Recipes for Alcoholic Drinks Beginning With R

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Radler: 50/50 mixture of beer and a soft drink, mostly carbonated and orange or lemon flavored. If a customer asks for a Radler, ask what type of beer or soda he or she would like in the drink.

Ramos Gin Fizz: 2 ounces (60 mL) gin, 3 drops orange flower water, 1 egg whites, 1 teaspoon (5 mL) bar sugar, 1 ounce (30 mL) lemon juice, ½ ounce (15 mL) lime juice, 1 ounce (30 mL) cream, soda water to taste.; Shake very vigorously for at least one minute. Strain into a tall thin glass, or a very large old fashioned glass, and top with some soda water. Stir.

Red Headed Slut: Equal parts Jagermeister and Peach Schnapps ( usually ¾ OZ) and 1 oz of cranberry juice.; Shaken with ice strained and served in a rocks glass. Taken as a shot.

Rene: Vodka, club soda, lime.; The ingredients are served over ice with a slice or wedge of lime squeezed into the drink.; The proportions may be varied to make a stronger or weaker cocktail. It is most often made using 1 part vodka to 3 parts club soda, but if a stronger Rene is desired, use equal parts of vodka and club soda. The Rene is low in carbohydrates when compared with many other mixed drinks. Its refreshingly light taste makes it a natural favorite during the warmer months of the year.

Ricky Bobby: 1 oz Dr. McGillicuddy’s Cherry Schnapps; 3 oz Mike’s Hard Lemonade,
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Serve in a Bomb Cup (plastic cup with center shot), or place a shotglass inside a lowball glass. Fill the shotglass with Cherry McGillicuddy’s and pour the Mike’s Lemonade around it, just a little higher than the center shot so the red bleeds slightly into the drink. If ingredients are chilled, there’s no need to use a shaker.

Roadrunner: 1 part Tia Maria, 1 part Grand Marnier. Usually served with a slice of orange.

Rob Roy: 1 part Italian red vermouth,2 parts scotch whiskey. Stirred not shaken.

Rolls Royce: 1½ oz (45 mL) gin, ½ oz (15 mL) each sweet vermouth and dry vermouth, and 1 tsp (5 mL) Benedictine, stirred with ice and strained into a cocktail glass.

Romulan Ale: “Classic” recipe: 1 part 151 proof rum, 1 part Everclear or absolute (190 proof), 1 part blue curaçao. “Lighter” recipe: 1 part 151 proof rum, 1 part 100 proof vodka, 1 part blue curaçao.

Root Beer Float: A combination of Root Beer Vodka and Irish Cream. Originally made with one part Root Beer Vodka to one part Bailey’s Irish Cream.

Rossini: Puréed strawberries and sparkling wine. A common recipe specifies one part strawberry purée for two parts wine. The strawberry mixture may be passed through a sieve in order to remove seeds, if desired.

Rude Cosmopolitan: 1½ oz (45 mL) tequila, ½ oz (15 mL) triple sec, 1 oz (30 mL) cranberry juice, 4 fresh limes (squeezed).; Shake with ice and finely strain into a Martini glass. Garnish with flamed orange rind. A regular Cosmopolitan – just substitute vodka for tequila.

Rum Swizzle: 2 oz (60 mL) dark rum, 1 oz (30 mL) lime juice, 1 oz (30 mL) pineapple juice, 1 oz (30 mL) orange juice, ¼ oz (7.5 mL) falernum (a juice).; Shake with ice. Strain into a highball glass filled with ice. Garnish with a slice of orange and a cherry. The entire concoction is, of course, to be stirred with the Swizzle Stick.

Rum And Cola: 1.5 oz (45 mL) rum in a tall glass, filled with ice. Top with coke and stir. Garnish with a lemon slice.

Rusty Nail: 1 shot (30 mL) blended scotch, 1 shot (30 mL) drambuie.; Pour drambuie over ice. Follow with scotch and give it a quick stir.

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