Bitters / Bourbon / Cognac / Brandy / Daily Mix
by Keet · Published October 17, 2023 · Last modified October 16, 2023
Torani Pumpkin Pie Sauce can be easily added to an applejack brandy or bourbon Old-Fashioned in place of the standard brown sugar or other sugar item and result in a delicious fall-inspired cocktail — the PUMPKIN PIE OLD-FASHIONED. It’s less...
Bitters / Cognac / Brandy / Curacao / Daily Mix / Scotch / Throwback Thursday
by Keet · Published October 3, 2023 · Last modified October 2, 2023
The SCOTCH COBBLER gets high marks for its taste, strength and simplicity. Scotch whisky combines with dashes of orange curacao, brandy and simple syrup directly into the drinking glass. A quick stir and you’re ready for an elevated Scotch experience...
Cognac / Brandy / Daily Mix / Orange Juice / Rum
by Keet · Published June 6, 2023 · Last modified July 16, 2024
This dark rum & brandy version of the BOLERO is fruity, yet complex. The proportions in the mix largely depends on your taste for dark rum (I prefer Myers’s Dark). My favored mix emphasizes the dark rum, but still has...
Cognac / Brandy / Curacao / Daily Mix / Rum / Shots on Saturday / Videos Demos
by Keet · Published April 27, 2023
The H2P SHOT is a toss-back layered shot drink. Just as tequila shots go down nicely with lime & salt, the H2P shot benefits by the sweet-bitter orange flavoring of Blue Curacao to smooth the rum. The layering effect is...
Bitters / Cognac / Brandy / Daily Mix / Maraschino / Vermouth (sweet & dry)
by Keet · Published April 25, 2023 · Last modified April 24, 2023
The METROPOLITAN is a semi-sweet brandy drink that bears a resemblance to the Manhattan in both taste and appearance. Besides using brandy instead of whiskey, the proportion of sweet vermouth is higher here than in the Manhattan and calls for...
Bitters / Bourbon / Cognac / Brandy / Daily Mix / Demerara / Scotch
by Keet · Published April 18, 2023
The NORTH GARDEN is a New York City-created Old-Fashioned variation that adds hints of peat from Scotch, notes of apple from apple brandy, and the familiar sweet character of bourbon to the mix. Garnish is not necessary, but sweetening with...
A nice way to segue into Spring and Summer is with a citrusy APRICOT BRANDY SOUR. It’s a simple 2-ingredient mix once your sour mix is prepared. One can always of course buy a sour mix in the grocery store;...
Cognac / Brandy / Cointreau (orange liqueur) / Daily Mix / Rum / Videos Demos
by Keet · Published February 24, 2023
The under-appreciated BETWEEN THE SHEETS cocktail warms the heart, or at least the palate, by basically adding rum to the Sidecar. It starts good, and ends great. Requirements: Brandy or cognac, light or gold rum, Cointreau, simple syrup (optional), lemon...
Cognac / Brandy / Cointreau (orange liqueur) / Daily Mix
by Keet · Published February 21, 2023 · Last modified February 25, 2023
The SIDECAR is a sidekick to an old New Orleans drink dating back to the 1850’s, the Brandy Crusta. The Sidecar has enjoyed a comeback in recent years using a similar base formula of ingredients as the Brandy Crusta, but...
If you’ve got champagne or Prosecco and gin handy, you can make the classic FRENCH 75 as a special New Year’s treat. It has herbal notes from the gin, and tartness from the lemon juice which is offset by sweetness...
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