Tagged: limejuice

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...

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

Pomegranate Margarita

The POMEGRANATE MARGARITA adds the sweet-tart flavor of pomegranate juice to the usual suspects of a standard margarita and yields a delicious variation. One can also argue that the anti-oxidants in pomegranate juice is a healthy addition to the margarita....

Cognac / Brandy / Daily Mix / Gin / Throwback Thursday / Vermouth (sweet & dry)

Webster

From Harry Craddock and the Savoy Cocktail Book of 1930 comes the gin-based WEBSTER. It’s balanced, dry, slightly tart from the lime juice and has apricot tones from apricot brandy. Depending on personal preference and the apricot brandy used, it...

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...

Daily Mix / Ginger Beer / Grenadine / Maraschino / Mocktails

Shirley Temple

The classic non-alcohol cocktail, SHIRLEY TEMPLE, combines ginger ale or seven-up with grenadine, lime juice and maraschino cherries. The beauty of this drink is not only that it’s a fixture at every bar, but that there is room for substitution...

Daily Mix / Rum / Twofer Tuesday

Kingston

The KINGSTON COCKTAIL pairs Jamaican rum with coffee liqueur and, as with other Kahlua-type drinks, is especially enjoyable after dinner or on festive occasions. If using a dark Jamaican rum like Myers, the rum’s notes of caramel, chocolate and honey...

Daily Mix / Rum

Winter Daiquiri

The WINTER DAIQUIRI is a richer, fuller-flavored version of the ever popular classic daiquiri associated with warm weather. This particular recipe from mixologist Eden Laurin of the Chicago bar The Violet Hour substitutes the more common white rum with two...

Bourbon / Daily Mix / Fizzy Friday

Bourbon Rickey

The BOURBON RICKEY is a simple 2-ingredient cocktail anyone can make, no bar tools required. It actually precedes the better-known Gin Rickey and dates back to the late 19th century. Originated in Washington D.C., the drink was named after lobbyist...

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...