Tagged: cocktail

Cointreau (orange liqueur) / Daily Mix / Rum

Periodista

The PERIODISTA (means “journalist” in Spanish) is a rum cocktail that starts with a daiquiri base and builds with the never-failing orange liqueur, Cointreau, and apricot liqueur. Some recipes call for a white rum (Banks Five Island or Flor de...

Bourbon / Cointreau (orange liqueur) / Daily Mix

Chapel Hill

When lemon and orange flavoring are mixed with bourbon, good things happen. The CHAPEL HILL is one such drink and is delicious. This citrusy refresher is enjoyed by everyone, even those who ordinarily don’t drink bourbon. It’s a house favorite....

Bourbon / Cranberry Juice / Daily Mix

Cranberry Cooler

The CRANBERRY COOLER is a cranberry juice cocktail for whiskey lovers. Either bourbon or Canadian blended whiskey can be used. Some recipes call for equal parts Canadian whiskey and cranberry juice. The bourbon mix expands the whiskey proportion. My preferred...

Absinthe/Anise/Anisette / Cognac / Brandy / Cointreau (orange liqueur) / Daily Mix / Vodka

International

The INTERNATIONAL successfully combines a mesh of flavors that make this cognac cocktail smooth and special. Anisette is a key agent in the mix, which when downplayed (as in the recipe below) can elevate the others without dominating. The cognac...

Daily Mix / Falernum / Rum

Autumn Wind

The AUTUMN WIND is a two-layered Mai Tai variation whose bottom layer combines tequila, falernum and lime juice while black strap rum provides the top-layer floater. Black strap rum provides depth and a rich molasses flavor. The equal parts in...

Curacao / Daily Mix / Grenadine / Schnapps / Videos Demos

Alien Brain Hemorrhage Shot

A fun desert alternative is the ALIEN BRAIN HEMORRHAGE SHOT. Besides its sweet liqueur-based mix, the composition is layered in a way that is best described by its name. Peach Schnapps and Blue Curacao give it a nice fruity base....

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

Mr. 404

MR. 404 is a sweet-sour vodka cocktail combining the flavors of elderflower liqueur, lemon juice and Aperol. Its holiday punch recipe was published by the Wall St. Journal recently. But it is an easy individual-sized cocktail for the home bartender...

Bitters / Cognac / Brandy / Daily Mix / Gin / Grenadine / Orange Juice

Golden Dawn

The GOLDEN DAWN is a fruity and tart, yet complex “martini.” It’s not a traditional martini with vermouth. But the bitters mixed with gin, apricot brandy and applejack give it a power-punch equivalent to a martini. The orange juice infusion...

Curacao / Daily Mix / Rum

Discovery Bay

The DISCOVERY BAY is a rum, lime & curacao cocktail that produces a citrusy embellishment of your favorite gold rum. Despite the pastoral green color — the result of mixing blue curacao with gold rum —its taste is tart, minimally...