Category: World Wednesday

Bitters / Brennivin / Fizzy Friday / Ginger Beer / World Wednesday

Nordlig Lykke

The NORDLIG LYKKE (pronounced “Nore-lig Leek-ya”) won the 2021 cocktail competition in Reykjavík, sponsored by Brennivin. It features the popular Icelandic aquavit Brennivin combined, as it often is, with lime juice. The addition of ginger beer with aromatic bitters and...

Aperol/Campari/Cynar / Cachaca / Vermouth (sweet & dry) / World Wednesday

Rabo de Galo

The RABO DE GALO is reportedly the second most popular cocktail in Brazil. And for fans of it’s well-known #1 cocktail, the caipirinha, this is another delicious but different cachaca offering. It combines with Italian-made Cynar and sweet vermouth to...

Aperol/Campari/Cynar / Brennivin / Daily Mix / Vermouth (sweet & dry) / World Wednesday

Brennivin Aquavit Negroni

In the BRENNIVIN AQUAVIT NEGRONI, the Icelandic aquavit Brennivin is combined with Aperol and sweet vermouth to create an interesting twist on the negroni. Aperol, which is similar to Campari but less bitter and with less alcohol, takes a lesser...

Bitters / Brennivin / Daily Mix / Whiskey (blended) / World Wednesday

Brennivin Old-Fashioned

The BRENNIVIN OLD-FASHIONED is locally known in Iceland as Harry’s Old-Fashioned. It was created in 2014 by Harry Sheff (Cocktails & Cologne) and is popular for its mix of the Icelandic “aquavit,” Brennivin, with rye whiskey and bitters. This is...

Daily Mix / Rum / World Wednesday

Mojito

The MOJITO is an iconic Cuban cocktail that emerged from a Havana bar around 1910. It’s a bartender’s least favorite concoction to make in a bar, not because it requires many types of liquor, but because it’s time-consuming to prepare...

Cachaca / Daily Mix / World Wednesday

Caipirinha

Cachaca is to Brazil’s CAIPIRINHA, as Tequila is to Mexico’s Margarita; though the Caipirinha is less Americanized as the Margarita. The Caipirinha’s basic recipe is very simple but requires that you muddle sugar onto crushed quarters of lime before adding...

Daily Mix / Rum / World Wednesday

Malibu Rum w/ Coconut Liqueur

MALIBU RUM (original) is a coconut-flavored liqueur with some rum in it. Although it’s less than the 80 proof — which disqualifies it from being classified as a rum — it’s made from sugarcane molasses, like all rum, and flavored...

Daily Mix / Demerara / Rum / World Wednesday

Classic Daiquiri

The DAIQUIRI has been given a bad rap since its Cuban inception 130 years ago. While it started as the granddad of rum cocktails, it’s associated more commonly with adult strawberry slushies on the back of restaurant menus and over-indulgent...

Daily Mix / Tequila / Mezcal / World Wednesday

Margarita (Classic)

The drink of choice for writer Jack Kerouac and singer Jimmy Buffet, the MARGARITA is one of the most festive, popular drinks. It first appeared in Mexico and then southern California in the 1930’s and ’40’s and since then has...