Category: Liqueurs & mixers

Discovery Bay

The DISCOVERY BAY is a rum, lime & curacao cocktail that produces a citrusy embellishment of your favorite gold rum. Despite the pastoral green color — the result of mixing blue curacao with gold rum —its taste is tart, minimally...

Cheeky Peach

The CHEEKY PEACH is a fizzy vodka-based mix that falls onto a list of great summer cocktails. Its mild peach flavor is offset by pineapple juice, vodka and Peychaud’s bitters. Topped with seltzer or club soda, this makes a great...

Curacao Rum Runner

The name says it all: Curacao Rum Runner. It’s a two-part simple mix of aged rum and dry curacao. Only orange bitters are added to give it a final touch. This mix is a great way to enjoy a good...

Aperol Margarita

The APEROL MARGARITA combines two summer favorites: The margarita and the Aperol spritz. A splash of Italian Aperol substitutes for the orange liqueur normally used in a margarita and adds its own bittersweet twist. Fresh orange juice is added to...

Cooper Union

The COOPER UNION is a Sazerac-style whiskey cocktail that pre-rinses a glass with peaty Scotch instead of the traditional absinthe.The base is Irish whiskey with a smaller amount of St-Germain liqueur. The recipe is pulled from Death & Company‘s classic...

Gin Buck

The GIN BUCK is simple, refreshing and a wonderfully light cooler during the summer. Your favorite gin is mixed with ginger beer or ginger ale. Ginger beer offers the spicier alternative. Though the recipe below calls for lemon juice and...

French Connection

The FRENCH CONNECTION is an easy two-ingredient pour with no bar tools necessary. It’s similar to The Godfather cocktail, but mixes cognac with Italian amaretto instead of whiskey. The bright fruity notes of cognac combine nicely with the almond and...

Havana Cocktail

The HAVANA COCKTAIL is a frothy pineapple-&-rum cocktail mixed with lemon juice that leans more toward tart than sweet. In its simplicity, it remains balanced and refreshing without transitioning into a sweeter rum punch. A dash of orange juice is...

Lemon Drop

The classic version of the LEMON DROP is simply vodka, lemon juice, orange liqueur and simple syrup. There is much room for experimentation with such ingredients as muddled fresh fruit or citron vodka; but the original is delicious, light and...