coupe

molecular madness, experimentation, theatrics and a break from the norm…

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Topped with meringue foam and flambéed to order, the meringue martini blurs the line between dessert and digestif. citrus and vanilla infused stolichnaya.

meringue martini10.00€

> coupe

see how it’s done on page 25!

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