Category: Liqueurs & mixers

El Presidente

The EL PRESIDENTE is a Manhattan-style cocktail invented in Cuba around 1919. It remains a cocktail classic, even though Cuba’s Mojito and Daiquiri became more famous. The El Presidente is unlike the other Cuban cocktails in that it doesn’t require...

Old Pal

From the family of Campari cocktails comes the OLD PAL. While the Boulevardier shifts the Negroni from gin to bourbon, the Old Pal becomes a drier and less sweet version of the Boulevardier by shifting to rye and dry vermouth....

Clover Club

The CLOVER CLUB is a classic raspberry-flavored gin cocktail which has been around since the 1880’s. Like many pre-prohibition drinks, it calls for raw egg-white to give it a smooth frothy layer on top. Combining the fresh-tart flavor of raspberry...

Black Tea Mule

Naming it the BLACK TEA MULE*, this non-alcoholic drink resembles the Kentucky Mule in preparation. It uses strongly-brewed black tea instead of bourbon and after cooling will mix with ginger beer, lime juice and spiced demerara syrup. The spiciness of...

Chocolate Martini

This four-ingredient CHOCOLATE MARTINI can be consumed as a dessert substitute, dessert addition, or as an eggnog replacement during the holidays. There are a number of recipes floating around; but this satisfies on all fronts. Requirements: vodka, Godiva chocolate liqueur,...

Americano

The AMERICANO is a milder version of other popular Campari drinks like the Negroni and Boulevardier. The Americano has no gin or bourbon like the aforementioned, but still combines with sweet vermouth. It’s diluted with club soda to yield a...

Grapefruit Margarita (Ruby Rita)

The GRAPEFRUIT MARGARITA (“Ruby Rita“) is a grapefruit embellishment of the margarita experience. It’s got the tequila and orange liqueur of the standard margarita, but adds fresh grapefruit juice for a refreshing twist. Lime juice is optional. The preferred tequila...

Margarita bartaco

The MARGARITA BARTACO is a standard margarita made to precise citrusy smoothness at the restaurant bartaco. Bartaco is a chain of about 19 Mexican restaurants with a very active bar. It usually uses specific liquor in its margarita: Libelula tequila...