Lovely Lovely Tiki Tuesday
The Lovely Lovely cocktail was created in 1964 by “Danny” at the Papeete Bar in the Waikikian Hotel’s Tahitian Lanai restaurant on Waikiki Beach. The restaurant and bar closed down in 1996.
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Cesar’s Rum Punch – Tiki Tuesday
The Cesar’s Rum Punch was invented sometime in the 1930’s by Joseph Cesar while working at the Grand Hotel Oloffson in Haiti.
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Cocoanut Grove Tiki Tuesday
The Cocoanut Grove cocktail comes from Los Angeles’ Ambassador Hotel. The hotel opened in the 1920’s. This drink is from the hotel’s bar of the same name circa 1940. Ingredients 1/2 oz. coconut cream 1 oz. fresh lime juice 1/2 oz. orange curacao 2 oz. light rum 8 oz. crushed ice Steps Put everything in […]
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Castaway – Tiki Tuesday
The Castaway cocktail was created by Jeff “Beachbum” Berry in 1994. Ingredients 1½ oz. Gold or Dark rum¾ oz. Kahlua or a coffee liqueur3 oz. Pineapple juice Steps Shake all ingredients with crushed ice. Pour unstrained into a pilsner glass. Garnish with a pineapple spear or wedge, cherries and a flag or umbrella. Add additional […]
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Happy National Mimosa Day!
The Mimosa is a classic brunch cocktail. You can hardly think of one without the other.
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The Old Fashioned cocktail
A tale of two cocktails For this post I actually tried two Old Fashioned recipes. One using a modern recipe and one using a recipe from the 1800’s. The modern cocktail calls for 1/2 of an orange slice to be muddled with a lump of sugar and Angostura Bitters. It also calls for an additional […]
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The Conjure and Coffee cocktail
I received a sample of Conjure from The Baddish Group and came up with this simple coffee cocktail.
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Tuaca Hot Apple Pie cocktail
The Tuaca Hot Apple Pie. Another great cold weather drink.
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Chambord White Chocolate Cocoa cocktail
The Chambord White Chocolate Cocoa cocktail is great for winter or anytime you desire a sweet, fresh cocktail in cooler weather.
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The Spicebox Crusta a riff on an old classic
Here is my twist on a drink from the 1800’s. My thanks to Spicebox and Worldsbars for the samples used in this video. The Spicebox Crusta 1 1/2 ounces Spicebox Whisky 1/4 ounce triple sec 1/4 ounce fresh lemon juice 1 to 2 dashes bitters Bar Sugar Orange peel garnish Rim your glass with bar […]
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