Ward 8
Out of 1898 Boston comes WARD 8, a modification of the Whiskey Sour using rye whiskey and lemon juice. The Ward 8 adds orange juice and grenadine to the Sour, thereby adding a complexity and balance that goes beyond the...
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Italian Margarita
The ITALIAN MARGARITA substitutes amaretto and orange juice for the regular margarita’s orange liqueur. Amaretto gives it a sweet nutty edge and eliminates the need for simple syrup or agave. Lime juice, with an optional lemon juice squeeze, is the...
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...
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...
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....
Godfather
The GODFATHER makes you an offer you can’t refuse: A good cocktail which requires just two ingredients — blended scotch whisky and amaretto. Some people might choose single malt scotch or even bourbon. The almond-flavored amaretto softens the whisky, but...
Smoky Martini
The SMOKY MARTINI is the classic embellishment of a Gin Martini using a small amount of Scotch in the place of vermouth. In spare quantities, the Scotch whisky’s smoky notes blend beautifully with the gin’s botanicals. It’s an easy, no...
Sour Apple Martini (Appletini)
The SOUR APPLE MARTINI, a.k.a. APPLETINI, originally started with just Ketel One vodka, DeKuyper Sour Apple Schnapps and sour mix. Its popularity quickly grew in the ’90’s because its alcohol content was hidden by the sweet/tart apple flavor., i.e., it...
Corpse Reviver No. 2
The CORPSE REVIVER NO.2 is a pre-prohibition cocktail that features gin, Lillet Blanc, Cointreau, lemon juice and a glass that has been rinsed in Absinthe. It’s a delicious tart and refreshing “pick-me-up” that is more potent than it tastes. Although...
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