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Thanksgiving Cocktails

Ten cocktails have been selected as excellent fall cocktails to enjoy during Thanksgiving. The most common themes include flavors of maple, apple, or cranberry. Unlike many other cocktail sites, none of the cocktails below are overly infused with fruit purees,...

Bitters / Daily Mix / Tequila / Mezcal / Vermouth (sweet & dry)

Mezcal Manhattan

What’s wrong with this picture? * The MEZCAL MANHATTAN pairs the agave-derived mezcal perfectly with sweet vermouth and bitters, just as a regular Manhattan pairs whiskey with sweet vermouth and bitters. The mezcal provides a slightly smokey profile which sweet...

Bitters / Bourbon / Fizzy Friday / Gin / Ginger Beer

Suffering Bastard

A SUFFERING BASTARD blends gin and bourbon equally into ginger beer. This Mule cocktail “suffers” the consequences of not being a pure-breed like the Moscow Mule (vodka) or Dark ‘n Stormy (rum) — suffering only in that it is less...

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...

Bitters / Daily Mix / Grenadine / Tequila / Mezcal

Mexican Firing Squad

The MEXICAN FIRING SQUAD is a delicious silver tequila cocktail for warm or cool weather. The traditional lime-and-tequila combo is embellished with the sweetness of grenadine and the bitters of Angostura. This is a great cocktail for enjoying a quality,...

Bitters / Cognac / Brandy / Daily Mix / Throwback Thursday / Vermouth (sweet & dry)

Harvard

You may not get smarter drinking a HARVARD, but you might definitely think you’re smarter after one or two. The Harvard is a Manhattan-style brandy-based cocktail that originated about 1895. The two wine-based ingredients of brandy and sweet vermouth give...

Bitters / Daily Mix / Tequila / Mezcal

Smokey Mezcal Margarita

The SMOKEY MEZCAL MARGARITA is the mezcal margarita as mixed with just lime juice and agave syrup. Orange bitters and a flamed orange peel garnish replaces the orange liqueur commonly used in a regular margarita. This mix has that cozy...

Bitters / Cognac / Brandy / Daily Mix / Gin / Grenadine / Orange Juice

Golden Dawn

The GOLDEN DAWN is a fruity and tart, yet complex “martini.” It’s not a traditional martini with vermouth. But the bitters mixed with gin, apricot brandy and applejack give it a power-punch equivalent to a martini. The orange juice infusion...