Tagged: orangeliqueur

Cointreau (orange liqueur) / Daily Mix / Gin / Throwback Thursday

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...

Aperol/Campari/Cynar / Cointreau (orange liqueur) / Daily Mix / Gin

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...

Cointreau (orange liqueur) / Daily Mix / Tequila

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...

Cointreau (orange liqueur) / Daily Mix / Gin / Rum

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...

Cointreau (orange liqueur) / Daily Mix / Vodka

Kamikaze

The KAMIKAZE was designed for good-time shooters in the ’70’s & ’80’s, but became respectable as a cocktail later. Fans of the Lemon Drop or the Cosmo should enjoy this limey orange-liqueur-&-vodka mix. What pushes the Kamikaze into respectable territory...

Cointreau (orange liqueur) / Daily Mix / Tequila

Margarita bartaco

The MARGARITA BARTACO is a standard margarita made to precise citrusy smoothness at the restaurant bartaco. Bartaco is a chain of about 19 Mexican restaurants with a very active bar. It usually uses specific liquor in its margarita: Libelula tequila...