Category: Cointreau (orange liqueur)

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Long Island Iced Tea

If you start with a rum & coke, just add tequila, vodka, gin, orange liqueur and lemon juice and you’ve got your LONG ISLAND ICED TEA. Though it has the sound of an end-of-evening frat-party creation, its invention is actually...

Cointreau (orange liqueur) / Daily Mix / Fizzy Friday

Beer Shandy: U.S., British & Mexican

Heat advisories are issued across the U.S. and Britain. Even for the beer purist, a case can be made for the BEER SHANDY — an excellent thirst quencher and refresher. The traditional British version mixes lager with lemon-lime soda (left),...

Cointreau (orange liqueur) / Daily Mix / Martini Monday / Vodka

Pomegranate Martini

The POMEGRANATE MARTINI is similar to a Cosmo, but more complex and probably stronger while still going down easy. It’s been popular with most who try this mix. Basically, the sweetness of pomegranate, orange liquor and citron vodka are stretched...

Cointreau (orange liqueur) / Daily Mix / Grapefruit Juice / Tequila / Mezcal

Ruby Rita

The RUBY RITA is a grapefruit margarita to embellish our margarita experience as Memorial Day and warm weather approach. It’s got the tequila and orange liqueur of the standard margarita, but adds fresh grapefruit juice for a refreshing twist. Lime...

Cointreau (orange liqueur) / Daily Mix / Gin / Orange Juice / Throwback Thursday

Maiden’s Prayer

The MAIDEN’S PRAYER was originally the name of a popular lyric-embellished Polish piano solo from 1856. It appeared as a cocktail in American Bar by 1907 and evolved into a delicious gin, Cointreau, citrus and bitters cocktail around 1930. This...

Cointreau (orange liqueur) / Daily Mix / Gin / Lillet

Hoopla

The cocktail mix for a HOOPLA is any easy one to remember: Four ingredients, all equal parts. If you like tart, don’t rim the glass with sugar. Or if sweet works better for you, go ahead and rim the glass...

Bourbon / Cointreau (orange liqueur) / Daily Mix / Orange Juice / Videos Demos

Gold Rush Cocktail (a.k.a. Chapel Hill)

When lemon and orange flavoring are mixed with bourbon, good things happen. The GOLD RUSH (EXPANDED) is one such drink and is one of my favorites. If you ask for one at a bar, they’ll hand you a Whiskey Sour...

Bitters / Cointreau (orange liqueur) / Daily Mix / Gin / Seasonal Sunday

Flying Dutchman

The FLYING DUTCHMAN is a legendary ghost ship from the 17th century that can never make port and is doomed to sail the oceans forever (see “History” below). Or, it’s a classic gin cocktail. This is a simple yet tasty...

Cointreau (orange liqueur) / Daily Mix / Seasonal Sunday / Whiskey (blended)

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 triple distilled and is made...

Cointreau (orange liqueur) / Cranberry Juice / Daily Mix / Martini Monday / Vodka

Cosmopolitan (Cosmo)

The COSMOPOLITAN martini, or “Cosmo”, can vary from bar to bar. If you know what you like in the Cosmo, you can usually request it be made that way. If you don’t know what you like, the establishment’s mix might...