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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 →

Old Flame

Old Flame cocktail with cherry against white background

The Old Flame cocktail has a nostalgic feel, as you might expect from the name. Dale DeGroff invented it almost by accident: he’d chosen Negronis to serve with a dinner, and the people he served it to didn’t like the bitters-based flavor. He asked the bartender to add in orange juice and Cointreau, and the ... Read the full article →

Ambience

The Ambience cocktail against a white background

The Ambience cocktail is a drink recipe that balances the flavor of orange with a strong lime component, and a less obvious note of depth from cognac. While it has five ounces of fruit juice in it, it also has a fairly strong alcohol content. Because of the juice, Ambience is one of those cocktails ... Read the full article →

Haitian Gold

Haitian Gold cocktail against waterfront background

The Haitian Gold cocktail has so much fruit juice, you could almost mistake it for a health drink. It’s not, though. It’s just a lovely fruity, fairly strong cocktail that’s sweet enough to be a dessert drink. Enjoy a Haitian Gold anytime you’re craving a fruity drink with a kick. It’s great paired with salty ... Read the full article →

Safari Juice

Safari Juice cocktail, garnished with pineapple

The Safari Juice cocktail is an extravaganza of fruity flavors – orange, melon and a dash of pomegranate. It’s highly drinkable, has enough orange juice to pass for a breakfast drink (but on the strong side), and is really refreshing. This cocktail is ideal for hot days – the kind of days where it’s hard ... Read the full article →

Satan’s Whiskers

Satan's Whiskers cocktail with a bottle of vermouth

You hate vermouth. You especially hate sweet vermouth. That’s okay, it’s just one of those flavors people either love or hate. I mention this because the Satan’s Whiskers cocktail boasts two ounces of the stuff, in dry and sweet forms. That said, this cocktail surprises some vermouth haters, proving to be one of the only ... Read the full article →

Crystal Cranberry

Crystal Cranberry cocktail against white background

The Crystal Cranberry is very smooth and drinkable – a nice choice for light drinkers who aren’t really used to the taste of alcohol. But it also suits experienced drinkers. It’s tasty without being full of sweet liqueurs or simple sugar. This cocktail is one of those drinks that comes with twice as much fruit ... Read the full article →

Captain Creamsicle

Captain Creamsicle cocktail in martini glass

The Captain Creamsicle is a really fun blended ice cream cocktail. While it may sound like yet another unsophisticated “candy” drink for the college set, cocktail recipes like this one were all the rage back in the 50s. They were usually made in batches beforehand and served as dessert drinks. Most importantly, this is a ... Read the full article →

Purple Pushover

Purple Pushover cocktail against purple background

The Purple Pushover is a mostly rum-based cocktail, with orange and pineapple juice, and  some very clear notes from a red raspberry liqueur and grenadine. The taste is fruity and sweet – more mellow than citrus. Mixing a Purple Pushover is interesting to watch, so this is a great drink to serve to guests you ... Read the full article →

Banilla Splash

The Banilla Splash with cherries, oranges and a little umbrella

The Banilla Splash is a friendly little cocktail served in a big curvy glass. There’s absolutely nothing intimidating about this drink. It’s got vodka that’s flavored vanilla, a liqueur that’s banana flavored, and plenty of fruit juice – orange, mainly, with a touch of cranberry. It’s sweet and easy going, and you could even have ... Read the full article →

Flying Tiger

Orange Flying Tiger cocktail against a gray background

The Flying Tiger cocktail requires an open mind. After all, orange juice and creme de menthe? That doesn’t sound right. But therein lies the magic of mixology. With vodka diluting the other flavors and Galliano “marrying” them, you can blend these flavors into a drink that works surprisingly well. The orange juice remains the dominant ... Read the full article →

Jamaica Glow

Orangish cocktail against white background

The Jamaica Glow cocktail is oddly named because it’s mostly comprised of gin. It features just a teaspoon of Jamaican rum. Maybe it’s supposed to make you feel like you’re in Jamaica? Whatever the case, it’s an unusual and interesting little cocktail. Be sure to use a good gin, as that will provide a lot ... Read the full article →

Executive Sunrise

Reddish-orange cocktail

The Executive Sunrise is sort of a riff on the Tequila Sunrise. You upgrade the white tequila to gold tequila, and instead of grenadine for the sunrise effect, you use creme de cassis. The drinks look pretty much identical. The creme de cassis falls to the bottom and creates the reddish “sunrise” effect. This is ... Read the full article →

Georgia Pie

Orange cocktail against gray background

With a name like Georgia Pie, you might expect this cocktail to contain Southern Comfort and taste peachy. And you’d be right. The Georgia Pie cocktail delivers the peachy flavor on two different levels: the Southern Comfort and the peach schnapps. Add to that some pineapple juice and just a touch of grenadine for color ... Read the full article →

Seaweed

Murky green-blue cocktail against water background.

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 →

Flying Kangaroo

Pale yellow creamy drink in cocktail glass with pineapple garnish.

I’m not sure where the Flying Kangaroo cocktail gets its name. No kangaroos are involved. There’s not quite enough alcohol in this drink to make you see flying kangaroos. Whatever the case, this is a really fun drink. It’s got the tropical feel of a Pina Colada with its coconut cream, rum and pineapple juice, ... Read the full article →

Chameleon

Orangey-yellowish drink on green background

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 →

Fat Charley

Yellowish cocktail with lemon wedges

The Fat Charley cocktail features the flavors of orange, coconut and banana with a touch of cranberry just to marry it all together. This cocktail has enough of a tropical feel that drinking it during winter can make you feel like you’re somewhere warm and balmy. It’s a double – three ounces of alcohol – ... Read the full article →

Lunchbox

Amber colored drink in glass mug

The Lunchbox is designed for chugging. There’s nothing sophisticated about it, and no reason to linger. It’s not even very pretty: there’s no garnish, and it tends to look like weak beer. But it tastes better than it looks, and it’s the equivalent of a good couple of other cocktails in terms of alcohol. Lunchbox ... Read the full article →

El Cid

El Cid cocktail

With a name like El Cid, you might expect the cocktail to be tequila based, but you’d be wrong. The El Cid defies many expectations. It’s low on alcohol (only an ounce, two-thirds of a standard drink serving), and it mixes gin with melon liqueur, lime juice and orange juice. It tastes like a mellow ... Read the full article →

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