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Casablanca

The CASABLANCA is not a gin drink, as might be expected if referring to Rick’s gin joint in Casablanca. It’s a sweet & sour light rum cocktail with a crisp flavor and icy-white appearance. Its fresh balance is inviting for...

Gin Daisy

The GIN DAISY has two versions — an old-school and new-school. I favor the old-school recipe which sweetens lemon juice with orange liqueur. It maintains the classic lemony “Sour.” It’s refreshing, and is a great precursor to dinner. This simple...

Jasmine

The JASMINE comes from the family of Campari cocktails, though it has less of the Italian red bitter flavor as a Negroni. Gin and lemon juice dominate the mix, while orange liqueur and Campari assume supporting roles and round out...

Pomegranate Margarita

Just in time for national margarita day comes the POMEGRANATE MARGARITA. Adding the sweet-tart flavor of pomegranate juice to the usual suspects of a standard margarita yields a delicious margarita variation. One can also argue that the anti-oxidants in pomegranate...

Little Devil

The LITTLE DEVIL has a lemony bite to it, but that’s as devilish as it gets. In fact, my preferred recipe below reduces the lemon in order to allow the other flavors from rum, gin and Cointreau to ascend from...

Lemon Drop

The classic version of the LEMON DROP is simply vodka, lemon juice, orange liqueur and simple syrup. There is much room for experimentation with such ingredients as muddled fresh fruit or citron vodka; but the original is delicious, light and...

Acapulco

The ACAPULCO is an extraordinarily refreshing light rum-based drink. It’s a cocktail offspring of the Daiquiri and Margarita, less the tequila. It can be mixed with fresh lime juice, but is actually even better with Rose’s bottled lime juice. Requirements:...