Author: Keet

Bourbon / Cognac / Brandy / Daily Mix / Rum / Throwback Thursday

Mississippi Punch

Here’s a delicious individual or party-group cocktail: The MISSISSIPPI PUNCH. It’s deceptively smooth and easy to drink, but has the components to pack a punch. For that reason, you may stretch it out some with club soda, or not. The...

Aperol/Campari/Cynar / Daily Mix / Vermouth (sweet & dry) / Whiskey (blended)

Old Pal

From the family of Campari cocktails comes the OLD PAL. While the Boulevardier shifts the Negroni from gin to bourbon, the Old Pal becomes a drier and less sweet version of the Boulevardier by shifting to rye and dry vermouth....

Daily Mix / Gin / Throwback Thursday / Vermouth (sweet & dry)

Clover Club

The CLOVER CLUB is a classic raspberry-flavored gin cocktail which has been around since the 1880’s. Like many pre-prohibition drinks, it calls for raw egg-white to give it a smooth frothy layer on top. Combining the fresh-tart flavor of raspberry...

Bitters / Bourbon / Daily Mix

Revolver

The REVOLVER introduces coffee liqueur to an Old-Fashioned style cocktail and fires flames at an orange peel to garnish. It’s a win-win cocktail for everyone — minimal ingredients that make it easy to make and delicious no matter the skills...

Daily Mix / Demerara / Fizzy Friday / Ginger Beer

Black Tea Mule

Naming it the BLACK TEA MULE*, this non-alcoholic drink resembles the Kentucky Mule in preparation. It uses strongly-brewed black tea instead of bourbon and after cooling will mix with ginger beer, lime juice and spiced demerara syrup. The spiciness of...

Commentary / Daily Mix

Just for Fun: 2023 Year in Review @ Keet’s Cocktails

In a year where I paid for only three weeks of promotion on the google search engine, the Keet’s Cocktails website stood mostly on its own while expanding. New posts appeared about twice each week. The months attracting the most...

Daily Mix / Mocktails

Mock-hattan

For those non-alcohol times, something similar in preparation and looking like a Manhattan is the MOCK-HATTAN*. Instead of alcohol, it’s a tea-influenced drink that is complex enough that it doesn’t just taste like something purchased at a fancy gourmet store...

Creme de Cacao / Daily Mix / Martini Monday / Vodka

Chocolate Martini

This four-ingredient CHOCOLATE MARTINI can be consumed as a dessert substitute, dessert addition, or as an eggnog replacement during the holidays. There are a number of recipes floating around; but this satisfies on all fronts. Requirements: vodka, Godiva chocolate liqueur,...

Daily Mix / Martini Monday / Pineapple Juice / Vodka

French Martini

The FRENCH MARTINI is a mild, pineapple-flavored cocktail born out of the 1980’s. Mix vodka with raspberry liqueur and pineapple juice to produce a frothy brunch drink or a light and fruity evening cocktail. Dry gin can be switched out...

Daily Mix / Liqueurs & mixers / Spirits / Videos Demos

Thanksgiving Cocktails

Twelve cocktails have been selected as excellent fall cocktails to enjoy during Thanksgiving get-togethers. Some, like the Moscow Mule, French Harvest, Paloma and Absinthe Martini are good companions with a heavy meal. Some, like the Pumpkin-Bourbon Old-Fashioned and Fussfungle are...