The Beachcomber
The Beachcomber cocktail is a fun drink that’s not frou-frou. It’s got the rum and lime you’d expect from any drink with a name that makes you think of strolling along tropical beaches.
This cocktail is great for summertime, but keep in mind it’s stronger than it tastes. It’s got a higher percentage of alcohol than the Zombie, but is nearly as easy to drink quickly, so it can really sneak up on you.
The Beachcomber
2 ounces light rum
1 ounce Cointreau
1 ounce ... READ MORE
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People tend to have very strong feelings about the cinnamon-herbal taste of sweet vermouth, so I don’t recommend serving the Queen Victoria cocktail to unsuspecting guests. In most cocktails where it appears, it’s a lesser ingredient. Not so in this the Queen Victoria, where it appears in an amount equal to the cognac, making it a prominent flavor in the drink. Those who hate it will almost assuredly hate this cocktail. But for those who like it…
Queen Victoria
1 ounce cognac
1 ... 
The Strawberry Sunrise is a dessert cocktail. You can certainly drink it as an aperitif or with a meal or by itself, but if you’ve got a hankering for sweets, this drink will take care of it. No cheesecake necessary. The Creme de Fraises is a very sweet and powerfully flavored strawberry liqueur. Combined with several ounces of orange juice, this drink is almost like a big orange and strawberry smoothie. Definitely a hit with novice drinkers and people who ... 
The Raquet Club is not far off from a true martini. It comes with a healthy amount of vermouth, which makes it less dry than the traditional gin martini, which is very dry indeed. The Raquet Club cocktail also adds a couple of dashes of orange bitters to shake up the flavor.
If you like martinis okay, you’ll probably like this drink, or maybe even love it. If you love martinis, it might come so close to being one that it ... 
A lot of cocktails use peach schnapps or Southern Comfort (which is a peachy liqueur), but peach juice as an ingredient isn’t that common. The Bayou is one exception: it uses peach juice as a main ingredient. This gives it a nice fresh fruitiness that’s different from the usual citrus or pineapple juice mixers.
I do wonder where this cocktail got its name. Peaches are associated with Georgia, but the Bayou is associated with Louisiana. Ah, who cares?
Bayou
2 ounces cognac
2 ounces ... 
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