Tagged: brunchcocktails

Daily Mix / Gin / Grapefruit Juice / St-Germain (elderflower)

Frenchie

The FRENCHIE is a wonderful three-ingredient cocktail for fans of grapefruit juice. A classic London dry gin is a good match with the grapefruit juice and elderflower liqueur. It’s an easy party cocktail to prepare, or probably even better for...

Daily Mix / Ginger Beer / Seasonal Sunday / Vodka

What’s Up Doc

WHAT’S UP DOC is a carrot-juice cocktail which incorporates the ginger flavor of a Moscow Mule. There are bourbon, tequila and gin versions of this cocktail, but the vodka version is more refreshing and lighter. The carrot and ginger-beer balance...

Daily Mix / Fizzy Friday / Pernod / Scotch

Morning Glory Fizz

The MORNING GLORY FIZZ is a Scotch-based drink originally conceived as a a hangover recovery cocktail. With the froth of an egg white and fizz of soda water, it’s meant to be consumed quickly and not sit. Most recipes include...

Daily Mix / Martini Monday / Pineapple Juice / Vodka

French Martini

The FRENCH MARTINI is a mild, pineapple-flavored cocktail born out of the 1980’s. Mix vodka with raspberry liqueur and pineapple juice to produce a frothy brunch drink or a light and fruity evening cocktail. Dry gin can be switched out...

Cognac / Brandy / Daily Mix / Gin / Seasonal Sunday

French 75

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...

Daily Mix / Seasonal Sunday / Vodka

Bloody Mary

There are many variations of the classic BLOODY MARY.  It’s complex in its preparation, but the payoff is a lovely addition to breakfast or brunch.  It’s also sometimes suggested as a hangover remedy. So that said, the recipe I enjoy...

Daily Mix / Grenadine / Tequila

Tequila Sunrise

The TEQUILA SUNRISE is a sweet, refreshing addition to other late-morning brunch cocktails like the Bloody Mary and Mimosa. This classic drink requires only three ingredients — silver tequila, grenadine and orange juice. It doesn’t even require stirring because the...