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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

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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

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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

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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 →

Hazel’s Wonder

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Hazel’s Wonder is a blended drink you could easily swap with dessert. Blended drinks combine some liquid ingredients with at least one solid, such as ice or fruit. This one’s a little unusual in that it uses shelled hazelnuts as the solid ingredient. This gives the drink a unique nutty flavor that’s out of this ... Read the full article →

Romance

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The Romance cocktail is all about coffee, chocolate and cream flavors. It’s sinfully rich and sweet. Anytime you see Kahlua and Bailey’s in a recipe, the image that springs to mind is of the just-old-enough-to-drink set in a club giggling over drinks designed to comfortably resemble the beverages of childhood. And yeah, there’s no denying ... Read the full article →

The Percolator Cocktail

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The Percolator is a cold coffee-based cocktail that goes down smooth while it wakes you up. It’s great as a breakfast or brunch cocktail. Just don’t serve it at a party where you’re hoping everyone will leave in a timely manner – or if you do, make the coffee decaf. The caffeine/alcohol combo can keep ... Read the full article →

B-52

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Online, you’ll find quite a few variations on the B-52. The classic recipe layers Kahlua, then Bailey’s Irish Cream, and then Grand Marnier on top. This drink is more about the layering technique than the specific recipe (a whole lotta liqueurs are going to taste good together like this). The B-52 1/2 ounce Kahlua (or ... Read the full article →