Bolero
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 / 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...
Cointreau (orange liqueur) / Cranberry Juice / Daily Mix / Martini Monday / Vodka
by Keet · Published May 31, 2023
The GINGER COSMO MARTINI is a light, refreshing version of a Cosmo with additional ginger flavoring. Offsetting ginger with Cointreau is a winning combination. Its aftertaste is very summery and at times tastes more like grapefruit than ginger. There are...
The PLANTER’S PUNCH is the purest and simplest of the rum punches. It’s also likely the strongest, with 3 oz. of dark rum in each serving. Even without the addition of pineapple or orange juice — as in the Rum...
The MELON DAIQUIRI offers two serving possibilities for the fan of melon-flavored cocktails: (1) Shaken and poured into an Old-Fashioned glass filled with ice, or (2) blended and poured frozen into a margarita glass. Both drinks require light rum, Midori...
A Mist is simply straight liquor poured over crushed ice, in this case Scotch, for a SCOTCH MIST. So why do it? Won’t it make the whisky watery? Actually, the crushed ice doesn’t dilute the whisky’s flavor…unless you drink it...
Bitters / Daily Mix / Gin / Maraschino / Throwback Thursday
by Keet · Published May 12, 2023 · Last modified May 13, 2023
The CASINO is a classy gin-based cocktail adding touches of Maraschino liqueur, lemon juice and orange bitters. It’s one of the few gin cocktails that recommends a sweeter gin like Old Tom versus a London dry gin. Add ingredients to...
Bourbon / Cointreau (orange liqueur) / Curacao / Daily Mix / Vermouth (sweet & dry)
by Keet · Published May 6, 2023
The MAN O’ WAR is a delicious bourbon cocktail associated with horse racing. Though it’s largely overshadowed by the bourbon Mint Julep, once it’s tried for the first time the Man o’ War becomes a cocktail repeater. It’s a good...
Cointreau (orange liqueur) / Daily Mix / Fizzy Friday / Tequila / Mezcal
by Keet · Published May 4, 2023 · Last modified May 23, 2024
For some reason, beer & margarita go together well, side by side. So, it’s no surprise that the LAGERITA combines both into one single drink. It’s delicious and refreshing, and perfect to celebrate Cinco de Mayo or to refresh on...
Cointreau (orange liqueur) / Daily Mix / Maraschino / Pernod / Whiskey (blended)
by Keet · Published May 2, 2023
If you like the idea of a Manhattan-style Irish whiskey cocktail with a hint of licorice, the BLARNEY STONE will hit the spot. It complicates things in a delicious whiskey base that will keep you interested with each sip. The...
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...
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