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I wanted to put up a short post on how easy it is to create quality cocktails at home. Please take a look at this and let me know what you think. Cheers!
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Holiday Cocktails
As much as I’d like to make every single one of these cocktails, I probably won’t have time. If you make any of these for your holiday gatherings, let me know how they came out. Mazel Tov Hanukkah Cocktail 4 parts Blue Curacao 2 parts Vodka 6 parts Ginger ale 1 part Lime juice Lime […]
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The Tom and Jerry Cocktail
Tom and Jerry (Batter Mix) * 1 lbs. Sugar * 3 eggs (whites and yolks separated) * 2 ounces Rum * 1 tsp. Cinnamon * 1/2 tsp. Cloves * 1/2 tsp. Allspice * 1/2 tsp. Creme of Tartar Beat egg whites to a stiff froth, and the yolks until they are as thin […]
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The Diabolo cocktail
2 oz. rum 1/2 ounces Cointreau 1/2 ounces dry vermouth 2 dashes Angostura bitters Stir with ice. Strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a twist of orange peel. I was in the mood for rum last night. I had run out of light rum and while taking inventory of the bar shelf in […]
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The Sweet Martini cocktail
1 1/2 oz. Gin 1/2 oz. Sweet Vermouth 1 dash bitters This week, I mixed a sweet martini to balance the dry martini from my earlier post. The dry martini was a double, I kept this to the ratios dictated by the recipe. I think the use of bitters really made both the […]
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Cuban Cocktail No. 1
1/2 oz. Lime Juice 1/2 tsp. Superfine Sugar or Simple Syrup 2 oz. Light Rum Shake with ice and strain into chilled cocktail glass. The lime juice dominated this cocktail. The mellowness of the rum came through as an aftertaste with a slight sweetness from the simple syrup.
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Dark N Stormy cocktail
Dark N Stormy 2 oz. Gosling’s Black Seal Black Rum 4 oz. Ginger Beer Build this drink in an Old Fashioned glass over ice. OK, so this cocktail probably doesn’t look much different from the Midnight Express from last week. But, looks can be deceiving. I must say that I am really enjoying the Black […]
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The Midnight Express cocktail
Midnight Express 1 1/2 oz. Dark Rum 1/2 oz. Triple Sec 3/4 oz. Lime Juice 1 Splash simple syrup 1 Splash Lemon juice Shake with ice and strain into an ice-filled old-fashioned glass. I doubled the above recipe because I only have double old-fashioned glasses. The Midnight Express is a very tasty drink. I […]
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The Brandy Crusta
The Brandy Crusta was invented in 1852 in New Orleans. I have seen recipes that call for triple sec, curacao and cointreau. 1 1/2 oz. Brandy 3/4 oz. Cointreau 3/4 oz. lemon juice Dash of Maraschino Liqueuer Dash of Angustura Bitters Add indredients into an ice filles mixing tin and shake. […]
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The Highland Cocktail
The Highland Cocktail 1 1/2 oz Scotch 1 1/2 oz Sweet Vermouth 1 dash of Orange Bitters Stir in an ice filled cocktail shaker and pour into a chilled cocktail glass. The Highland Cocktail gives you a hint of sweetness up front from the Sweet Vermouth and then the combination of the Orange […]
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