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Raspberry Beer

The Raspberry Beer cocktail is one of those extremely simple drinks that are surprisingly tasty. It’s just a shot of raspberry rum stirred into a can of cheap beer. And yes, it really is better with cheap beer – something decent but meh. The raspberry rum adds a nice fruity note to the bitterness of ... Read the full article →

Mona Cocktail

The Mona Cocktail mixes three liquors that don’t often get to mingle in the same glass: vodka, bourbon and light rum. It’s an interesting mix, and the sweet and sour and Rose’s lime added to it make for a flavor that once considered being sweet, but decided to be tangy instead. With three ounces of ... Read the full article →

Neon Tea

The Neon Tea cocktail, like the Long Island Iced Tea cocktail, throws a bunch of white liquors in together and disguises the surprising strength of the alcohol in a beguiling sweet flavor: in this case, sour apple schnapps. The taste of the Neon Tea starts out nicely tart-sour, and mellows as you finish. It’s a ... Read the full article →

Bacardi Root Beer Float

How does a vanilla root beer sound? That’s basically what you’re getting with the Bacardi Root Beer Float cocktail, which mixes root beer with a generous helping of vanilla-infused rum. No need to scoop in the ice cream for this float; just open and pour. I’m classifying this one as a cocktail, but part of ... Read the full article →

Eliminator

Who doesn’t love a cocktail you can set on fire? The Eliminator is your basic one ounce shot comprised of three different liquors – well, four, if you count the rum that burns off when you light it. This is a fun drink for getting loosened up as the evening’s just getting started. But remember, ... Read the full article →

Rampage

I’m not sure how the Rampage cocktail got its name. It’s not likely to send you on a rampage. It can hardly go on a rampage by itself. Maybe it’s just the Captain Morgan’s spiced rum and its association with pirates that made somebody think of rampaging. In any case, the Rampage is a spiced ... Read the full article →

Haitian Gold

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 →

Embassy Cocktail

The Embassy Cocktail is an old classic that dates back to the 1930s and the Embassy Club in Hollywood. Like 1930s Hollywood, it has a certain sophisticated glamor. The taste strikes a great balance between sweet, bitter and sour. It’s one of those fairly strong drinks that manages to go down very smoothly. This is ... Read the full article →

Amber Haze

The Amber Haze cocktail is light, easy-going and refreshing. The flavor is apple with just a touch of pomegranate. This gets combined with soda water for some carbonation. The alcohol content is on the weak side. This is a great choice for light drinkers, or anytime you want just enough alcohol to relax. It’s perfect ... Read the full article →

Raspberry Blush

The Raspberry Blush has a liquor combination that might strike you as odd: dark rum and dry vermouth. Most people aren’t familiar with good vermouth, so it has an undeserved reputation for being gross. When it’s good, it’s basically an herbed, spiced wine that lends itself to cocktails that will emphasize either the wine flavor ... Read the full article →

Naughty Gnome

Vernors Ginger Ale was a staple when I was growing up. It’s a rich, spicy ginger ale – not your usual pale stuff. It’s a real treat, and its mascot has always, for some reason, been a gnome. The Naughty Gnome cocktail takes Vernors Ginger Ale to new heights by adding dark rum and a ... Read the full article →

Venus Rum

The Venus Rum cocktail has a light refreshing flavor, a nice fizzy quality, and double standard alcohol strength. It’s actually a rare combination, since most drinks featuring soda water use a lot of it, and consequently don’t have much of a kick. This particular drink reverses that ratio. This cocktail goes well with a light ... Read the full article →

Ladyluv

The Ladyluv cocktail looks like a lot of other drinks – just another golden-amber cocktail. But the taste is something else. It blends whiskey with two different rums and a little white creme de cacao for a touch of sweetness. The result is a little mysterious, forcing you to keep sipping as you try to ... Read the full article →

Quantum Theory

I wonder where the Quantum Theory cocktail got its name. There’s nothing incomprehensible about this cocktail, and it’s not as mind-blowing as, say, the Zombie. My guess is that it’s the Strega. This is an interesting cocktail, blending sweet and sour citrus flavors with rum and orange liqueur by way of Strega herbal liqueur, which ... Read the full article →

Kermit

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 →

Bahama Mama

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 →

Captain Creamsicle

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 →

Marshmallow Shooter {MixThatDrink Original}

The Marshmallow Shooter is a cocktail recipe I invented. I haven’t found any other cocktails of the same name, nor any that try to emulate the taste of a marshmallow in cocktail form. And let me tell you: it’s not easy. But I think this recipe does at least suggest the flavor of marshmallow. Marshmallows ... Read the full article →

Purple Pushover

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 →

Tokyo Ice Tea

The Tokyo Ice Tea cocktail recipe sounds a lot like the Long Island Iced Tea at first, and not just because of the name. Gin, vodka, rum, tequila – it’s a white liquor extravaganza. But after that, the similarity ends. The Tokyo Iced Tea adds 7-up instead of dark cola, and kiwi liqueur instead of ... Read the full article →

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