H2P Shot
The H2P SHOT is a toss-back layered shot drink. Just as tequila shots go down nicely with lime & salt, the H2P shot benefits by the sweet-bitter orange flavoring of Blue Curacao to smooth the rum. The layering effect is...
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Metropolitan
The METROPOLITAN is a semi-sweet brandy drink that bears a resemblance to the Manhattan in both taste and appearance. Besides using brandy instead of whiskey, the proportion of sweet vermouth is higher here than in the Manhattan and calls for...
North Garden
The NORTH GARDEN is a New York City-created Old-Fashioned variation that adds hints of peat from Scotch, notes of apple from apple brandy, and the familiar sweet character of bourbon to the mix. Garnish is not necessary, but sweetening with...
Apricot Brandy Sour
A nice way to segue into Spring and Summer is with a citrusy APRICOT BRANDY SOUR. It’s a simple 2-ingredient mix once your sour mix is prepared. One can always of course buy a sour mix in the grocery store;...
Easter Cocktails
Recommending cocktails for Easter isn’t as easy as recommending drinks for Saint Patrick’s Day. But here are some things people look for: Here are twelve Easter cocktail suggestions, a very subjective attempt to categorize them, and their recipe link: Bloody...
White Lilly
The WHITE LILLY is an icy-looking mix and an amazing martini-like cocktail. It’s clean and strong like the Vesper, but fuller flavored and mildly sweeter. The equal parts gin, light rum and Cointreau make it an easy cocktail to remember....
Tequini
The Mexican version of a martini is the TEQUINI, a tequila martini. It parallels the typical vodka or gin martini by using dry vermouth, but adds orange bitters for an extra accent. It also substitutes black olives for the more...
Irish Sidecar
IRISH SIDECAR: Instead of mixing your Sidecar cocktail with cognac or brandy, celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day or any day by substituting with Irish Whiskey. Irish whiskey is noted for being light and smooth because it’s often triple distilled and is...
Jameson Whiskey Sour (“Irish Sour”)
A JAMESON WHISKEY SOUR will taste lighter than, say, a bourbon Sour. It’s still the great sweet/lemon-tart balance of a Sour. But Jameson is triple distilled, leaving out some of the impurities that help define certain bourbons, and is aged...
Dubliner
Whether it’s St. Patrick’s Day or just any old Irish-whiskey kind of day, the DUBLINER is a top-notch Manhattan-style cocktail using Irish whiskey. It’s midway between dry and sweet, slightly orange-flavored due to the addition of Grand Marnier and smooth...
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