Cocktail Menu
at The Hancock Inn
Punches (for 2)
- Traveler's Punch 25
In early America, a community centered around its tavern, and the tavern centered around a punch bowl. We modify our tavern's punch to suit the season.
Kentucky Bourbon, fresh orange juice, fresh lemon juice & ruby port - Sangria 20
Sangria has existed in various forms for more than 2,000 years, although it did not become a widely consumed drink in the United States until it was showcased at the 1964 World's fair in New York.
Handmade & Homemade, with fresh fruit, rioja wine and Spanish brandy - Classic Margarita 24
Esquire Magazine dubbed the Margarita the drink of the month in 1953, and it was further popularized in 1977 by the Key West-inspired Jimmy Buffet song, "Margaritaville".
De Los Altos silver tequila, Cointreau and freshly squeezed lime juice with a kosher slat rim
Essential Classics
- Hancock Inn Manhattan 12
The origins of the Manhattan date back to the New York bar scene of the 1860's, and our modern take on this fashionable cocktail pays homage to the history of this venerable classic.
Bulleit Rye bourbon and sweet vermouth combined with Angostura bitters, orange bitters and Peychaud's bitters, garnished with a maraschino cherry - Old Fashioned 13.5
The Old Fashioned is so old that 200 years ago it was still called an "Old Fashioned". A classic prepared the classic (old fashioned) way.
Woodford Reserve Bourbon and Angostura bitters with a flamed orange - New Sazerac 12
Some claim that this is the oldest cocktail in America with origins to pre-Civil War New Orleans, however, the addition of cognac adds delicious depth to this time-honored recipe.
Bulleit Rye, Cognac, a dash of Pernod and Peychaud's bitters - Brooklyn 12
There is a cocktail for each of New York City's five boroughs and the Brooklyn features dry vermouth instead of the sweet of a Manhattan. It largely disappeared from menus after prohibition, but has made a reappearance in recent years.
Bulliet Rye Whiskey, dry vermouth, Angostura bitters and maraschino liqueur. - Seelbach 14
Named for the Seelbach Hotel in Louisville, this cocktail was pushed to near extinction by prohibition, but is now making a comeback.
Woodford Reserve bourbon, Cointreau, sparkling wine, Angostura and Peychaud bitters. Twist of orange. - Whiskey Sour 8
First conceived aboard ships to prevent scurvy in professional sailors, this simple drink was later brought to shore and refined into the cocktail we know and love today.
Jim Beam Bourbon, freshly squeezed lemon juice, egg whites and a maraschino cherry - Gin Rickey 8
Invented by shoemakers in Washington, D.C. in the 1980's this cocktail is named for Colonel Joe Rickey, "a gentleman of grace and charm who wore a black slouch hat above a drooping grey mustache," and, "was neither a politician, nor a journalist, nor, we strongly suspect, a colonel." - Esquire
Beefeater Gin, club soda, freshly squeezed lime juice and a twist of lime served in a tall glass - Sidecar 9
Created toward the end of the First World War. We prepare it the "English School" way with two parts brandy to one part each of lemon and Cointreau.
Brandy, Cointreau and freshly squeezed lemon juice - Vesper Martini 12.5
"Three measures of Gordon's, one of vodka, half a measure of Kina Lillet. Shake it very well until it's ice-cold, then add a large thin slice of lemon-peel. Got it?" - James Bond, Casino Royale by Ian Fleming 1951
Beefeater Gin, Grey Goose Vodka and Lillet with a twist of lemon - Ward Eight 7
This drink originated in Boston in 1898 to honor political czar Martin Lomasney, who held power in the city for over 50 years and the city's Ward 8, which historically delivered him a winning margin.
Canadian Club, freshly squeezed lemon juice and grenadine, garnished with a cherry
Essential Modern Classics
- Moscow Mule 11
This serendipitous cocktail was invented in 1941 in NYC and popularized at the Cock and Bull restaurant on Sunset Boulevard in L.A.. It is served in a copper mug that helps keep it cool and accentuates the bite of the lime.
Chopin Vodka, ginger beer and freshly squeezed lime juice - American Beauty 7.5
This delicious classic cocktail is designed to look and taste as beautiful as the popular American Beauty rose it was named after - the best-selling rose until the 1920's - and is garnished
Brandy, dry vermouth and freshly squeezed orange juice, with a dash of grenadine and Ruby Port - Fox Tavern Bloody Mary 9.5
There are a number of Mary's to whom the name of this drink are attributed, including Queen Mary I of England. Our version of this classic starts with V8™ juice and blends in secret herbs and spices!
Grey Goose vodka, house-made vegetable juice, spices and olives - Caipirinha 11
Have you ever met a sad Brazilian? Neither have we, and Brazil's official cocktail might have something to do with it.
Cachaca (Brazilian Rum), freshly squeezed lime juice and sugar - Pomegranate Cosmopolitan 11
Several different sources claim to have invented the "Cosmo", but its frequent appearance on "Sex and the City" is what catapulted the Cosmopolitan into worldwide fame and popularity. We embrace the version that relies on the super fruit, pomegranate.
Organic pure pomegranate juice, Gery Goose vodka, Cointreau and freshly squeezed lime juice - La Paloma 10.5
Little is known about the origins of this refreshing cocktail, but it is certainly Mexico's preferred tequila cocktail, giving the margarita a run for its money.
De Los Altos tequila, grapefruit soda, salt and freshly squeezed lime juice - Strawberry Cadillac Margarita 15.5
A fresh and fruity version of the classic margarita, made exclusively with top shelf ingredients and fresh strawberries.
De Los Altos Silver Tequila, Cointreau, Grand Marnier, freshly squeezed lime juice and sugar with a kosher salted rim - Maple Margarita 9
A local take on the classic margarita, made with 100% pure New Hampshire maple syrup.
De Los Altos tequila, freshly squeezed lime juice and pure maple syrup - Dark & Stormy 10
A delicious cocktail invented by sailors who mixed ginger beer, to assuage seasickness, with Gosling's Black Seal rum, which is so dark in color that a sailor once famously remarked that it was "the color of a cloud only a fool or a dead man would sail under."
Gosling's Black Seal rum, ginger beer and a wedge of lime - Aviation 10
Created by the head bartender at the Hotel Wallick in pre-Prohibition New York City in the early twentieth century, the Aviation disappeared for some time but has made a comeback, safely landing in Hancock.
Bombay Gin, maraschino liqueur, Creme de Violette and freshly squeezed lemon juice - Hemingway Daiquiri 11
Ernest Hemingway drank this concoction at his favorite bar in Cuba, "La Floridita." The original version was called, "Papa Doble,' because Hemingway asked for double the rum and maraschino liqueur instead of sugar because he was diabetic and wanted to go easy on his health.
Flor de Cañc, Dark rum, maraschino liqueur, lime juice, grapefruit juice, maple syrup
Essential Bubbles
- Sparkling Cobbler 12
"It is a very refreshing drink for old and young," according to David Embury in The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks, 1949. Our version of the cobbler is a twenty-first-century update to the nineteenth-century classic.
Champagne, freshly squeezed orange and lemon juices, pineapple juice, and Lexardo maraschino liqueur - Champagne Cocktail 15
Aside from the martini, this is perhaps Hollywood's favorite libation. We use prosecco in our by-the-glass version.
Mionetto Prosecco, Remy Martin cognac, Angostura bitters and a sugar cube with a twist - French Marini 15
This modern cocktail was invented during the cocktail renaissance of the 1990's. Its main ingredient is Chambord, a 300-year-old French liqueur that is made from black raspberries, honey, vanilla and herbs.
Grey Goose Vodka, Chambord and pineapple juice - French75 10
When French and American members of the Lafayette Escadrille battalion were away from the trenches, they frequented a bar at the Hotel Chatham in Paris. There they celebrated their victories with Champagne and cognac and named the mixture after the French army's 75mm. field gun.
Bombay Sapphire gin, sparkling wine, lemon juice and powdered sugar
Essential Seasonals (Winter)
- Hot Buttered Rum 10
This festive toddy, made with a homemade spiced butter, is designed to warm and bring you to those who drink it.
Flor de Cañc rum, light rum, homemade compound butter with nutmeg, cinnamon, ground gloves and Jamaican allspice, honey syrup and hot water - Irish Coffee 12
This dessert drink was conceived by Joe Sheridan, a head chef in Foynes, Ireland after a group of Americans disembarked from a Pan Am flying boat on a miserable winter evening in the 1940's. Sheridan added whisky to the coffee to warm the passengers and after they asked if they were being served Brazilian coffee, he told them it was an "Irish Coffee."
Coffee, Jameson Whisky and fresh cream - Hot Toddy 9
Some believe this cocktail relieves the symptoms of the cold and flu. In How to Drink, author Victoria Moore describes the ingredients, "the vitamin C for health, the honey to soothe, the alcohol to numb."
Gosling's Black Seal rum, Bulleit Tye Bourbon, freshly squeezed lemon juice, honey and hot water - French75 10
When French and American members of the Lafayette Escadrille battalion were away from the trenches, they frequented a bar at the Hotel Chatham in Paris. There they celebrated their victories with Champagne and cognac and named the mixture after the French army's 75mm. field gun.
Bombay Sapphire gin, sparkling wine, lemon juice and powdered sugar
