There's more than one recipe called a Peach Dream. This one uses cream, which seems most appropriate with peaches. It's a fun little sweet treat, like something you might have been served at a soda counter in the 1950s, except with alcohol. Some drinkers might find this drink a little cloying with the use of sweet, ...

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Because it's Monday, and even good Mondays can be kind of blue, the timing is perfect to feature the Blue Monday cocktail. This is one of those really simple cocktail recipes that even beginners can put together perfectly  - that's important when it's Monday and/or you're blue! The last thing you want is a pick ...

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The Pomegranate Martini is a fairly new development in the cocktail world. The popularity of pomegranate juice both for flavor and antioxidants made this one inevitable. Because this particular mixed drink is new, there are a lot of variations on it. I'm going to present several of them, and once you see how many options ...

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There are a number of traditional Christmas or winter holiday drinks, but in recent years people have gotten very creative. Some people have created Christmas-themed cocktails from scratch, while others have added Christmas twists to existing cocktail recipes. This is a collection of... well, whatever struck my fancy as a winter holiday cocktail. Eggnog is a ...

Posted in Bailey's Irish Cream, Champagne, Cranberry, Grand Marnier, Kahlua, Pomegranate, Schnapps, Vodka 2 Comments »

The main rule of thumb for selecting Thanksgiving cocktails should be: does it make you want to curl up by a fire and sip? Then it's a potential Thanksgiving cocktail. If you want to get even more of a Thanksgiving or autumn feel, think about fall harvest and all the traditional foods of Thanksgiving. Look to ...

Posted in Amaretto, Bailey's Irish Cream, Brandy, Cranberry, Creme de Menthe, Featured, Grand Marnier, Kahlua, Schnapps, Vodka 1 Comment »

Whether or not you celebrate U.S. Independence Day today, this is a fun drink. This gorgeous layered shooter cocktail is called the Fourth of July. It's pictured here with vodka on top, but you can also layer cream on top for a true white effect. (Here's how to pour a layered cocktail.) The overall flavor of ...

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