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Chocolate Chip

Light brown creamy cocktail being poured

The Chocolate Chip cocktail is an extremely tasty sweet treat that could easily replace a dessert. It uses both shades of creme de cacao, Bailey’s and milk. The end result does actually taste a little like a chocolate chi cookie. Enjoy think drink the next time you’ve got a sweet tooth, It’s great after dinner, ... Read the full article →

Buttered Toffee

Creamy golden cocktail with ice

The Buttered Toffee cocktail is creamy, sweet and delicious. On the one hand, it’s yet another drink featuring irish cream, coffee liqueur and amaretto. But the Half-n-Half makes this one special. The Half-n-Half this recipe refers to is not one of the lagers known by that name in some parts of the world. It’s talking ... Read the full article →

Jamaican Qualude

Blond cocktail against white background

The Jamaican Qualude cocktail is not Jamaican in any way I can understand. It involves Malibu rum, frangelico, Bailey’s Irish cream and milk, so I’m just not seeing why it’s called that. But who cares? It’s spectacularly delicious, as are so many drinks involving Irish cream and frangelico. The rum gives this one a nice ... Read the full article →

Southern Ireland

Light brown, creamy cocktail over ice in a crystal glass

The Southern Ireland cocktail has nothing to do with the southern part of Ireland. The name instead comes from the fact that it’s a mixture of Southern Comfort peach liqueur with Bailey’s Irish cream. The Southern Comfort brings out the whiskey flavor of the Bailey’s, so you will need to like the flavor of whiskey ... Read the full article →

Copper Camel

Two Copper Camel shots on a bar

The Copper Camel blends Bailey’s Irish Cream with a touch of butterscotch schnapps. It’s like a piece of candy in a glass, with a kick. Shots like this one make wonderful nightcaps. They’re not meant to be gulped like tequila shooters – the flavor of a drink like this is much too delicious not to ... Read the full article →

Chocolate Leprechaun

Cocktail that looks like a glass of chocolate milk against white background

The Chocolate Leprechaun is a very light cocktail, with just an ounce of Bailey’s for its alcohol content. It’s hardly a health drink, but at least it does include seven ounces of milk. This makes an ideal dessert drink or a great sweet snack because the milk makes it a little bit filling. The Chocolate ... Read the full article →

Butterscotch Mudslide Shake

Cocktail resembling a chocolate milkshake

The Butterscotch Mudslide Shake sounds like one of those sweet drinks for lightweights, but no. It’s 6 ounces of alcohol, and even though they’re liqueurs and therefore not particularly high proof, this one still sneaks up on you. This drink is very sweet and rich, so obviously it’s a nice dessert substitute. Think of it ... Read the full article →

The 12 cocktails of Christmas

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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 ... Read the full article →

Top 10 Thanksgiving cocktail recipes

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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 ... Read the full article →

French Toast

French toast cocktail in a cocktail glass

The French Toast drink recipe really does taste pretty much like its namesake. It’s a sweet little cocktail, perfect as a shot or a longer drink. It’s really not very good as a breakfast replacement, just in case you were wondering. It’s fabulous as a dessert replacement, however. It’s also enjoyable as a nightcap, or ... Read the full article →

Jack Knife

The Jack Knife cocktail

The Jack Knife cocktail recipe is simply equal parts of Jack Daniels whiskey and Bailey’s Irish Cream. This might not sound like a marriage made in heaven at first, but Irish cream actually complements the flavors in good whiskey nicely. For any snobs out there cringing to think I just called Jack Daniels “good whiskey”, ... Read the full article →

Chocolate Heaven Martini

The Chocolate Heaven Martini served with chocolate candies

The Chocolate Heaven Martini is one of those wonderful chocolate martinis that actually captures a terrific chocolate flavor and doesn’t clutter it up with coffee liqueur or frangelico or anything decisively not chocolate. It’s just chocolate, vodka and cream. The recipe doesn’t call for garnish, but if you want to liven up your presentation of ... Read the full article →

Irish Car Bomb

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The Irish Car Bomb is a beer-based cocktail, similar to a boilermaker. The “Irish” part of the name comes from the fact that the drink features Irish cream and Irish whiskey. The “Car Bomb” part references the many car bombings that took place during the Troubles, which is an offensive reference to many bartenders who ... Read the full article →

Fat Cat

Yellow cocktail against white background

The Fat Cat cocktail is just kind of amazing. The flavors of banana, almond and Irish cream do fantastic things together. If you’ve ever had really good banana pudding on a graham cracker crust, you begin to get the idea. It’s just fantastic. I don’t know if it’s called the Fat Cat because it’ll put ... Read the full article →

Raspberry Beret

Red martini against gray background

The Raspberry Beret is a catchy little cocktail named after a catchy little song. It’s sweet and creamy and delicious – perfect as a dessert substitute. It’s also a lot of fun during winter, anytime you want to warm up with something that’s over the top, exciting and goofy all at the same time – ... Read the full article →

Christmas Cookie

Christmas Cookie

With a name like the Christmas Cookie, this cocktail sounds innocent enough. But be forewarned: it really packs a wallop with three ounces of alcohol. It tastes a little like a peppermint latte, only much better. This makes a delicious dessert drink. Feel free to try other brands of coffee liqueur and Irish cream – ... Read the full article →

Cafe Nelson

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The Cafe Nelson is a well-known, traditional hot coffee drink. Unlike a lot of hot coffee cocktails, this one does not include Kahlua. It instead blends Bailey’s Irish Cream with the hazelnut flavor of Frangelico. The Cafe Nelson isn’t a particularly strong drink, but it’ll definitely keep you warm on long winter evenings. Cafe Nelson ... Read the full article →

Quick Fox

Quick Fox

The Quick Fox is a layered cocktail – three layers, to be precise. Pouring three layers without messing any of them up is slightly tricky and takes a bit of practice. The specific gravity of a liqueur from one brand to the next can also vary, so you need to try this one out with ... Read the full article →

White Flag

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The White Flag is a layered cocktail. Unlike a lot of layered cocktails, such as the B52, this one just uses two liqueurs, which makes it much less intimidating to pour. In fact, you can almost accidentally layer a White Flag without even meaning to. White Flag 1 ounce Frangelico 1/4 ounce Bailey’s Pour in ... Read the full article →

Tea Toddy

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You’ve probably tried using Bailey’s in place of cream and sugar in your coffee, but what about tea? The Tea Toddy cocktail does just that – with a little added bonus surprise. This drink was made for fall and winter, but it’s a nice pick-me-up anytime a cup of tea sounds good. It’s actually very ... Read the full article →

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