Keet's Cocktails Blog

Daily Mix / Gin / Lillet / Pernod / St-Germain (elderflower)

Necromancer

The NECROMANCER is a tangy absinthe-influenced cocktail pleasure with some magic from elderflower liqueur, Lillet blanc and lemon juice. A dash of gin provides balance, leaving you with hints of citrus, herbs and honey. It’s a variation of the Corpse...

Bitters / Bourbon / Cognac / Brandy / Daily Mix

Pumpkin Pie Old-Fashioned

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...

Daily Mix / Gin / Maraschino / Throwback Thursday

Last Word

The LAST WORD is a classic pre-Prohibition cocktail that was re-popularized 20 years ago by Murray Stenson. a famous Seattle mixologist who passed away a few weeks ago at 74. It’s enjoyed for its balance of sweet, sour and herbal...

Bitters / Cognac / Brandy / Curacao / Daily Mix / Scotch / Throwback Thursday

Scotch Cobbler

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...

Bitters / Bourbon / Curacao / Daily Mix / Whiskey (blended)

Bittersweet Jack

The BITTERSWEET JACK gives Jack Daniel’s a nice flavor-lift with a dash of apricot liqueur and orange curacao. It’s stirred and served like a Manhattan, but with no vermouth involved it resembles more an Old Fashioned. Requirements: Jack Daniel’s whiskey,...

Bourbon / Daily Mix / Throwback Thursday / Whiskey (blended)

Whiskey Smash

The WHISKEY SMASH is very similar to a Mint Julep, but combines with lemon juice to produce a tasty, minty Whiskey Sour. The “smash” likely refers to the muddling of lemon wedges and mint before adding bourbon (rye or Canadian...

Cointreau (orange liqueur) / Daily Mix / Vodka

Kamikaze

The KAMIKAZE was designed for good-time shooters in the ’70’s & ’80’s, but became respectable as a cocktail later. Fans of the Lemon Drop or the Cosmo should enjoy this limey orange-liqueur-&-vodka mix. What pushes the Kamikaze into respectable territory...

Daily Mix / Vodka

Honey Deuce

If you can’t attend the U.S. Tennis Open in person to drink its signature HONEY DEUCE cocktail, you can easily make it at home. This “fruity & tart” vodka highball has been the tournament’s best selling drink since introduced in...