Looking for a new tequila cocktail? The Rosita is a classic, easy-to-make cocktail that combines the tried-and-true formula of spirit, fortified wine and bitters. In this case, it’s tequila, two vermouths and two bitters. The Rosita is a complex drink…
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The Alaska Cocktail is a really easy-to-make drink. It starts with the bracing botanicals of gin and then folds in the herbal complexities of Yellow Chartreuse. A dash of bitters rounds it out into a well-balanced, potent cocktail. The Alaska…
Read MoreThis Cocktail Enthusiast original starts with the unique flavor of Bols Genever, which is a Holland-made spirit that blends a wheat, corn and rye distillate with a juniper berry distillate. Genever’s a predecessor to today’s gin, but it also sports …
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The Dark and Stormy cocktail is an easy-to-make, refreshing drink that combines dark rum with ginger beer and lime juice. The preferred rum in a Dark and Stormy, mostly due to heavy marketing, is Gosling’s Black Seal Rum. It makes…
Read MoreThe Bobby Burns cocktail first appeared in Harry Craddock’s 1930 Savoy Cocktail Book. It follows several other notable whiskey cocktails and marries whiskey – in this case, Scotch – with sweet vermouth. The Bobby Burns adds a couple dashes of…
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Let’s kick off the weekend with some tequila cocktails. These come courtesy of Tequila Partida, a 100% agave spirit from Mexico’s Tequila Valley Region. Southern Heat 1 ½ ounces Partida Blanco ¾ ounce Cointreau 1 ounce fresh lime juice 6…
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The Daiquiri is a cocktail I often come back to when I find myself in a cocktail rut. It’s simple, well-balanced and a great representative of how different rums can create many different variations of the same drink. Many drinkers…
Read MoreThe Between the Sheets likely originated in Harry’s New York Bar in Paris in the 1930s. It takes the Sidecar template of Cognac, orange liqueur and fresh lemon, but reduces the Cognac with the addition of white rum. The drink…
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The Algonquin Cocktail is named for the Algonquin Hotel in New York, a popular meeting place for writers during the early 1900s, including the troupe that comprised the famed Algonquin Round Table. The cocktail is one of those drinks where…
Read MoreThe Super Bowl cocktail recipes have been rolling in. Some are green and yellow; some are black and gold. Most are, on paper at least, pretty disgusting. And some have seemingly nothing to do with either team or football in…
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Who can resist a cocktail as comforting (in name, at least) as the Old Pal? Sure it’s got the spicy bite of rye whiskey and the bitter charm of Campari, but the unifying addition of dry vermouth brings it all together….
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The Juniper Flip is a cocktail that comes courtesy of Scott Diaz and Elliott’s Oyster House in Seattle, WA. It uses a couple tried-and-true flavor combinations — you can’t go wrong with gin, grapefruit and St. Germain — and the…
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The Pimm’s Cup is a classic, very easy-to-make cocktail that’s a popular summertime drink in England. The Pimm’s Cup base is Pimm’s No.1, a gin-based liqueur featuring quinine and a proprietary medley of herbs. From there, the drink differs nearly…
Read MoreIf a $5 bottle of Andre rosé won’t do the trick this year, ring in the new year with some Champagne cocktails. We’ll start off with the aptly named… Champagne Cocktail Dry Champagne Sugar cube 1 dash Angostura Bitters Lemon…
Read MoreMash together stressed parents, fighting siblings and judgmental in-laws, and there’s bound to be some heavy drinking on Christmas. Beer, wine and nips from your flask usually do the trick, but the holidays are also a great occasion for batching…
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Mixology Monday is everyone’s favorite online cocktail party, in which participants mix up a cocktail per a particular theme. This month’s host is Chris Amirault of eGullet, and the theme is: “Like that? Then you’ll love this!” From Chris —…
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I’m a big fan of simple cocktails, in part because they’re easy to make with what’s on hand, but also because they prove that good drinking doesn’t require a handful of fancy syrups, liqueurs and garnishes. My appreciation for the basic…
Read MoreDay of the Dead, or Dia de los Muertos, is a Mexican holiday for remembering friends and family members who’ve died. Though it falls just after Halloween, Day of the Dead has little in common with the American holiday dedicated…
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Halloween is nearly upon us, which means kids everywhere will be tromping through neighborhoods angling for candy. Some adults choose to dutifully hand out treats or attend parties, while others turn off the lights, turn on the sprinklers and board…
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The Pink Gin, as the name half implies and half does not—is a stout cocktail. Composed of just gin and bitters, it’s not for the faint of heart. Simply uttering the words “gin” and “bitters” tends to send novice drinkers…
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