Tagged: summercocktails

Cointreau (orange liqueur) / Daily Mix / Gin / Rum / Shots on Saturday / Tequila / Mezcal / Vodka

Long Island Iced Tea

If you start with a rum & coke, just add tequila, vodka, gin, orange liqueur and lemon juice and you’ve got your LONG ISLAND ICED TEA. Though it has the sound of an end-of-evening frat-party creation, its invention is actually...

Amaretto / Curacao / Daily Mix / Pineapple Juice / Rum

Ocean Breeze

The OCEAN BREEZE is a delicious rum punch recipe that gives you a lemony pineapple-&-rum flavor, perfect for a relaxing outdoor or indoor summer weekend. The blue curacao color gives it a mellow ocean feel. Enjoy this one with family...

Daily Mix / Grenadine / Pineapple Juice / Rum / Schnapps

Heatwave

A quick and easy summer cocktail to make is appropriately called the HEATWAVE. It’s also delicious, similar to a rum punch but with peach/pineapple flavoring instead of orange/pineapple flavoring. It cuts right to the chase by using a fuller-flavored dark...

Aperol/Campari/Cynar / Cachaca / Daily Mix / St-Germain (elderflower)

Caneflower Cocktail

Those who know cachaca associate it largely with the popular Brazilian caipirinha. If you’re a fan of the lime-flavored Caipirinha like me, you might have a bottle of cachaca at home; if you don’t, you might want to get one....

Cointreau (orange liqueur) / Daily Mix / Martini Monday / Vodka

Pomegranate Martini

The POMEGRANATE MARTINI is similar to a Cosmo, but more complex and probably stronger while still going down easy. It’s been popular with most who try this mix. Basically, the sweetness of pomegranate, orange liquor and citron vodka are stretched...

Cachaca / Daily Mix / World Wednesday

Caipirinha

Cachaca is to Brazil’s CAIPIRINHA, as Tequila is to Mexico’s Margarita; though the Caipirinha is less Americanized as the Margarita. The Caipirinha’s basic recipe is very simple but requires that you muddle sugar onto crushed quarters of lime before adding...

Daily Mix / Grenadine / Orange Juice / Pineapple Juice / Rum / Seasonal Sunday

Rum Punch

The RUM PUNCH can easily be too sweet, or it can be perfectly balanced and refreshing. This particular recipe is one I consider excellent, balanced between fruity refreshment and gutsy rum strength. Learned from a Cape Cod bartender, the key...