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Caribbean Mist

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The Caribbean Mist cocktail is one of those drinks that’s all about the flavor, except for the part that’s about the color.  It blends citrus, pineapple, lemon and coconut notes into a lovely blue-green liquid reminiscent of the Caribbean sea. I think of this one as a cross between your traditional tropical rum drink and ... Read the full article →

Full Moon

The Full Moon Cocktail served on the rocks

The Full Moon cocktail is very simple, with just two delicious liqueurs: amaretto and orange curacao. The sweetness of the almond flavor mellows the tartness of the orange without dulling the citrus notes too much. Enjoy a Full Moon as a dessert replacement, a nightcap, or anytime you feel like having a bit of sweetness. ... Read the full article →

Mage’s Fire

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The Mage’s Fire can be blended on demand as a drink, but it’s designed to be mixed together in a vodka bottle and poured like a straight drink, served as shots. It gets its name from the spooky light blue color it turns, and somebody who’s watched a few too many fantasy movies. This drink ... Read the full article →

Kermit

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The Kermit Cocktail is so named because it’s green, like the Muppet. But there the resemblance ends. The predominant flavor is banana, with a nice orange tang from the blue curacao. If you’re wondering why the Kermit cocktail features two banana liqueurs (Pisand Ambon is a specific banana liqueur; the other ingredient can be any ... Read the full article →

Soho Martini

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The Soho Martini has a light orange and vanilla flavor, but if that makes you think “Dreamsicles,” stop. This is not a candy drink. It’s not even very sweet. It’s a real, grown-up drink, not a “candy ‘tini.” And it delivers a gentle relaxing buzz instead of ice cream pains. The Soho Martini is great ... Read the full article →

Seaweed

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The Seaweed cocktail gets its name from its looks: it’s blueish-green and a little murky looking. But it tastes a lot better than it looks – fruity, with flavors of orange and melon, and a little on the sweet side. As with most cocktails containing a soft drink as a mixer, this one is all ... Read the full article →

Undertow

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The Undertow is a 100% alcohol shooter cocktail that balances sweet with tangy very nicely. The sweet comes from the raspberry schnapps and the tangy from the orange flavor of the blue curacao. It’s also one of the simplest drinks you’ll ever pour, so if you have any concerns about your skills as a bartender, ... Read the full article →

Azteca Cocktail

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The Azteca Cocktail is one of those very rich, very delicious Kahlua cocktails. But instead of Kahlua’s usual partner in crime – Bailey’s – this drink adds something special: a dash orange curacao. It’s a bit like a mocha (with the creme de cacao) with a wonderful hint of orange – and some tequila, which ... Read the full article →

El Caribe (Caribbean Martini)

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The El Caribe cocktail is known as the Caribbean Martini. It bears very little resemblance to a traditional martini, but it certainly has a Caribbean flair. It naturally uses rum as its main spirit – specifically a lemon flavored rum. Like a martini, it’s pure alcohol, so the closest it comes to “mixers” is the ... Read the full article →

Blue Long Island

Blue cocktail over ice with blue straw and lemon slice for garnish.

Once upon a time, it must have occurred to someone that the Long Island Iced Tea was nearly perfect, except for one thing: it wasn’t blue. Turns out that’s a situation easily remedied: enter the (predictably named) Blue Long Island. Instead of cola, you use Blue Curacao. Of course, not adding cola does change the ... Read the full article →

Chameleon

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The Chameleon cocktail may get its name from the fact that the recipe isn’t very exact, so it tends to come out a little different every time you do it. It doesn’t matter, though – it’s always tasty. Or it may get its name from the fact that the standard recipe calls for blue curacao ... Read the full article →

Antoine’s Lullaby

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Antoine’s Lullaby is a rum-based cocktail that’s so deliciously low on the sweetness scale that you have to serve it in a sugar-rimmed glass. It has a bold flavor – rum and lemon juice, with touches of fruitiness from the port and curacao. It may look frou-frou, but it’s really not. Antoine’s Lullaby 1 ounce ... Read the full article →

Volcano

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The Volcano is one spectacular-tasting champagne cocktail. It blends the flavor of raspberry liqueur and the orangey taste of curacao with champagne for a pure alcohol treat. There’s no reason to waste expensive champagne on this cocktail, since the liqueurs will drown out the more subtle notes anyway. This drink is a great way to ... Read the full article →

China Blue

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The China Blue gets its color like so many blue drinks – from blue curacao. But it gets a very special flavor from the lychee liqueur. The taste of lychee is sweet and slightly flowery. This contrasts beautifully with the tartness of the grapefruit juice and the sweet-tart of the curacao. The China Blue is ... Read the full article →

Garnet Crow

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Here’s a shock: the Garnet Crow is a very dark, nearly black red color. This powerful concoction is oddly perfect for sipping along as you read Edgar Allen Poe. Or something about pirates. Or you could just watch TV. Or do anything that doesn’t involve operating mechanical equipment with any magnitude of danger, because with ... Read the full article →

Blue Russian

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So you’ve got your White Russians and your Black Russians, but have you heard of a Blue Russian? This cocktail is definitely one of the lesser known Russians. It uses Blue Curacao as its liqueur. That gives it an orangey flavor – with the cream, it becomes a little like a Dreamsicle in a glass. ... Read the full article →

Jade

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There are a couple of different recipes called Jade cocktails. For maximum enjoyment, you will need both of them. The first one reminds me of a Mojito. Jade #1 2 ounces white rum 1/4 ounce green creme de menthe 1/2 ounce Cointreau 1/2 ounce lime juice Shake everything up with ice and strain it into ... Read the full article →

Queen Victoria

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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 ... Read the full article →

El Cerro

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El Cerro means “the hill” in English. No word on how this cocktail got that name, but El Cerro is a popular name for restaurants and nightclubs, so it may have come from one of them originally. The El Cerro is a rum-based cocktail that’s fairly strong, but it has enough fruit juice to be ... Read the full article →

Adelle Special

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Here’s a cocktail recipe you may never have heard of. At least, I can’t find it on the net like so many others. It’s the Adelle Special, and it’s extremely simple but sublime. If you’re new to Scotch, this cocktail makes a lovely introduction to it. If you already love Scotch but occasionally want something ... Read the full article →

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