Hair of the Dog Cocktails
At the AIR CONDITIONED Lounge & The Glampisphere we have the privilege of helping you achieve a fantastic time with your friends & family. After all, our motto is Elevatin’ the Celebratin!’
As wonderful as our job is, we are fully aware that we rarely get to see or hear about your following morning. Most of you probably wake up just fine. After all, you might be a model of restraint and measurement and didn’t overdo it at the AC Lounge.
BUT, some of you (and us) have been known to dabble in reckless abandon and partied like it was 1999 again. And for this fun sub-group we thought it helpful to put together a short list of hair-of-the-dog cocktail recipes.
To be clear, this science is dubious. But let us put this forward: there are no surefire ways to cure a hangover. A hair-of-the-dog cocktail gives you temporary relief and probably pushes the inevitable hangover until later in the day. But relief from a hangover is all about ‘right now’ and if you are with friends and you all raise glasses to toast the great time had by all the night before, that can’t be that bad for you, right?
Michelada
Here in Southern California, this is the #1 hair-of-the-dog cocktail our customers swear by. The spicier the better!
Ingredients
- Mexican Lager Beer (Modelo, Corona, Etc.)
- Tomato Juice (or Clamato)
- 2-3 dashes Hot Sauce
- 2 dashes Worcestershire Sauce
- 2 dashes Soy Sauce
- 1 oz Lime Juice
- Tajin or Salt, to rim
Directions
- Sprinkle Tajin (or salt) on to a small plate. Take a lime wedge around the rim of the glass, and immediately rim the glass with the Tajin.
- Fill glass about halfway with ice.
- Fill glass about ⅓ full with tomato juice. Add the hot sauce, worcestershire, soy sauce, and lime juice.
- Fill the rest of the glass with beer, tilt at a 45 degree angle to avoid a ton of foam.
- Stir, garnish with a lime, and enjoy!
Fernet & Coke
Ingredients
- 1 part Fernet-Branca
- 1 part Coca-Cola
Directions
- Chill a highball glass with a couple of ice cubes, remove.
- Add Fernet-Branca, then two or three fresh ice cubes.
- Top up with Coca-Cola, pouring at a 45-degree angle.
- Add an additional ice cube if foam looks set to overflow.
Mimosa
Ingredients
- 2 oz Orange Juice
- 4 oz Champagne or sparkling wine
Directions
- Pour the Champagne into a flute. Top with orange juice. Do not stir the drink, it will mix together on its own.
Mexican Mule
Ingredients
- 1.5 oz tequila
- 3 lime wedges
- Ginger beer
Directions
- Fill mule mug (or glass) with ice.
- Squeeze three lime wedges into glass and add tequila.
- Fill with ginger beer.
Bloody Mary
Ingredients
- 1.5 oz vodka
- 4 oz Zing Zang Bloody Mary Mix
- 1 dash lemon juice
- 2 dashes Worcestershire sauce
- 2-3 drops Tabasco sauce
- ⅛ teaspoon prepared horseradish
- Olive or celery or pickled green bean or lime or cucumber, in any combination, for garnish (optional)
- Salt and pepper to taste
Directions
- Add all ingredients (except garnishes) to a cocktail shaker with ice and shake until chilled.
- Strain into a Collins glass filled with fresh ice cubes (optionally, salt the rim of the glass).
- Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Add garnishes of your choice and serve.
Suffering Bastard
Ingredients
- 1 oz gin
- 1 oz cognac
- 4 oz ginger beer, chilled
- 0.5 oz lime juice
- 2 dashes Angostura bitters
- Orange slice and mint sprig for garnish
Directions
- Add gin, cognac, lime juice, and bitters to a cocktail shaker with ice and shake until chilled.
- Stir ginger beer into shaker.
- Pour unstrained into a double Old-Fashioned glass.
- Garnish with an orange slice and sprig of clapped mint.
In closing, we remind you to stay hydrated and drink quality beverages. Like those found at the AIR CONDITIONED Lounge!
If you’d like to make some of our best-selling cocktails at home, check out our To-Go cocktail kits here: https://airconditionedlounge.com/air-conditioned-bar-merchandise/
