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Rasmaretto

Rasmaretto cocktail against white background

The Rasmaretto cocktail blends sweet almond, raspberry and lemon flavors into a surprisingly wonderful combination. The healthy dose of lemonade makes it palatable to most anyone. This is a great cocktail for parties, since it can be pre-mixed and served from a pitcher. It’s also great for relaxing in warm weather, drinking on a night ... Read the full article →

Gin and Bitter Lemon

Clear carbonated cocktail with lemon wedge

The Gin and Bitter Lemon is a neat twist on the Gin and Tonic. Instead of lime, it adds a little lemon juice and sugar to bring out the citrus notes in the gin. This is a fun drink that’s easy on the taste buds and goes well with most anything. Gin and Bitter Lemon ... Read the full article →

Loch Lomond

Three Loch Lomond cocktails on a bar

The Loch Lomond is so named because it features drambuie and dcotch. The vermouth tends to bring out the black licorice aftertaste of the Drambuie. The overall flavor is complex and just a touch sweet. Loch Lomonds are made for sipping and savoring. Don’t waste good scotch on this cocktail – as long as it’s ... Read the full article →

Chapel Hill

The Chapel Hill Cocktail on a dinner table

If you’re looking for something that’s both southern and sophisticated – the sort of drink that might once have been served in a gentleman’s club down south – the Chapel Hill cocktail might be just what you’re looking for. This drink simply blends a little bit of Triple Sec and a touch of lemon juice ... Read the full article →

Pink Rose Fizz

Pink Rose Fizz, served poolside

Don’t ask me why this drink is called a Pink Rose Fizz – it’s not pink! I guess it’s just a reference to pink roses? Whatever the case, this drink is similar to the Gin Fizz – with the addition of an egg white and a little bit of cream. If you don’t want to ... Read the full article →

Gin Fizz

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Think 7-up with a kick, and you’ve got some idea of what the Gin Fizz tastes like. Of course the juniper flavor from the gin makes it a little more interesting than that. But unlike some of the more serious gin drinks, this is a fun, smooth, fizzy, citrusy, slightly sweet concoction that fits anywhere ... Read the full article →

Tiger Juice

Tiger Juice Cocktail: whiskey, lemon juice, orange juice

The Tiger Juice cocktail is very simple and old-fashioned. It’s just Canadian whiskey with orange juice and a touch of lemon juice. This isn’t one of those cocktails that are mainly juice – the whole drink is three ounces, and half of that is the whiskey. As always, don’t waste a good whiskey on a ... Read the full article →

Milano Cocktail

The Milano Cocktail gets its vivid yellow color from Galliano

The Milano Cocktail is a fascinating mix of flavors. It features equal parts gin, Galliano and lemon juice. The juniper notes in gin are very well complemented by lemon, and Galliano mellows the sharp notes with its balance of vanilla and anise. It makes for a taste that may take a little getting used to, ... Read the full article →

R.A.F. Cocktail

The R.A.F. Cocktail against a white backdrop

The R.A.F. Cocktail is basically two ounces of brandy with an ounce of lemon juice – and that sounds delicious right there – but it has a special twist. It doesn’t use plain brandy or even cognac: it uses applejack and apricot brandy to add wonderful hints of fruity flavor. This is the sort of ... Read the full article →

Bahama Mama

A Bahama Mama against a white background

The Bahama Mama is an old classic. It blends flavors of pineapple juice, coconut and a touch of coffee with two types of rum. It’s less alcohol intensive than a lot of the classic rum punches, which is nice if you want something you can enjoy more than one of without falling out of your ... Read the full article →

Forester

Forester cocktail with cherry against gray background

I think of the Forester cocktail an alternative to a Whiskey Sour. While the Whiskey Sour uses sugar to sweeten the bourbon whiskey, the Forester uses cherry liqueur for that purpose. Then a sqeeuze of lemon adds the final touch of zesty citrus. The final result is a slightly sweet, easygoing drink that makes bourbon ... Read the full article →

Whiskey Smash

Whiskey Smash against blue background

The Whiskey Smash is basically a mojito with whiskey instead of rum and lemon instead of lime (works better with whiskey). This is not a drink for every palate. If you don’t like mojitos, you probably won’t like this. And don’t feel bad if you don’t – mint is a strong flavor, and it just ... Read the full article →

Apple Cart

Two Apple Cart cocktails against a white backdrop

Calvados is a well-loved spirit for good reason. It’s an apple brandy, but that just means it has notes of apple and pear – it’s not actually fruity. But it blends wonderfully with citrus, so the Apple Cart cocktail blends calvados with a little lemon juice and the orange flavor of Cointreau. The citrus adds ... Read the full article →

Nicky Finn

Nicky Finn cocktail against sky backdrop

The Nicky Finn cocktail is one you could definitely refer to as sophisticated. There’s no frou-frou, no mixers you could buy out of a vending machine. But it’s an easy, smooth drink that doesn’t demand a specially trained palate. Brandy gets pleasantly overwhelmed by Cointreau and lemon juice, and that little dash of Pernod makes ... Read the full article →

Porch Crawler

Porch Crawler cocktail against gray background

When you serve a drink called the Porch Crawler, you can’t expect your friends to see you as refined and sophisticated. But if you pick the right friends, you can expect them to thank you. The Porch Crawler is definitely a down home kind of drink, and that’s the beauty of it. Sometimes you just ... Read the full article →

Green Dragon

Green cocktail against green background

Like most gin based drinks, the Green Dragon cocktail can be a bit of an acquired taste. In addition to the juniper/herbal flavor of the gin, the Green Dragon features a touch of creme de menthe, and uses Kummel (an herbal liqueur) and orange bitters as a marrying ingredients to blend those two powerful flavors ... Read the full article →

Lemon Drop Martini

Light yellow Lemon Drop Martini with sugar-rimmed flass and lemon wheel

The Lemon Drop Martini is an extremely well-established classic. It’s sweet enough to disguise the alcohol flavor, so it’s popular with occasional and social drinkers. It actually tastes very much like the candy for which it was named. Lemon Drop Martinis are great for drinking on a night out dancing. And they’re one of those ... Read the full article →

Western Sling

Orange-ish cocktail by poolside with cherry, orange and straw

The Western Sling cocktail is an easy-going fruity drink featuring three ounces pineapple juice – and most of an ounce of simple syrup, too. But it’s not as sweet as it sounds, because there’s also lemon juice and gin. It’s a variation on the Singapore Sling, and like the Singapore, the alcohol in it can ... Read the full article →

KGB cocktail

Amber cocktail in martini glass with twist of lemon

The KGB cocktail is not named for the former Russian intelligence agency, and does not contain vodka. I just wanted to clear that up right off the bat, because that was my initial assumption the first time I heard about it. That said, it does contain one ingredient that can come from Russia – Kimmel. ... Read the full article →

Pacifist

Red cocktail in martini glass with lemon twist on white background

The Pacifist cocktail is as easy-going as the name might lead you to believe. It’s brandy and rum with a tiny bit of fruitiness – but the only sweetness is what comes from the raspberry syrup, so it’s not an overtly fruity drink. It’s really just a very friendly drink that has no hostile intentions ... Read the full article →

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