The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks dinner or mid-afternoon drinks accompanying cake or chocolate cookies, but they are anathema as a "cocktail" before a large meal. In terms of IBA Official Cocktails, Embury describes classic Before-Dinner Cocktails, which whet the appetite, not other categories. Embury breaks all cocktail ingredients down into three categories: The base is the principal ingredient of the cocktail. It is typically a single spirit such as rum, gin, or whiskey, and typically makes up 75 percent or more of the total volume of the cocktail before icing. The modifying agent is the ingredient that gives the cocktail its character. Its function is
Godfather (cocktail) words, "God Father". Disaronno recommends a 1-to-2 ratio of amaretto to whisky (25 ml amaretto to 50 ml whisky) whereas the IBA recipe specifies a 1-to-1 ratio (35 ml of each). Bourbon is often used in place of scotch. The Godmother cocktail uses vodka in place of whisky, while the French Connection uses cognac. Both are popular cocktails in their own right and have been selected as IBA Official Cocktails. The Godchild, meanwhile, replaces scotch with cream, leaving a drink with much less alcohol. Godfather (cocktail) The Godfather is a duo mixed drink made of Scotch whisky and amaretto. Typically,