French 75
If you’ve got champagne or Prosecco and gin handy, you can make the classic FRENCH 75 as a special New Year’s treat. It has herbal notes from the gin, and tartness from the lemon juice which is offset by sweetness...
Monthly Archive: December 2022
2022 Cocktail Roundup
Keet’s Cocktails (link below) posted thirty-five new and tested cocktails in 2022 as shown above. Those cocktails, posted from most recent to earliest in 2022, were the White Russian, Culross, Man o’ War, Americano, International, Corpse Reviver #2, Bensonhurst, French...
Christmas Cocktail Roundup
The CHRISTMAS COCKTAIL can be one of three kinds: (1) a colorful semi-sweet regular cocktail, (2) a sweet dessert cocktail, or (3) something in-between. In the first category of semi-sweet regular cocktails, I’d suggest the popular Cosmopolitan, the Gold Rush...
Eggnog, a healthier version
Recipe from executive mixologists Ksenia Kulynych and Genese Perez of Monarch Rooftop & Indoor Lounge (New York Metropolis)* Traditional EGGNOG is festive and delicious but has a few downfalls. First, who really feels good after drinking it? There’s a lot...
Butterbeer from Harry Potter
HARRY POTTER BUTTERBEER is a good cold-weather, Christmassy dessert drink. It may or may not have been based on Buttered Beer, which was a real drink from The Good Huswifes Handmaide for the Kitchin published in London in 1588 A.D....
Fussfungle
Developed in McKeesport just southeast of Pittsburgh, the FUSSFUNGLE sweetens a rye Old-Fashioned with a special recipe of burnt brown sugar and molasses. The sweetening mixture makes for a delicious whiskey treat and should be prepared in advance. If you’re...
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