Archive for Cocktails
December 18, 2007 at 6:32 pm
· Filed under Alcoholic Drinks, Holiday Specials, Cocktails
Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer
- 1 1/4 oz. light rum
- 1 1/2 oz. fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 oz. grenadine
Mix the rum, lemon juice, and grenadine.
Add the ice cubes and fill a chilled highball glass with cranberry juice.
Garnish with a lemon wedge.
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December 18, 2007 at 6:28 pm
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Frosty Noggin
- 3 oz. egg nog
- 1 1/2 oz. rum
- 3/4 oz. creme de cacao
- 3 cups vanilla ice cream
Blend ingredients until smooth and pour mixture into a parfait glass.
Top with whipped cream and decorate with a few drops of green creme de menthe.
Optinally garnish with rolled cookie.
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November 30, 2007 at 8:19 pm
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Corkscrew
- 1 1/2 oz. rum
- 1/2 oz. peach flavored brandy
- 1/2 oz. dry vermouth
Combine all ingredients in a shaker.
Shake with cracked ice, then strain into a cocktail glass and serve.
Alternative ingredients
- 2 1/2 oz orange juice
- 2 1/2 oz lemon-lime soda
- 2 oz vodka
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November 30, 2007 at 8:18 pm
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Electric Margarita
- 1 1/2 oz. tequila
- 1 oz. blue curacao liqueur
- 1/2 oz. sweetened lime juice
Pour all ingredients in a shaker with ice.
Shake, then strain into a margarita glass and serve.
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November 30, 2007 at 8:17 pm
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Cosmopolitan
- 1.5 oz. vodka
- 1/2 oz. cointreau
- 1 tsp. fresh lime juice
- 1 1/2 oz. cranberry juice
- 1 twist lime zest
Combine above ingredients into a shaker with ice.
Shake vigorously and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
Garnish with a lime twist.
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October 21, 2007 at 1:08 am
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Torridora Cocktail
- 1 1/2 oz. light rum
- 1/2 oz. coffee-flafored liquor
- 1 1/2 tsp. cream
Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
Float the following on top by slowly pouring over the back of a spoon:
Don’t mix.
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October 21, 2007 at 1:06 am
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Toreador
- 1 1/2 oz. tequila
- 1/2 oz. white creme de cacao
Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and top with whipped cream. Dust lightly with cocoa and enjoy.
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September 29, 2007 at 1:25 am
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Valencian Christmas
- 1 1/2 oz. apricot brandy
- 1 oz. orange juice
- 2 dashes bitters
Shake well in a measured flamenco rhythm - or to the accompaniment of your friends’ hand claps - with cracked ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Optionally garnish with a twist of orange peel. Now, run with the bulls!
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September 29, 2007 at 1:22 am
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Zanzibar
- 2 oz. vanilla-flavored vodka
- 1/2 oz. white creme de cacao
- 1/2 tsp. ground cloves
- 1 tbs. sugar
- a couple drops of fresh lemon juice
Mix gound gloves and sugar in a saucer. Mosten the rim of a chilled cocktail glass with cut lemon and spin rim in sugar-spice mixture. Shake remaining ingredients well with cracked ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Optionally garnish with a single frangipani flower or a small orchid.
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September 23, 2007 at 4:16 pm
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Mele Kalikimaka
- 2 oz. gin
- 1/2 oz. triple sec
- 1/2 oz. pineapple juice
Stir with cracked ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Optionally garnish this Hawaiian cocktail with a pineapple chunk, and a little parasol.
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