Caneflower Cocktail
Those who know cachaça largely associate it with the popular Brazilian Caipirinha. If you’re a fan of the lime-flavored Caipirinha like me, you might have a bottle of cachaça at home; if not, you might want to get one and...
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Kamikaze
The KAMIKAZE was designed for good-time shooters in the ’70s & ’80s, but later became respectable as a cocktail. Fans of the Lemon Dropor the Cosmo should enjoy this limey orange-liqueur-and-vodka mix. What pushes the Kamikaze into respectable territory is...
Bolero
This dark rum and brandy version of the BOLERO is fruity yet complex. The proportions largely depend on your taste for dark rum (I prefer Myers’s Dark). My favored mix emphasizes the dark rum, but still has enough sweet and...
Cadillac Margarita
The idea of the CADILLAC MARGARITA is to upgrade the margarita using more top-shelf ingredients. Most margaritas use silver tequila, aged 0-2 months and sometimes considered harsh. The Cadillac Margarita uses Reposado tequila (gold), which is aged between 2-12 months...
Discovery Bay
The DISCOVERY BAY is a gold rum, lime & curacao cocktail that offers a citrusy embellishment to your favorite gold rum. Despite its pastoral green color—the result of mixing blue curaçao with gold rum—the taste is a tart, minimally sweet,...
Ruby Rita
The RUBY RITA is a grapefruit margarita, perfect for warm weather and July 4 holidays. It has the tequila and orange liqueur of a standard margarita, but adds fresh grapefruit juice for a refreshing twist. Lime juice is optional. Gold...
Melon Daiquiri
The MELON DAIQUIRI offers two serving options for fans of melon-flavored cocktails: (1) shaken and poured over ice into an Old-Fashioned glass, or (2) blended and served frozen in a margarita glass. Both versions feature light rum, Midori melon liqueur,...
Siesta
The SIESTA is a Campari and tequila mix that offers a sweet, citrusy tartness more likely to refresh than put you to sleep. The name is likely a nod to Mexico and tequila. The standout flavors are lime and grapefruit...
Hemingway Daiquiri
The HEMINGWAY DAIQUIRI is known for its reduced sweetness, achieved by adding the bitter-tart qualities of grapefruit juice, omitting all sugar or simple syrup, incorporating maraschino liqueur and doubling the rum. Bartenders have since balanced Hemingway’s original recipe, often reducing...
Kentucky Mule
The KENTUCKY MULE is a cousin to the Moscow Mule. While it maintains the same refreshing ginger-beer base, this cocktail features bourbon instead of vodka and adds mint along with lime. Whether celebrating the Kentucky Derby or any festive occasion,...
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