The Strawberry Margarita adds a strong dose of strawberry puree to the traditional margarita flavors of lime and orange. The tart and sweet flavors balance each other in a way that’s just right. And you can play with different ratios on each ingredient to get the exact flavor you want. This is a fairly sweet…
The aptly-named Old-Fashioned cocktail recipe is one of the earliest classic cocktails. In fact, this drink is such a standby that it gave its name to the type of glass it’s traditionally served in, although you can use a rocks glass too. Few drinks have as much enduring charm and sophistication as the Old Fashioned….
You can just imagine how the Blue Long Island Iced Tea drink recipe came to be. Once upon a time, it must have occurred to someone that the Long Island Iced Tea was nearly perfect. Except for one thing: it wasn’t blue. The Blue Long Island Iced Tea doesn’t have the Triple Sec from the Long…
The Safari Juice cocktail is an extravaganza of fruity flavors – orange, melon and a dash of pomegranate. It’s highly drinkable, has enough orange juice to pass for a breakfast drink, and is really refreshing. This cocktail is ideal for hot days – the kind of days where it’s hard to eat anything heavy and…
The St. Patrick’s Day holiday has a rich history in Irish culture, but let’s face it: in the US, it’s basically an excuse to paint stuff green, pinch people and drink lots of green beer. We can’t do anything about the pinching, but we have your back on that last one. And we also have…
If you love a fun Valentine’s cocktail, I’ve rounded up some of my favorites, from the classic French 75, to some of my own creations, like the White Chocolate Coconut Rum Alexander. These recipes range from easy-peasy to slightly involved (making a quick simple syrup), so there’s something for everyone. Whether you’re celebrating Valentine’s or…
The KGB cocktail is not named for the former Russian intelligence agency, and does not contain vodka. I just wanted to clear that up right off the bat, because that was my initial assumption the first time I heard about it. It gets its name from the fact that it’s made of Kahlua, Galliano and…
The Azteca drink recipe is one of those very rich, very delicious Kahlua cocktails. But instead of Kahlua’s usual partner in crime – Baileys – this drink adds something special: a dash of orange curacao. Along with that you get some creme de cacao, so the overall flavor is mocha with a hint of orange….
The Jack Knife drink recipe has just two ingredients: Jack Daniels whiskey and Baileys Irish Cream. It’s almost like having a whiskey with cream and sugar. This is a pretty powerful drink, containing no mixers – just straight alcohol. It’s not too sweet, and yet it’s far from straight whiskey. It’s reminiscent of a Warm…
The Western Sling cocktail is an easy-going fruity drink featuring three ounces pineapple juice – and most of an ounce of simple syrup, too. But it’s not as sweet as it sounds, because there’s also lemon juice and gin. It’s a variation on the Singapore Sling, and like the Singapore, the alcohol in it can…
