Cool Cocktails

About Cocktails

2008-07-15T01:33:00.000-07:00

What is a Cocktail?
The official definition of a Cocktail according to the modern Merriam-Webster Dictionary is "an iced drink of wine or distilled liquor mixed with flavoring ingredients." That's a pretty broad definition, but reflects the modern practice of referring to almost any mixed drink as a Cocktail. The first published definition of the Cocktail appeared in an editorial response in The Balance and Columbian Repository of 1806. This read: "Cocktail is a stimulating liquor, composed of spirits of any kind, sugar, water and bitters." It is this definition of ingredients that still refers to the "ideal cocktail."

When was the cocktail created?
People have been mixing drinks for centuries but it wasn't until the 17th and 18th centuries that the precursors of the Cocktail (the Slings, Fizzes, Toddies and Juleps) became popular enough to be recorded in history. It's unclear where, who, and what went into the creation of the original Cocktail, but it seems to be a specific drink rather than a category of mixed drinks during that time.

The first published reference to the Cocktail appears in the Farmer's Cabinet (Amherst, New Hampshire, April 28, 1803). The spoof editorial tells of a "lounger" who, with an 11 a.m. hangover, "…Drank a glass of cocktail – excellent for the head…" In Imbibe!, David Wondrich attributes the first known Cocktail recipe in print to Captain J.E. Alexander in 1831 who calls for brandy, gin or rum in a mix of "…a third of the spirit to two-thirds of the water; add bitters, and enrich with sugar and nutmeg…"

Where did the name Cocktail come from?
There are as many stories behind the origin of the name Cocktail as there are behind the creation of the Margarita or the Martini. As always, some are preposterous, some believable and who knows, one may be the truth. None the less, the stories are interesting.

A popular story behind the Cocktail name refers to a rooster's tail (or cock tail) being used as a Colonial drink garnish. There are no formal references in recipe to such a garnish.
In the story in The Spy (James Fenimore Cooper, 1821) the character "Betty Flanagan" invented the Cocktail during the Revolution. "Betty" may have referred to a real-life innkeeper at Four Corners north of New York City by the name of Catherine "Kitty" Hustler. Betty took on another non-fiction face, that of Betsy Flanagan. Betsy likely not a real woman though, but the story says she was a tavern keeper who served French soldiers in 1779 a drink garnished with tail feathers of her neighbor’s rooster. We can assume that Kitty inspired Betty and Betty inspired Betsy, but whether or not one of the three are responsible for the Cocktail is a mystery.
The rooster theory is also said to have been influenced by the colors of the mixed ingredients, which may resemble the colors of the cock's tail. This would be a good tale today given our colorful array of ingredients, but at the time spirits were visually bland.
The British publication, Bartender, published a story in 1936 of English sailors, of decades before, being served mixed drinks in Mexico. The drinks were stirred with a Cola de Gallo (Cock's tail), a long root of similar shape to the bird’s tail.
Another Cocktail story refers to the leftovers of a cask of ale, called cock tailings. The cock tailings from various spirits would be mixed together and sold at a lower priced mixed beverage of questionable integrity.
Yet another unappetizing origin tells of a cock ale, a mash of ale mixed with whatever was available to be fed to fighting cocks.
Cocktail may have derived from the French term for egg cup, coquetel. One story that brought this reference to America speaks of Antoine Amedie Peychaud of New Orleans who mixed his Peychaud bitters into a stomach remedy served in a coquetel. Not all of Peychaud’s customers could pronounce the word and it became known as Cocktail. This story doesn't add up because of conflicting dates.
The word Cocktail may be a distant derivation of the name for the Aztec goddess, Xochitl. Xochitl was also the name of a Mexican princess who served drinks to American soldiers.
It was an 18th and 19th century custom to dock draft horses' tales. This caused the tales to stick up like a cocks tail. As the story goes, a reader’s letter to the balance explains that when drunk these Cocktails made you cock your tail up in the same manner.
Another horse tail supposes the influence of breeders term for a mix breed horse, or cock-tails. Both racing and drinking were popular among the majority of Americans at the time and it’s possible the term transferred from mixed breeds to mixed drinks.
There's a quirky story of an American tavern keeper who stored alcohol in a ceramic, rooster-shaped container. When patrons wanted another round they tapped the rooster’s tail.
In George Bishop’s The Booze Reader: A Soggy Saga of Man in His Cups (1965) he says, "The word itself stems from the English cock-tail which, in the middle 1800’s, referred to a woman of easy virtue who was desirable but impure…and applied to the newly acquired American habit of bastardizing good British Gin with foreign matter, including ice."

Zombie

2008-07-15T01:02:00.000-07:00

This version of Zombie cocktail I was found in one book by Salvatore Calabrese. Calabrese say that this is original version of Zombie. I don`t think so, but I can say that this cocktail is very good! :)

Zombie

30 ml light rum
30 ml gold rum
30 ml dark rum
20 ml cherry brandy
20 ml apricot brandy
100 ml pineapple juice
60 ml fresh orange juice
20 ml fresh lime juice
40 ml fresh papaya juice
1 tsp orgeat
15 ml overproof damerara rum
Shake all ingredients except overproof rum. Serve in tall glass (zombie) or hurricane glass. Float overproof rum, garnish with maraschino cherry, piece of pineapple or lime, or orange and sugar powder.

Admirable! This excellent cocktail has very smooth and well-balanced taste. It is not so sweet many other tiki-cocktail and I think is good.

Zombie #2

2008-07-14T01:15:00.000-07:00

I think Zombie is amazing cocktail. I investigate recipe of this cocktail during long time, and I understand that Zombie is a complex, well-balanced strong tiki-drink with a lot of variations. It is good for me. I have not falernum or 151-proof rum, which are mentioned in many recipes, but I have many excellent componenets such as aged damerara rums or exotic liqueurs, which I would try in this cocktail.

I construct own Zombie recipe with mix of four citrus juices, passion fruit syrup, exotic orange liqueur and four rums. Please try it and comment my creations.

Zombie

10 ml fresh lime juice
10 ml fresh lemon juice
10 ml fresh grapefruit juice
50 ml fresh orange juice
15 ml passion fruit syrup
1 tsp. grenadine
30 ml BOLS Red Orange liqueur
20 ml white rum
20 ml gold rum
20 ml dark rum
1 dash Angostura bitters
15 ml aged damerara rum
Shake all ingredients (except damerara rum) in ice-filled shaker. Strain in to zombie glass (or hurricane) with crushed ice. Float damerara rum. Garnish with exotic fruit.

Admirable!!! It is beautifull drink. I think, what I would try many variations of Zombie on this summer.

Yellow bird

2008-06-05T11:37:00.000-07:00

It is small exotic cocktail from Caribbean.

Yellow Bird

30 ml white rum
15 ml Cointreau
15 ml Galliano
15 ml fresh lime juice
Shake. Cocktail glass, garnish with orange slice and optional - lime peel.

Admirable!

White Knight

2008-04-08T11:36:00.000-07:00

I do not love very much a creamy cocktails, Irish creams and cream. But many of my female friends (understand? is it correct?) love these things very, very much. Some times I think about to devote grandiose investigation of this kind of liquors and drinks from it.

This cocktail has typical composition but very romantic name. But I feel queasy from the picture of this cocktail…

White Knight

45 ml Irish cream liqueur
15 ml Irish whiskey
15 ml coconut rum
45 ml half & half
Shake. Old-fashioned glass, garnish with coconut wedge…

Mortal ~~knight!~~ drink.

Watermelon Margarita

2008-04-01T11:02:00.000-07:00

One more margarita on my blog. This cocktail is rare chance to use watermelon liqueur. I has one bottle of it - Marie Brizzard Watermelon no so artificial as I suppose. The taste of ripe watermelon is great sign of summer, and this cocktail is drink with great summer taste arround year.

Watermelon Margarita

30 ml silver tequila
30 ml watermelon liqueur
40 ml margarita mix
Shake witk a lot of cracked ice. Serve in cocktail or margarita glass. Garnish with piece if fruit.

Margarita mix is a mix of equal parts of fresh lemon, lime juice, Cointreau and gomme syrup.

Admirable!

Watermelon Margarita

2008-04-01T02:33:00.000-07:00

Watermelon Margarita

30 ml silver tequila
30 ml watermelon liqueur
40 ml margarita mix
Shake witk a lot of cracked ice. Serve in cocktail or margarita glass. Garnish with piece if fruit.

Margarita mix is a mix of equal parts of fresh lemon, lime juice, Cointreau and gomme syrup.

Admirable!

The Vipera

2008-03-09T01:57:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:
- 2 oz pear infused Herradura Silver Tequila
- 1/2 oz yellow chartreuse
- 1/2 oz applejack bonded

Stir over cracked ice and strain into an A/P coupe or martini glass. Garnish with a thin pear slice.

Pear Infused Tequila:
Take 3 Bartlett pears and 1 Granny Smith Apple, cut into cubes (peels, cores, & all). Add 2 cloves and one cinnamon stick and one liter of Herradura Silver Tequila. Store in a glass container for 6 days, shaking it periodically. Then double strain all the fruit and spices out and keep refrigerated. (Created by: Brian Miller of Death and Company, NYC)

Velvet Hammer

2008-03-05T11:34:00.000-08:00

Sip slowly and feel as this Velvet Hammer to pet your lips and mind.

Velvet Hammer

30 ml Cointreau
30 ml coffee liqueur (I use Kahlua)
30 ml cream
Shake. Cocktail glass.

Tutti Frutti

2008-01-21T02:34:00.000-08:00

This modern cocktail has unusual candy taste. I think is a good choice for party-bar in summer.It is so delicious concoction with big amount of liquid and sugar. Great choice for girls on dance floor :)

Tutti Frutti

20 ml passion fruit liqueur
20 ml melon liqueur
20 ml silver tequila
100 ml cranberry juice
Shake liqueurs and tequila. Strain in ice-filled collins glass. Garnish with lime wedge.

Admirable!

True Love

2008-01-18T11:33:00.000-08:00

It is great idea - the taste of true love! This cocktail has interesting composition of sweet and bitter tastes. It is ideal choice for summer evening for two (teens ;).

True Love

30 ml Parfait Amour
30 ml Galliano
90 ml fresh grapefruit juice
15 ml gomme syrup
Shake. Collins glass with ice. Garnish with piece of your heart :) or something red.

Conclusion: True Love is like a candy :) but have some bittermes in the end ;)

Tropicana Belle

2008-01-18T11:32:00.000-08:00

In my home bar come to hand very interesting thing - Boulard Calvados Pays d`Auge.

This unusual cocktail is sweet memories about summer in today`s cold, dank
evening.

Tropicana Belle

15 ml Galliano
15 ml Calvados
15 ml genever
8 ml maraschino cherry juice
Blend with lot of ice, serve in snifter.

Tokyo Tea

2008-01-15T03:10:00.000-08:00

This libation uses the same liquors as the original Long Island, but is crowned with one-half to one full ounce of Midori instead of Coca-Cola. Also referred to as a “Three Mile Island.”

Tokyo Tea

20 ml gin
20 ml tequila
20 ml vodka
20 ml light rum
20 ml Cointreau
20 ml fresh lemon juice
30 ml Midori
splash of club soda
Shake all ingredients except soda, strain in ice-filled collins glass (400 ml) and add of club soda. Garnish with lemon slice.

I feel myself like real japanese after this very “refreshing” drink ;)

Tequila Sunrise

2008-01-05T11:32:00.000-08:00

It is one of modern fetish. My favorite recipe is not so simple as original (or common).

Tequila Sunrise

7 ml grenadine
7 ml creme de cassis
splash soda
fill the orange juice
20 ml reposado tequila
Shake grenadine, creme de cassis, soda and strain in icefilled collins glass. Add ice and orange juice, float tequila.

Tequila Fresa

2008-01-05T11:31:00.000-08:00

Another beautifull strawberry cocktail for St. Valentins Day (or 8 March Day…).

Tequila Fresa

45 ml tequila
20 ml strawberry liqueur
15 ml fresh lime juice
2 dash orange bitters
Shake. Cocktail glass. Garnish with lemon twist and strawberry.

Admirable!

Actually I don`t have orange bitters in my liquor cabinet. Therefor I prepare a substitute of it as described here.

Sunrise

2007-12-21T11:31:00.000-08:00

Recipe of this cocktail I find in Cocktail and Mixed Drinks by Anthony Hogg (1979)…

Sunrise

25 ml Tequila (Jose Cuervo Classico)
12 ml Galliano
12 ml creme de banana (Bols Banana)
12 ml milk
6 ml grenadine
6 ml fresh lemon juice
Shake. Add grenadine in glass. Lemon wheel.

M-m-m-m… Sweety!

Summer Seen

2007-12-21T02:32:00.000-08:00

This amazing cocktail was invented by Salvatore Calabrese. This mix of tropical juices and rum sounds so good.

Summer Seen

70 ml mango juice
70 ml pineapple juice
20 ml lime cordial
10 fresh lemon juice
40 ml white rum
10 ml blue curacao
Add juices and cordial in tall glass with crushed ice. Mix. In mixing glass mix rum and liqueur with some ice cubes. Pour this liquor over juice mix carefully. Garnish with winter cherry (maraschino cherry work well too). Serve with cocktail stick and two straw.

Admirable! Sweet and tropic is good for summer.

Star Chef Rising Star

2007-12-20T21:05:00.000-08:00

Berry Mojito 5 fresh mint leaves 1 t. granulated sugar 4 lime wedges, juiced 2 oz. Bacardi Razz 1/4 oz. Chambord 1/4 oz. blue curaçao Splash of club soda Garnish: mint, blueberries, and raspberries In a tall glass, crush mint with a fork. Add sugar and lime juice; stir. Add Bacardi, Chambord, and blue curaçao; mix. Top with club soda. Garnish. Chad Weller of Rumi in Miami

Strawberry Kiss

2007-12-20T11:30:00.000-08:00

This cocktail has sweet, but no mawkish taste. Ideal concoction for lovers, which hate a irish creams ;)

Strawberry Kiss

30 ml strawberry liqueur
15 ml light rum
15 ml kirsch
15 ml fresh orange juice
7 ml fresh lemon juice
Shake. Cocktail glass. Garnish with a strawberry.

Perfect!

Strawberry Margarita #2

2007-12-20T02:38:00.000-08:00

You may prepare “more” strawberry Margarita too:

Strawberry Margarita #2

60 ml silver tequila
15 ml Cointreau
15 ml strawberry liqueur
30 ml fresh lime juice
45 g fresh strawberries
Mudle strawberries with fresh lime juice. Add cracked ice and others ingredients and shake. Serve in margarita glass with salt rim. Garnish with slice of strawberries.

Admirable!

Strawberry Margarita

2007-12-20T02:37:00.000-08:00

In first summer day I explore Strawberry Margarita. This cocktail has delicious frutty taste and perfect balance of sweet and sour taste. This cocktail ideal for romantic june evening.

Strawberry Margarita

60 ml tequila
30 ml Cointreau
30 ml fresh lime juice
45 g fresh strawberries
Mudle strawberries with fresh lime juice. Add cracked ice and others ingredients and shake. Serve in margarita glass with salt rim. Garnish with slice of strawberries.

Excellent cocktail! For this recipe I advice to use 100% agave tequila for real “margarita” taste.

Special Manhattan Cocktail

2007-12-16T11:30:00.000-08:00

Manhattan is one of my favorite cocktail. Today we taste one of many variations of Manhattan.

Special Manhattan Cocktail

50 ml canadian whisky
20 ml sweet vermouth
1 tsp Campari
Stir with ice. Cocktail glass, garnish with a maraschino cherry.

Great version of great cocktail.

Spicy Citri-Politan

2007-12-16T04:08:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:
- 4 parts lemon flavored vodka
- 2 parts pink triple sec
- 1 parts pink grapefruit juice
- 1 tsp superfine sugar
- 1/2 tsp Frank's Redhot Chilie 'n Lime hot sauce
Garnish: pink grapefruit wedge

Mix all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with a grapefruit wedge.

Southerly Buster

2007-12-15T11:14:00.000-08:00

INGREDIENTS

INSTRUCTIONS
Put the ice cubes into a mixing glass. Pour the Curacao and whisky over the ice and stir
vigorously. Pour into a cocktail glass. Decorate with the lemon rind.

Sidecar

2007-12-09T11:29:00.001-08:00

Sidecar

30 ml cognac-like brandy
20 ml Cointreau
20 ml fresh lemon juice
Shake. Cocktail glass with sugar rim.

Silver Jubilee

2007-12-09T11:29:00.000-08:00

Cocktail and Mixed Drinks by Anthony Hogg (1979)…

Silver Jubilee

30 ml gin
30 ml creme de banane
15 ml cream
Shake. Cocktail.

Hm-m-m-m… Why silver?

Sex on the Beach

2007-12-05T11:27:00.000-08:00

Sex on the Beach

30 ml vodka
15 ml peach schnapps
8 ml raspberry liqueur
60 ml cranberry juice
60 ml pineapple juice
Shake. Collins.

Scorpion

2007-12-03T11:27:00.000-08:00

I interested very much for compose overpowering drink last summer. I try many variations of Hurricane (from 2 oz to 8 oz of rum), Mai Tai, Fog Cutter… But I missed one interesting drink - Scorpion. Is modern classic cocktail was invented somewhere in California (it is right?). It is very refreshing taste and effect like scorpion sting (but no deathful). Unfortunately I don`t have time for good investigation of this cocktail.

Scorpion

60 ml light or gold rum
30 ml brandy
15 ml orgeat
60 ml fresh orange juice
45 ml fresh lemon juice
Blend with a lot of ice. Serve in highball glass with ice, garnish with flag and something like this…

I use Angostura 1919 Premium rum from Trinidad and 100 g of crushed ice. The result is extremely tasty and refreshing.

San Francisco Highball

2007-12-01T11:26:00.001-08:00

It is one of simple but beauty summer drink.

San Francisco Highball

40 ml vodka
20 creme de banane
150 ml fresh orange juice
dash of grenadine
Shake. Highball, garnish with a flag.

Sangre de Agave

2007-12-01T11:26:00.000-08:00

This cocktail was found on my favorite imbibers blog - The Cocktail Chronicles some weeks ago. Paul`s description of this cocktail is so intriguing and compositions seems me very interesting. Unusual combination of heavy rum
and reposado tequila with creme de cassis and lime (Paul`s limes were lousy… hm-m-m-m… my favorite words for describing bad quality ungredients) promise interesting taste.

Sangre de Agave

45 ml reposado tequila (Sierra Reposado Gold)
15 ml dark, heavy rum (Angostura 1919)
20 ml fresh lime juice
15 ml creme de cassis
3 ml gomme syrup
Shake. Cocktail glass.

Admirable! Very rich and interesting taste. But relatively to Angostura 1919 rest ingredients are lousy :) may be except lime…

Sambuca Coffee Frappe

2007-12-01T11:25:00.000-08:00

Sambuca is sweet and strong anise and elderberry-based liqueur from Italy. It is one of my favorite liqueur for drink straight, but cocktails with sambuca is so rare. This simple cocktails is very delicious and refreshing afterdinner drink.

Sambuca Coffee Frappe

40 ml sambuca
20 ml coffee liqueur (Kahlua)
Stir both ingredient with ice. Build in cocktail glass with crushed ice. Garnish with a three roasted coffee beans.

Excellently!!!

Saphire Martini

2007-12-01T03:45:00.000-08:00

This is an absolute delight that adds a little color and orange flavor to your classic Martini thanks to the blue curaçao. Like the Diamond Martini, one of the characterstics of this cocktail is that the gin and cocktail glass are both frozen.

Ingredients:

2 dashes dry vermouth
2 dashes blue curaçao
2 oz Bombay Sapphire gin (or other premium gin), frozen
lemon twist for garnish

Preparation:

Chill a cocktail glass.
Add a couple of dashes each of dry vermouth and blue curaçao to the glass.
Pour in the gin.
Garnish with the lemon twist.

Saphire Perfection

2007-12-01T03:43:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:

Amount	Ingredient (Click ingredient for more recipes)
1 Shot	Peach Schnapps
1 Shot	De Kuyper Blue Curaçao
1 Shot	Lime Cordial
Top up	Bitter Lemon

Liquid volume = 174.99ml*

Alcohol by volume (ABV) = 6.1%*

* Please note: Volume and ABV values are approximations only.

Method:

Pour first three ingredients into a tumbler glass half filled with ice. Top up with bitter lemon and stir gently.

Rude Cosmopolitan

2007-11-21T04:10:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:
- 1 1/4 oz Jose Cuervo Clasico
- 1/4 oz Grand Marnier
(or other orange flavored liqueur)
- Juice from a whole lime
- 1 oz Cranberry juice
Garnish: orange peel

Mix all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with an orange peel.

Prince George Cocktail

2007-09-18T11:24:00.000-07:00

I think the composition of rum (I use anejo - Havana Club 7 Anos), Grand Marnier and lime juice is so good.

Prince George Cocktail

45 ml light rum
15 ml Grand Marnier
15 ml fresh lime juice
Shake. Cocktail glass with lemon twist.

Admirable!

Peach Blow Fizz

2007-09-05T11:23:00.001-07:00

Peach Blow Fizz

35 ml gin
15 ml strawberry liqueur
15 ml fresh lemon juice
1 dash powdered sugar
15 ml cream (milk)
Soda.
Shake (without soda). Build (add soda). Serve 10 - 12 oz collins. Garnish
lemon wheel and strowberry (if season)

Petite Fleur

2007-09-05T11:23:00.000-07:00

Cocktail and Mixed Drinks by Anthony Hogg (1979)…

Petite Fleur

25 ml Bacardi rum
25 ml Cointreau
25 ml fresh grapefruit juice
Shake. Cocktail.

Parfait Amour Cocktail

2007-09-01T11:22:00.000-07:00

This miracle cocktail has sweet and unique taste with light bitternes of maraschino and complex flavor of Parfait amour liqueur. Undoubtedly this cocktail work well in romantic case like … like… like sex.

Parfait Amour Cocktail

30 ml gin
30 ml Parfait Amour liqueur
15 ml maraschino liqueur
Shake. Cocktail glass, garnish with maraschino cherry.

Admirable cocktail!

Oh, Pear!

2007-08-08T11:08:00.000-07:00

From here.

Oh, Pear!

1/4 fresh pear, seeded
60 ml citrus vodka (I use Nemiroff Lime)
30 ml fresh lemon juice
20 ml gomme syrup.
Muddle pear. Shake with a lot of cracked ice. Strain in cocktail glass.
Garnish with a thin slice of pear.

Oh Gosh!

2007-08-08T11:07:00.000-07:00

Thank you for inspiration, Jay Hepburn, a cocktail enthusiast from England!

Oh Gosh!

30 ml light rum
20 ml Cointreau
10 ml fresh lime juice
5 ml gomme syrup
15 ml mineral water (sic!)
Shake. Cocktail. Garnish with lemon twist.

New Yorker (exotic)

2007-07-05T11:07:00.000-07:00

Today I was purshased very interesting thing - the bottle of CAPEL Pisco Reservado. Pisco is specific grape brendy produced in Peru and Chile from muscat grape and aged in figuline which are coated with wax.

Signature cocktail for Pisco is Pisco Sour, Pisco Punch, Pisco Bum… But I think
that it is non original. What why I prepare enother drink.

New Yorker (exotic)

20 ml Galliano
30 ml pisco
30 ml fresh grapefruit juice
15 ml fresh lime juice
10 ml gomme syrup
Shake. Cocktail glass.

Navy Fog

2007-07-01T02:36:00.000-07:00

Summer come! This interesting tiki-cocktail is first in my tiki-recipe-book. Honey is a very interesting cocktail ingredients. This recipe was found here.

Navy Grog

30 ml light Puerto Rican rum (Bacardi Carta Blanca)
30 ml dark Jamaican rum (Captain Morgan)
30 ml Demerara rum (El Dorado Dark)
20 ml fresh lime juice
20 ml fresh grapefruit juice
20 ml honey
30 ml soda
Heat honey until liquid. Mix with juices in blender. Stir in rums and soda. Pour into glass filled with crushed ice.

Admirable!

Mudslide

2007-06-21T10:50:00.000-07:00

I have some bottles of cream liqueur in my home bar and now I try to prepare some delicious dessert cocktail with this liquor.

In this post I would describe some long-drink with cream liqueur - slides.

Slides:

MudSlide (with Carolans)

30 ml Irish whisky
30 ml coffee liqueur
30 ml Irish cream liqueur
30 ml cream
Shake all ingredients with ice and pour over ice in an collins glass.

Ultimate Mudslide (with Baileys)

30 ml vodka
30 ml coffee liqueur
30 ml Irish cream liqueur
45 ml cream
45 ml milk
1/2 banana
grated chocolate
Place all ingredients, except grated chocolate, in a blender and blend until smooth. Pour into margarita glass and sprinkle with grated chocolate.

Dooley`s Mudslide (Dooley`s Russian Toffee)

20 ml Dooley`s
10 ml vodka
10 ml coffee liqueur
10 ml cream
Build. Collins with crushed ice.

Butterscotch Slide (with Feeney`s)

45 ml Irish Cream liqueur
45 ml coffee liqueur
45 ml butterscotch schnapps
60 ml milk
caramel
Mix ingredients in a blender with 4 or 5 ice cubes until ice is well crushed. Drizzle caramel inside a chilled tall glass. Pour the mixture and serve with a straw.

Next time I would describe a martini-style cocktail with cream-liquers.

Mint Lemonade

2007-06-09T11:05:00.000-07:00

Mint Lemonade

30 ml fresh lemon juice
30 ml simple syrup
30 ml club soda
30 ml tequila (Jose Cuervo Classico)
about 2 sprig of mint (only fresh young leaves)
Muddle. Bild. Hiball with cracked ice, lemon wheel and sprig of mint.

Milky Way Martini

2007-06-08T11:04:00.000-07:00

DOOLEY`S is a very delicious toffee cream liqueur. Today I prepare one of my favorite after dinner cocktail with this liqueur.

I am appreciate Darcy for recipe.

Milky Way Martini

40 ml Dooley’s Toffee Liqueur
20 ml chocolate liqueur
10 ml vodka
Shake. Cocktail glass with a maraschino cherry on the rim.

It is easy way to be a “cool” barman (in some womans eyes) :)

Metropolitan

2007-06-05T11:03:00.000-07:00

Metropolitan

45 ml vodka
15 ml raspberry liqueur
30 ml cranberry juice
7 ml fresh lime juice
Shake. Cocktail glass. Raspberry… (if season of course)

Mint Julep

2007-06-01T11:05:00.000-07:00

Mint Julep

1 teaspoon sugar
10 ml water
about 2 sprig of mint (only fresh young leaves)
50 ml bourbon (Jim Beam)
Muddle. Bild. Hiball with cracked ice, sprig of mint.

Martinez

2007-06-01T11:03:00.000-07:00

This legendary cocktail is the precursor to the most famous of all cocktails, the Martini.

Some interesting facts about Martinez give us Jamie Boudreau.

My favorite version has sweet vermouth taste with light citrus and floral undertones. Try citrus vermouth by Cinzano (Lemetto or Orancio) for unusual results and new experience.

Martinez

40 ml gin
40 ml italian (sweet) vermouth
2 teaspoons maraschino liqueur
1 dash Angostura bitter
Stir (sic!). Cocktail.

Amen!

Margaret Rose

2007-06-01T11:01:00.001-07:00

My wife ask me to prepare some interesting sour cocktail with lemon juice. We looking for recipe on my favorite CocktailDB and found this interesting recipe. The composition of gin and calvados seems so good (like one of my favorite Golden Dream).

Margaret Rose

30 ml gin
30 ml calvados
15 ml Cointreau
15 ml fresh lemon juice
1 dash grenadine
Shake. Cocktail glass.

Admirable!

Margarita

2007-06-01T11:01:00.000-07:00

My first 100% Agava tequila - Los Arango Reposado and my first Margarita

I have my first bottle of 100% agave tequila in my liquor cabinet. It is Los Arango Reposado (41 USD for 0,75 l bottle).

Los Arango Tequila Reposado - The name “Los Arango” is in honor of Doroteo Arango, better known to history as “Pancho Villa”, a famous revolutionary leader and one of Mexico’s great heroes. Los Arango Tequila is expertly crafted at an 18th century hacienda distillery, and is dedicated to Pancho Villa’s name and memory. The secret behind this premium Tequila is 100% agave, hand crafted, and bottled by hand.Hacienda practices old-school, artisanal methods of tequila production, including aging in barrels crafted from three kinds of oak. Los Arango is considered the ultimate example of the tequila distillers art. From www.tequila.net

The smell and taste of this tequila at room temperature (from snifter) are perfect! For sure this tequila is sip-worthy liquor. After first sip of Los Arango I decided to compare over my tequilas with this excellent tequila. The results are:

Pepe Lopez Premium Silver (24 USD 0,75 л) - very bad (vrong smell and taste);

Sierra Reposado Gold (26 USD 0,7 л) - very bad (very spirituose smell and taste);

Olmeca Blanco (25 USD 0,75 л) - not very bad, but bad (aromatic smell with little of spitituose, hard taste);

El Charro Gold & Blanco (26 USD 1,0 л) - not bad (not bad smell and taste, for this money ;) );

Jose Cuervo Blanco (37 USD 1,0 л) - good (very aromatic tequila with right taste).

Of course I tested my new tequila in cocktail. I prepare my first Margarita!

Margarita

30 ml tequila (100% agave)
30 ml fresh lime juice
20 ml Cointreau
Shake with a lot of cracked ice. Cocktail glass (or magarita, or champagne saucer) with coarse salt.

Admirable cocktail! Perfect taste of tequila with acute freshness of lime is very good for me. But I prefer to increase of amount of tequila.

Maiden's Prayer

2007-06-01T11:00:00.000-07:00

Maiden`s Prayer is one of classical cocktail. It has fresh taste and it dispel melancholy very good ;)

Maiden`s Prayer

30 ml gin
30 ml Cointreau
15 ml fresh orange juice
15 ml fresh lemon juice
Shake. Cocktail glass. Garnish with a orange piece.

Very good!

Mai Tai

2007-06-01T10:59:00.000-07:00

MAI TAI my friend… MAI TAI!

Mai Tai

30 ml best aged white rum (Havana Club Anejo 7 Anos)
30 ml best aged dark rum (Angostura 1919)
15 ml curacao (Bols Dry Orange Curacao)
5 ml orgeat
5 ml gomme syrup
30 ml fresh lime juice
Shake with cutted lime shells. Old-fashioned glass with crash.

Luigi Cocktail

2007-05-21T10:58:00.000-07:00

It is infrequent case to use tangerine juice. Tangerine is one of my favotite citrus, and this cocktail is big windfall for me.

Luigi Cocktail

20 ml fresh tangerine juice
30 ml gin
15 ml dry vermouth
7 ml Cointreau
7 ml grenadine
Shake. Cocktail garnish, garnish with a lemon twist.

Admirable!

Long Beach Iced tea

2007-05-15T03:07:00.000-07:00

Simply a Long Island with cranberry juice instead of Coca-Cola. Named after the city of Long Beach, NY, (not Long Beach, CA, as many believe) which is on Long Island, and is where the drink was invented.

Long Beach Iced Tea

20 ml gin
20 ml tequila
20 ml vodka
20 ml light rum
20 ml Cointreau
20 ml fresh lemon juice
50 ml cranberry juice
Shake all ingredients except juice, strain in ice-filled collins glass (400 ml) and fill with cranberry juice. Garnish with lemon slice.

Admirable!

Long Island Iced Tea

2007-05-15T02:59:00.000-07:00

Hmm… Variations? It is very interesting… I decide to explore one of “real man” cocktail, one of cocktail which no recomend to woman… I explore Long Ilend Iced Tea, dorks!

Long Island Iced Tea

20 ml gin
20 ml tequila
20 ml vodka
20 ml light rum
20 ml Cointreau
20 ml fresh lemon juice
50 ml cola
Shake all ingredients except cola, strain in ice-filled collins glass (400 ml) and fill with cola. Garnish with lemon slice.<.lang_en>

It is very “refreshing” drink with a big, nuclear kick. LIIT has some variations, which I try too.

Lime Huriance

2007-05-09T10:57:00.000-07:00

The recipe was found on www.cocktailtimes.com.

Lime Hurricane

60 ml Southern Comfort liqueur
30 ml sweet and sour
10 ml blue curacao
10 ml lime syrup
Shake. Hurricane glas, lime wedge and maraschino cherry.

So pretty! But no more.

Kirsch and Cassis

2007-04-09T11:18:00.000-07:00

The theme of this MxMo is Fruit Liqueur. In my liquor cabinet are about 40 bottle of fruit liqueur :) But I have not time to explore this!

I found this sweet french cocktail in Michael Jackson`s Bar and Cocktail Book last summer. This fruity cocktail very impressed me and my guests.

Kirsch and Cassis

60 ml Creme de Cassis
30 ml kirsch
soda water
Shake with lot of crushed ice thoroughly. Serve in balloon wine glass with few large ice cube and add soda.

Extremely fruity!

Kamikaze with Balalaika

2007-04-01T03:43:00.000-07:00

Today`s post has very intresting name - Kamikaze with Balalaika…
It is clear in one`s mind - austere Japanese with russian folk musical
instrument. Great and beautifull picture, of course…

This two ”real” cocktails have only one differences - juice. Balalaika is older cocktail than Kamikaze, and as balalaika has three strings it has three ingredients - vodka, cointreau, fresh lemon juice. Kamikaze include fresh lime juice instead lemon juice, and I have no idea as Balalaika turn into Kamikaze in this way.

Our goal on today`s frosty evening is a copmarsion of this cocktail.

Balalaika

25 ml vodka
25 ml Cointreau
25 ml fresh lemon juice
Shake vigorously and strain in cocktail glass. Garnish with lemon slice.

Kamikaze

25 ml vodka
25 ml Cointreau
25 ml fresh lime juice
Shake vigorously and strain in cocktail glass. Garnish with lime slice.

Conclusion:

Both drink are admirable.
Balalaika has reach smooth citrus taste and smell without perceptible spirituose smell. The taste and smell of Kamikaze are bright and refreshing. Kamikaze seems more strong, Balalaika more sweet.
In my opinion Balalaika is a all-the-year-round aperitif - simple but great, Kamikaze is summer strong refresher drink.

Some notes:

MUST! Use good premium vodka (non-flavoring of course!) and Cointreau.
MUST! Use only fresh squeezed juice, not syrup or juice from pack or can (and use only fresh ripe fruits).
IT IS GOOD! Chill your cocktail glasses in freezer.
IT IS GOOD! Sip slowly and responsibly.
IT IS GOOD! Take no more three or four for the evening…

Island In The Sun

2007-02-19T11:16:00.000-08:00

Island In The Sun

25 ml Galliano
50 ml pineapple juice
15 ml dark rum (Angostura 1919)
10 ml apricot brandy (Bols Apricot)
10 ml fresh lemon juice
Shake. Collins (I use hiball). Garnish with cherry… some fruits.

Ice Blue Martini

2007-02-03T11:20:00.000-08:00

Ice Blue Martini

1-oz Hpnotiq Liquor
1/2-oz vodka
2-oz lemonade
Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker filled with ice
Shake & strain into martini glass
Garnish with lemon twist

Huriance

2007-01-21T02:04:00.000-08:00

I purshased two great hurricane glass last summer. This beautiful big glasses needed something beautiful and unusuall. First of all I found cocktail of the same name - Hurricane. And I come tiki-cocktail-lovers with Hurricane cocktail. Now I want to describe some of my favorite recipes of Hurricane Cocktail.

You may read interesting Hurricane recipe comparsion on Rick`s Kaiser Penguin blog. I want to introduce three versions of Hurricane - classical, version by Dale Degroff and unusuall Hurricane Merylin by Salvatore Calabrese.

The key ingredient of classical Hurricane is passion fruit syrup. Common I use Passion fruit Syrup by Monin.

Hurricane

50 ml light rum
50 ml dark rum
30 ml passion fruit syrup
30 ml fresh orange juice
30 ml fresh lime juice
1 tsp. grenadine
Shake. Hurricane glass. Garnish with a flag.

I use Captain Morgan Black and Old Pascas White (Barbados) for this cocktail. The drink has bright sweet taste with some bitternes of lime.

Hurricane (Dale DeGroff)

30 ml dark rum
30 ml light rum
15 ml Galliano
20 ml fresh lime juice
30 ml passion fruit syrup
45 ml fresh orange juice
45 ml pineapple juice
1 dash Angostura bitter
Shake. Hurricane glass. Garnish with tropical fruit.

This mix is one of my favorite tropical cocktail. The drink has super-smooth sweet taste with hint of vanilla and tropic candy. It is great version! Extremely delicious cocktail!

Hurricane Merylin (Salvatore Calabrese)

20 ml Pusser’s rum
20 ml Bacardi rum
10 ml canadian whisky Seagrams
10 ml Cointreau
70 ml cranberry juice
70 ml guava juice
20 ml fresh lemon juice
1-2 drops of grenadine
Shake. Hurricane. Garnish with a strawberry, mint and kiwi slice.

This Hurricane is light and smooth. The drink has very interesting and unusuall taste. I use Angostura 1919 rum and Canadian Club White Label for mix. I think I have good results. Actually I like this cocktail very much.

Hukilau

2007-01-21T02:00:00.000-08:00

One more tiki-cocktail on my blog. The recipe was found on CocktailDB. It has great polynesian name and compositions looks like my favorite Mai Tai with orange juice instead orange liqueur. And this recipe is great chance to use my favorite Demerara rums!

Hukillau

30 ml fresh lemon juice
60 ml fresh orange juice
45 ml gold rum
15 ml demerara rum
15 ml orgeat
Blend all ingredients with a lot of ice. Serve in a double rocks glass. Garnish with fruit stick, mint sprig.

I use Bacardi Gold (Carta de Oro) and one of my favorite rum - El Dorado 12 y.o.

Admirable cocktail! It has very smooth and light taste of rum :)a

Hawaian Breeze

2007-01-01T11:20:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 oz coconut rum
- 1/2 oz Hpnotiq liqueur
- 2 oz pineapple juice
- 1/4 oz lemon juice
Garnish: pineapple wedge

Mix all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Pour into a tall glass and garnish with pineapple wedge.

Green Iguana

2006-12-18T11:15:00.000-08:00

May be connection of Blue Electric Margarita…

Green Iguana

15 ml tequila
30 ml melon liqueur
60 ml sweet and sour
Shake. Cocktail glass with salt rim.

Green drink :)

Grand Martini

2006-12-18T11:14:00.000-08:00

Martini is no great cocktail only but vermouth. This cocktail is Grand Martini (& Rossi of course).

Grand Martini

1 dash Creme de menthe green
3 dashes kirsch
4 dashes apricot brandy
30 ml dry vermouth
30 ml sweet vermouth
30 ml dry gin
Shake. Cocktail glass.

Grand drink!

Golden Dawn

2006-12-15T11:13:00.000-08:00

This amazing cocktail was winner of ICC 1930 (London).
Nine year later Walter Madigan prepare it without calvados and
won ICC 1939.
I think now it is pure classics, symbol of magnificence of cocktail…
It has complicated taste with undertones of fruits (rape apples, dried fruits, grape,
apricots) and fabulous appearance with little summer sun in your glass.

Interesting relative post from Paul Clarke.

Golden Dawn

25 ml gin
25 ml apricot brandy
25 ml calvados
25 ml fresh orange juice
3 drop of grenadine
Shake (without grenadine). Cocktail, drop grenadine for effect of dawn.

Gloom Raiser

2006-12-12T11:12:00.000-08:00

This cocktail is devoted to all martini lovers in our big automobile world.

Gloom Raiser

60 ml gin
7 ml dry vermouth
2 drops Pernod
2 drops grenadine
Stir. Frosted cocktail glass. Garnish with lemon peel, previously squeeze essential oils in the cocktail.

Perfect!

Ginger Blue

2006-12-09T11:19:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:

Amount	Ingredient (Click ingredient for more recipes)
1 Shot	De Kuyper Kirsch
1 Shot	De Kuyper Blue Curaçao
Top up	Ginger Ale
0.5 Shot	Lemon Juice

Liquid volume = 162.49ml*

Alcohol by volume (ABV) = 6.8%*

* Please note: Volume and ABV values are approximations only.

Method:

Shake together the De Kuyper Blue Curaçao, De Kuyper Kirsch and lemon juice in a cocktail shaker. Pour into a highball glass half filled with cubed ice. Top up with ginger ale.

Additional notes:

Spicy ginger flavours mix with citrus fruit and cherry.

Gimlet

2006-12-01T11:11:00.000-08:00

As for me, it is not simple cocktail with gin and lime cordial. As for me it is grandiose remedy for my stomach after holiday surfeit.

The proportion is variable of course…

Gimlet

50 ml gin
25 ml lime cordial
Build (or stir, or shake). Tumbler with ice cubes and lime slice.

Panacea!

Fruit Daiquiris ( Strawberry, Melon, Bannana, Kiwi, Lychee, Pear with Curacao )

2006-11-18T11:07:00.000-08:00

Ideal Fruit Daiquiri

40 ml white rum
20 ml fruit liqueur
30 ml lemon-lime mix
40 g fresh fruits
70 g crushed ice
Blend. Cocktail glass with fruits garnish on a rim.

Banana Daiquiri

40 ml white rum
20 ml banana liqueur
30 ml lemon-lime mix
40 g banana (seedless!)
crushed ice
Blend. Cocktail glass with kiwi.

Strawberry Daiquiri

40 ml white rum
20 ml strawberry liqueur
30 ml lemon-lime mix
40 g fresh (or frozen) strawberries
crushed ice
Blend. Cocktail glass with slice of strawberry.

Kiwi Daiquiri

40 ml white rum
20 ml kiwi liqueur
30 ml lemon-lime mix
40 g kiwi (skinless!)
crushed ice
Blend. Cocktail glass with starfruit.

Strawberry - Banana Daiquiri

40 ml white rum
20 ml strawberry liqueur
30 ml lemon-lime mix
40 g banana (seedless!)
crushed ice
Blend. Cocktail glass with slice of banana.

Green Banana Daiquiri

40 ml white rum
20 ml green banana (Pisang) liqueur
30 ml lemon-lime mix
40 g banana (seedless!)
crushed ice
Blend. Cocktail glass with slice of kiwi.

Banana - Strawberry Daiquiri

40 ml white rum
20 ml banana liqueur
30 ml lemon-lime mix
40 g fresh (or frozen) strawberries
crushed ice

Blend. Cocktail glass with slice of banana.

Curacao - Banana Daiquiri

40 ml white rum
20 ml blue curacao liqueur
30 ml lemon-lime mix
40 g banana (seedless!)
crushed ice
Blend. Cocktail glass with slice of kiwi.

Curacao - Strawberry Daiquiri

40 ml white rum
20 ml blue curacao liqueur
30 ml lemon-lime mix
40 g fresh (or frozen) strawberries
crushed ice
Blend. Cocktail glass with slice of lime.

Lychee - Persimmon Daiquiri

40 ml white rum
20 ml lychee liqueur
30 ml lemon-lime mix
40 g persimmon
crushed ice
Blend. Cocktail glass with slice of green starfruit.

Banana - Pear Daiquiri

40 ml white rum
20 ml banana liqueur
30 ml lemon-lime mix
40 g pear
crushed ice
Blend. Cocktail glass with slice of kiwi.

Melon - Pear Daiquiri

40 ml white rum
20 ml melon liqueur
30 ml lemon-lime mix
40 g pear
crushed ice
Blend. Cocktail glass with slice of lemon.

Curacao - Pear Daiquiri

40 ml white rum
20 ml curacao liqueur
30 ml lemon-lime mix
40 g pear
crushed ice
Blend. Cocktail glass with slice of lemon.

French Connection

2006-11-18T11:05:00.000-08:00

French Connection

35 ml brandy
15 ml amaretto
Bild. Old-fashioned glass with ice.

Great as all classic (after dinner).

Foggy Day or Frosty Day

2006-11-15T11:06:00.000-08:00

But more correct Frosty Day … ;)

Foggy Day

50 ml gin
15 ml pastis (Pernod)
Shake. Old-fashioned, garnish with lemon twist.

Very London taste… I think…

Exotic Passion

2006-10-24T11:05:00.000-07:00

Exotic Passion

25 ml Vodka
50 ml Grapefruit Juice
10 ml Passionfruit Liqueur
50 ml Pineapple Juice
10 ml Strawberry Liqueur
Shake. Hiball (but I use hurricane)

I use Stoletov Partner vodka (local brand), Bols Passionfruit, Bols Strawberry.

Exorcist

2006-10-24T11:04:00.000-07:00

My new tequila work well in this cocktail. It is so refreshing with light bitterness of lime.

Exorcist

45 ml tequila
20 ml blue curacao
20 ml fresh lime juice
Shake. Cocktail glass.

Admirable!

Encantado

2006-10-14T11:04:00.000-07:00

It is so nice modern cocktail with fresh and little bitter taste.

Encantado

45 ml reposado tequila
20 ml peach brandy
5 ml raspberry liqueur
10 ml fresh lime juice
Shake. Cocktail glass with mint sprig… But I think starfruit is more appropriate in this case :)

Electric Ice

2006-10-12T11:11:00.000-07:00

2 ounces lemon-flavored rum (recommended: Bacardi Limon)
1/4-ounce sweet blue liqueur (recommended: Blue Curacao)
1/4-ounce sweet and sour mix
2 ounces pineapple juice
2 ounces grapefruit juice
Shaved ice
Cherries, for garnishAdd all liquid ingredients to a martini shaker. Shake and strain into a martini glass over a scoop of shaved ice. Serve with a cherry, for garnish, and a spoon.

Electric Blue Margarita

2006-10-12T11:02:00.000-07:00

This cocktail was proving ground for investigating of this question. :)

Electric Blue Margarita

20 ml Cointreau
20 ml silver tequila (Jose Cuervo)
10 ml peach schnapps
10 ml blue curacao
80 ml sweet and sour
Shake and strain over ice.

Very funny drink! I have two… But so expensive … Cointreau 33 USD 1 l and Jose Cuervo Blanco 27 USD 0,7 l…

Ok! Lets try Siroco Triple Seс 9 USD 0,7 l and El Charro Silver 24 USD 1 l.

Admirbable drink! :) Try to find 3 differences…

Dunk

2006-09-21T11:11:00.000-07:00

INGREDIENTS

3 parts Gin
1 part Blue curaçao
1 part Galliano

INSTRUCTIONS

Dirty Martini

2006-09-09T10:58:00.000-07:00

The Martini, undoubtedly, is a GREATEST drink. In my TOP Martini has 1st place. Today I decide to prepare some curious thing as Dirty Martini.

Dirty Martini

60 ml gin
9 ml dry vermouth
2 olive juice (I use liquid from can with olives)
Stir. Frosted cocktail glass, sprayed with lemon zest, garnish with olives.

It is NO dry (of course!), but so delicious…

Deep Blue Sea

2006-09-05T11:15:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

Amount	Ingredient (Click ingredient for more recipes)
1 Shot	Peach Schnapps
1 Shot	De Kuyper Blue Curaçao
1 Shot	Lime Cordial
1 Shot	Bitter Lemon

Liquid volume = 100ml*

Alcohol by volume (ABV) = 10.8%*

* Please note: Volume and ABV values are approximations only.

Method:

Build over cubed ice.

Garnish:

Lemon slice

Death in the Afternoon & Mimosa

2006-09-05T10:57:00.001-07:00

Champagne, or sparkling wine, is a great, admirable drink. Thank you, GOD, for such thing as champagne!

Now we imbibe with two great champagne cocktails - Death in the afternoon (for
boys) and Mimosa (for girls).

Death in the Afternoon

30 ml pastis (Pernod)
Fill glass with well chilled champagne.
Champagne glass.

Mimosa

10 ml orange liqueur (like Cointreau or better Grand Marnier, but I use Naranjas by Teichenne)
Fill glass on half with the orange fresh.
Fill glass with well chilled champagne.
Champagne glass.

Admirable!

Debutant

2006-09-05T10:57:00.000-07:00

Sweet summer dreams!

Debutant

90 ml fresh watermelon juice
30 ml MIDORI Melon Liqueur
30 ml gin
15 ml fresh lime juice
Shake. Cocktail glass, piece of watermelon.

Daiquiri Grapefruit Blossom

2006-09-01T10:56:00.000-07:00

Daiquiri Grapefruit Blossom

50 ml rum
25 ml fresh grapefruit juice
3 dash maraschino liqueur
Shake. Cocktail.

Daiquiri Blossom

2006-09-01T10:55:00.000-07:00

From Cocktail and Mixed Drinks by Anthony Hogg (1979). Some times ago I post Daiquiri Grapefruit Blossom which have so similar ingridients.

Daiquiri Blossom

35 ml white rum
35 ml orange juice
1 dash maraschino liqueur
Shake. Cocktail glass.

Cosmopolitan

2006-08-15T10:54:00.000-07:00

I think is a drink for my TOP…

Cosmopolitan

50 ml citrus vodka
10 ml fresh lime juice
10 ml Cointreau
20 ml cranberry juice
Shake. Cocktail with orange zest.

Cosmolito

2006-08-15T10:53:00.000-07:00

Beautiful drink for your wife or girlfrend. Original recipe was found here.

Cosmolito

45 ml silver tequila
8 ml Cointreau
60 ml cranberry juice
15 ml fresh lime juice
Shake. Cocktail glass, garnish with lime wheel.

Admirable!

Coronado Luau Special

2006-08-15T02:03:00.000-07:00

This recipe from From “Beachbum Berry’s Grog Log” by Jeff Berry and Annene Kaye (1998). Coronado Luau Special is signature drink of now defunct Luau Room in San Diego`s hotel Del Coronado.

Delicious mixture of lemon, lime, orange juice and select rums tantalizes with a hint of Grand Marnier work very well on long summer evenings.

Coronado Luau Special

4 oz orange juice
120 ml sweet and sour
10 ml orgeat syrup
30 ml dark Jamaican rum
30 ml light Puerto Rican rum
15 ml Grand Marnier orange liqueur
15 ml brandy
Blend with 1 cup of crushed ice for several seconds. Pour into a large tiki mug or tall glass.

Admirable cocktail!

Chimp In Orbit

2006-08-09T10:53:00.000-07:00

Sometimes I feel the light vibrance of cosmos… And space tempt me… This monkey is more lucky.

Chimp In Orbit

7 ml grenadine
30 ml fresh lemon juice
60 ml fresh orange juice
7 ml creme de cacao white
30 ml sweet vermouth
15 ml orange curacao
60 ml aged demerara rum
Shake. Highball with crushed ice. Garnish with flag and monkey.

Cadillac Margarita

2006-08-01T11:02:00.000-07:00

Margarita is beautiful cocktail. I love it!!! This recipe was found here.

Cadillac Margarita

60 ml tequila (100% agave)
30 ml Grand Marnier
20 ml fresh lime juice
10 ml gomme syrup
Shake. Margarita glass with coarse salt.

Admirable!

Casa Blanca

2006-08-01T10:52:00.000-07:00

Casa Blanca

60 ml aged white rum (Havana Club Anejo 7 Anos)
15 ml fresh lime juice
8 ml curacao
8 ml maraschino liqueur
1 dash Angostura bitters
Stir. Cocktail glass.

Admirable!!!

Capel Pisco Paradise

2006-08-01T10:50:00.000-07:00

Recipe of this cocktail was found in one of my new book. This sweet cocktail is good for romantic saturday night.

Capel Pisco Paradise

50 ml pisco
25 ml peach liqueur
15 ml grenadine
20 ml cream
Shake. Serve in old-fashioned glass with crushed ice. Garnish with cherries.

Not so bad, but so sweet!

Bronx

2006-07-18T03:50:00.000-07:00

This cocktail is one of my wifes favorite cocktail. Cocktail Bronx was invented by Jonny Solon in 1906.

Bronx

45 ml gin
15 ml vermouth dry
15 ml vermouth sweet
15 ml fresh orange juice
15 ml fresh lemon juice
Shake. Cocktail glass (or wine glass), garnish with orange wheel.

No bad! :)

Bourbonella

2006-07-15T03:49:00.000-07:00

It is Friday night… This cocktail is for Friday night.

Bourbonella

45 ml bourbon whisky
20 ml dry vermouth
20 ml orange curacao
1 small dash of grenadine
Stir. Cocktail glass.

Not so bad, guys! Let`s imbibe!!!

Between the Sheets

2006-07-15T03:48:00.000-07:00

Another classical coctail, which have some ambiguous name and bright taste.

Between the Sheets

20 ml light rum
20 ml brandy
20 ml Cointreau
20 ml fresh lime juice
Shake with craced ice, cocktail glass, garnish with lemon twist.

Admirable!

Blue Sparkler

2006-07-12T11:19:00.001-07:00

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Blue Sparkler

Â· 1 part Renew or Calm Nutrisoda

Â· 1 part Raspberry Rum

Â· 1 part Blue Curacao Liquor

Â· 1 part Lemonade

Â· Garnish with strawberry and lemon twist

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Blue Orange Sorbet

2006-07-12T11:19:00.000-07:00

Sorbets may take a little more effort than frozen cocktails, but they are worth it. The blue curacao gives this sorbet its beautiful color and adds to the perfect orange flavor of the finished frozen dessert. If you like sorbets, you'll also like the Vodka Lemon Sorbet.

INGREDIENTS:

1/2 cup vodka

2 oz blue curacao

1 1/2 cup sugar

3 cups water

grated orange zest

3 1/2 Tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice

PREPARATION:

In a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine sugar and water until the sugar dissolves.
Add the orange zest; stir until mixture comes to a boil; reduce heat to low and simmer 5 minutes.
Remove from heat, cover, and let stand approximately 10 minutes.
Place a fine strainer over a large bowl and pour syrup mixture through (straining out any zest).
Add lemon juice and vodka and blue curacao to the strained syrup mixture; stir until thoroughly blended.

Ice Cream Maker Method:
Transfer mixture to ice cream maker, process according to manufacturere's instructions.

Freezer Method:
Pour into a container, cover and place mixture in the freezer. When it is semi-solid, mash it up with a fork and refreeze again. When frozen place in a food processor or blender and process until smooth. Cover and refreeze until ready to serve.

Blue Dream

2006-07-12T11:18:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

Amount	Ingredient (Click ingredient for more recipes)
0.5 Shot	White Rum
0.5 Shot	De Kuyper Blue Curaçao
0.5 Shot	Noilly Prat Dry

Liquid volume = 37.5ml*

Alcohol by volume (ABV) = 26.0%*

* Please note: Volume and ABV values are approximations only.

Method:

Shake all ingredients together in a cocktail shaker and pour into a tumbler filled with ice cubes. Garnish with a slice of lemon as desired

Bikini Martini

2006-07-12T11:16:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

Amount	Ingredient (Click ingredient for more recipes)
1.5 Shots	Hendricks Gin
1 Teaspoon	Peach Schnapps
1.5 Shots	De Kuyper Blue Curaçao

Liquid volume = 75ml*

Alcohol by volume (ABV) = 30.7%*

* Please note: Volume and ABV values are approximations only.

Method:

Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into glass.

Additional notes:

For best results use Premium Dry Gin.

Blue Moon

2006-07-12T11:13:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

4
2 cl / 2/3 oz
2 cl / 2/3 oz
1/8 L / 4 fl oz
1 slice

ice cubes
gin
blue curacao
sparkling wine
star fruit

Serves 1 - 197 cal per serving
Prep-time: 5 min. - Total-time: 5 min.

Put the ice cubes in a shaker and add gin and blue curacao. (Curacao is a sweet liqueur, made from the dried peel of bitter oranges, mostly found on the Caribbean island curacao. It can be colored orange, blue or green. You'll find it in well assorted liqueur stores.) Shake well. Using a strainer pour into a champagne glass or champagne cup. Fill up with sparkling wine. This cocktail is also very tasty if using champagne instead of sparkling wine. Decorate with a star fruit slice; stick it to the edge of the glass.

Blue Tini

2006-07-12T11:10:00.001-07:00

1 part blueberry-flavored vodka (recommended: Stoli Blue)
1 part vanilla-flavored vodka (recommended: Stoli Vanilla)
Splash sweet blue liqueur (recommended: Blue Curacao)
Fresh or frozen blueberries, for garnishFill cocktail shaker with ice cubes. Add all ingredients except berries and shake well.

Pour into martini glass and garnish with blueberries.