Keet's Cocktails Blog

Bourbon / Daily Mix / Grapefruit Juice / Seasonal Sunday

Brown Derby

The peak season for ruby-red grapefruit (November-June) is winding down. And so a good time to make a BROWN DERBY or other grapefruit-based cocktails is now. Using a sweet, juicy red grapefruit makes all the difference, the difference between “Wow!”...

Cointreau (orange liqueur) / Daily Mix / Grapefruit Juice / Tequila / Mezcal

Ruby Rita

The RUBY RITA is a grapefruit margarita to embellish our margarita experience as Memorial Day and warm weather approach. It’s got the tequila and orange liqueur of the standard margarita, but adds fresh grapefruit juice for a refreshing twist. Lime...

Daily Mix / Fizzy Friday / Whiskey (blended)

Matcha Highball

Having directed my attention to Japanese cocktails during the Tokyo Olympics last year, I discovered the MATCHA HIGHBALL which I wanted to spotlight again for Japan Day, 5/14/22. Highballs are a very popular way to experience cocktails in Japan, especially...

Cointreau (orange liqueur) / Daily Mix / Gin / Orange Juice / Throwback Thursday

Maiden’s Prayer

The MAIDEN’S PRAYER was originally the name of a popular lyric-embellished Polish piano solo from 1856. It appeared as a cocktail in American Bar by 1907 and evolved into a delicious gin, Cointreau, citrus and bitters cocktail around 1930. This...

Aperol/Campari/Cynar / Daily Mix / Orange Juice / Vodka

Genoa Vodka

If you like Campari cocktails (Negroni, Boulevardier) and want to apply it to vodka, the GENOA VODKA is it. Or if you’re on the fence about Campari because you think it too bitter, the Genoa Vodka is a nice way...

Cointreau (orange liqueur) / Daily Mix / Gin / Lillet

Hoopla

The cocktail mix for a HOOPLA is any easy one to remember: Four ingredients, all equal parts. If you like tart, don’t rim the glass with sugar. Or if sweet works better for you, go ahead and rim the glass...

Bitters / Daily Mix / Gin / Maraschino / Martini Monday / Vermouth (sweet & dry)

Boomerang

If you’ve got a good bottle of London dry gin, the BOOMERANG returns an expanded and more flavorful variation of a gin martini. It’s really just a couple of adjustments: Proportions are slightly different and it adds maraschino liqueur (or...