Keet's Cocktails Blog

Cointreau (orange liqueur) / Daily Mix / Martini Monday / Schnapps / Vodka

Sour Apple Martini (Appletini)

The SOUR APPLE MARTINI, a.k.a. APPLETINI, originally started with just Ketel One vodka, DeKuyper Sour Apple Schnapps and sour mix. Its popularity quickly grew in the ’90’s because its alcohol content was hidden by the sweet/tart apple flavor., i.e., it...

Daily Mix / Midori (melon) / Shochu & Saki / World Wednesday

Shochu Melon Citrus Cocktail

A nice drink for any season is the SHOCHU MELON CITRUS COCKTAIL. The Japanese hard liquor, shochu (detailed below), is extremely popular in Japan, but not as well known internationally as its sake. Shochu’s clean and mild flavor is similar...

Bourbon / Cranberry Juice / Daily Mix

Rhett Butler

The RHETT BUTLER is a a delicious bourbon-cranberry juice cocktail for the home bartender to consider. The combination cranberry, lime and bourbon go together smoothly with a touch of simple syrup. It’s simple to make, requiring common ingredients often already...

Cointreau (orange liqueur) / Daily Mix / Gin / Rum / Shots on Saturday / Tequila / Mezcal / Vodka

Long Island Iced Tea

If you start with a rum & coke, just add tequila, vodka, gin, orange liqueur and lemon juice and you’ve got your LONG ISLAND ICED TEA. Though it has the sound of an end-of-evening frat-party creation, its invention is actually...

Amaretto / Curacao / Daily Mix / Pineapple Juice / Rum

Ocean Breeze

The OCEAN BREEZE is a delicious rum punch recipe that gives you a lemony pineapple-&-rum flavor, perfect for a relaxing outdoor or indoor summer weekend. The blue curacao color gives it a mellow ocean feel. Enjoy this one with family...

Daily Mix / Grenadine / Pineapple Juice / Rum / Schnapps

Heatwave

A quick and easy summer cocktail to make is appropriately called the HEATWAVE. It’s also delicious, similar to a rum punch but with peach/pineapple flavoring instead of orange/pineapple flavoring. It cuts right to the chase by using a fuller-flavored dark...

Aperol/Campari/Cynar / Bourbon / Daily Mix / Twofer Tuesday / Whiskey (blended)

Manhattan Minute*

The MANHATTAN MINUTE is self-created and is offered to the home bartender as a Manhattan substitute when preparation-time is short or good sweet vermouth is not available. Aperol replaces the sweet vermouth and bitters which comprise a traditional Manhattan, allowing...

Aperol/Campari/Cynar / Cachaca / Daily Mix / St-Germain (elderflower)

Caneflower Cocktail

Those who know cachaca associate it largely with the popular Brazilian caipirinha. If you’re a fan of the lime-flavored Caipirinha like me, you might have a bottle of cachaca at home; if you don’t, you might want to get one....

Daily Mix / Fizzy Friday / Ginger Beer / Vodka

Vodka Mule (“Moscow Mule”)

The VODKA MULE (“Moscow Mule”) was the drink that catapulted vodka beyond its Eastern Europe & Russian boundaries back in the ’40s. It’s a fizzy, limey-ginger vodka drink that offers a spicy kick when made with real ginger beer. It...