Tagged: limejuice

Daily Mix / Rum

Mai Tai (War Time Cocktails, 1935-45)

Smith’s Union Bar, Honolulu Strolling into Honolulu’s Smith’s Union Bar, just a few miles away from the military docks and ports of 1941 Pearl Harbor, one is greeted by a calmer, more open-area bar than the other dark seedy places...

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

Watermelon Margarita

There are a couple of ways to prepare the WATERMELON MARGARITA: a frozen slushy version and a thinner on-the-rocks version. Both versions are probably prepared best with the old trusty blender. If preparing a frozen slushy version, many like to...

Daily Mix / Rum / World Wednesday

Mojito

The MOJITO is an iconic Cuban cocktail that emerged from a Havana bar around 1910. It’s a bartender’s least favorite concoction to make in a bar, not because it requires many types of liquor, but because it’s time-consuming to prepare...

Daily Mix / Fizzy Friday / Ginger Beer

Dark ‘n Stormy

The DARK AND STORMY was christened on the island of Bermuda by British naval officers just after WWI when their rum was mixed with ginger beer to combat seasickness. The drink was later trademarked by the Gosling company as the...

Curacao / Daily Mix / Schnapps / Videos Demos / Vodka

Himalayan Mist

The HIMALAYAN MIST is a blue, peach-flavored vodka cocktail associated largely with restaurants serving Indian food. I re-created this recipe from a local Indian restaurant’s menu by using their same ingredients, but reduced the sweetness. The end result was 100%...

Daily Mix / Pineapple Juice / Rum

Pina Colada

The original PINA COLADA dates back more than half a century to San Juan, Puerto Rico and doesn’t require a blender or a lounge chair by a pool. It’s a tropical classic and still a summer hit, which requires light...

Daily Mix / Demerara / Rum / World Wednesday

Classic Daiquiri

The DAIQUIRI has been given a bad rap since its Cuban inception 130 years ago. While it started as the granddad of rum cocktails, it’s associated more commonly with adult strawberry slushies on the back of restaurant menus and over-indulgent...