Tagged: cocktails

Cranberry Juice / Daily Mix / Whiskey (blended)

Scarlett O’Hara

Created shortly after its 1939 release, the SCARLETT O’HARA cocktail was named after the heroine in Gone With the Wind. It combines the whiskey-based fruit and spice flavors of Southern Comfort with cranberry juice and lime juice. It has lost...

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....

Daily Mix / Seasonal Sunday

Best New Year’s Cocktails

When your go-to cocktail or glass of champagne is too anti-climactic for a New Year’s celebration, go to something more festive. Here are some cocktail suggestions as previously posted in Keet’s Cocktails to help you celebrate (click or tap on...

Cognac / Brandy / Creme de Cacao / Daily Mix

Brandy Alexander

In the mid-70’s, the BRANDY ALEXANDER was one of the most-ordered drinks at the downtown restaurant where I waitered. It’s been pushed aside by newer cocktails since then, but is still the same brandy-cream-creme de cacao cocktail it’s been since...

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

Absinthe Martini

The ABSINTHE MARTINI takes the classic gin martini and adds a touch of Absinthe, making it anise-fresh, icy-smooth and boozy. While strong, it goes down like a light digestive. The licorice flavor adds balance to the botanicals of gin. Requirements:...

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...

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....

Bitters / Bourbon / Fizzy Friday / Gin / Ginger Beer

Suffering Bastard

A SUFFERING BASTARD blends gin and bourbon equally into ginger beer. This Mule cocktail “suffers” the consequences of not being a pure-breed like the Moscow Mule (vodka) or Dark ‘n Stormy (rum) — suffering only in that it is less...