Hyphen Hits the Bottle: Happy Hour Hard Drinks for the Alpha Male in You

We're already planning what to imbibe this Saturday, October 5 at Tonic Bar with special bartenders, Mr. Hyphen 2013 Sean Miura, and finalists Miguel N. Abad, Nino Pierre-Galang. Test out these Hyphen themed recipes at home or join us this Saturday. Buy drinks, tip your bartender and help raise money for the 2014 Mr. Hyphen winning prize of $1,000 to a non-profit organization.

	MANhattan 2 ounces bourbon or rye whiskey 1 ounce sweet vermouth (Carpano Anitca if available) 2 dashes Fee Brother’s Whiskey-Barrel Aged bitters Combine ingredients with ice and stir until ice cold. Do not shake. Do not ever shake a Manhattan. Strain into chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a brandied cherry and/or orange twist.
	Mama's Boy (Old Fashioned) via Julian Van Winkle’s demo to David Chang on PBS’ Mind of a Chef 2 raw brown sugar cubes 2 to 3 drops orange bitters 2 to 3 drops of Angostura bitters 1½ to 2 ounces bourbon or rye whisky Add a slice of fresh orange to a rocks glass. Place two cubes of sugar on a cocktail napkin placed on top of the glass, drop bitters into the cubes, then dump them into the glass with the orange. The napkin soaks up the excess bitters and is thrown out. Add a few drops of whisky. Muddle the sugar with the fruit, but not the peel, until the sugar is almost dissolved. Add 1½ to 2 ounces of whisky. Stir with some good ice cubes. Stir some more. Add more bourbon if you like.
	PacMan (Calamansi Whiskey Sour) via Jun-blog 4 ounces whisky 1 ounce calamansi juice (about two to three calamansi limes) 1/2 ounce honey plenty of ice Shake whisky, calamansi, and honey well with cracked ice, then strain into a tumbler filled with fresh ice. Garnish with a sliver of calamansi.
	Suntory Time 2 ounces 18-yr Yamazaki 1 perfect ice cube You figure it out.
	Bruce Lychee (Lychee Lemondrop) 2 ounces vodka 1 ounce St-Germain elderflower liqueur 1 ounce fresh squeezed lemon juice ½ ounce simple syrup or syrup from lychee tin Canned Lychee fruit Rim one edge of a chilled cocktail glass with sugar. Shake ingredients together with ice, taste for sweetness, adjust, strain into cocktail glass carefully. Garnish with lychee fruit or lemon twist.
	Cyclo / Sex in a Rickshaw (Kumquat Sidecar) 2 ounces cognac ½ ounce Cointreau 2-3 fresh kumquat fruit ½ ounces simple syrup Gently muddle fresh kumquat with sugar, top with ice, Cognac and Cointreau. Shake vigorously, taste for sweetness, then strain into a sugar rimmed martini glass (or into a collins glass with ice). Serve with a slice of kumquat or lemon twist.
	Hidden Dragon (Dark and Stormy) 2 ounces Gosling's Black Seal Rum 3-4 ounces spicy ginger beer (not ginger ale) Juice of ¼ lime Lime wedges Fill a tall collins glass 3/4 full with ice. Add squeeze of lime, and ginger beer. Top with rum. Garnish with lime wedge and straw for stirring.
	Jamie Chung Shot of Jameson with a ginger back.
	Paloma 1½ ounces vodka ½ ounce Peach schnapps 3 ounces pink grapefruit juice Combine ingredients with ice and shake until cold. Strain into chilled cocktail glass, and serve.
	Love Potion No. 9 1½ ounces vodka ½ ounce Peach schnapps 3 ounces pink grapefruit juice Combine ingredients with ice and shake until cold. Strain into chilled cocktail glass, and serve.
	In the Mood For Love 1 ounce St-Germain elderflower liqueur 1/4 ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice dry Champagne or sparkling white wine Pour first two ingredients into chilled fluted glass. Top with Champagne.
	Fast & Furious (Chocolate Cake shooter) 1/2 ounce Frangelico ( hazelnut liqueur) 1/2 ounce citron vodka 1 slice lemon, dipped in sugar Combine Frangelico and vodka in a shaker with ice. Shake vigorously, and strain into rocks glass. Shoot the drink in one shot, chase with the sugared lemon.