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Disgruntled Elf

Green soda-based cocktail in a glass

It seems the perfect time of year for a visit from a Disgruntled Elf. Maybe this one is sick to death of being expected to make enough presents for Earth’s increasing population every year without so much as paid time off. He may even be thinking of starting Occupy The North Pole. Whatever happens, he ... Read the full article →

Neato Bandito

Blue cocktail in a martini glass

Blueberry liqueur isn’t the most commonly used bar ingredient in the world, but it’s a fun liqueur to play with. The Neato Bandito makes great use of it. The mellow sweetness of the blueberry liqueur gets sharpened by lime juice, and a pinch of salt brings all the flavors together. This is a fun drink ... Read the full article →

Poker Face

Three Poker Face cocktails lined up, from overhead

Ever found yourself in the mood for pineapple juice, but not a tropical cocktail? The Poker Face cocktail uses pineapple juice as a base, but that’s as tropical as it gets. The result is a really fun juice drink without any lime or coconut. The Poker Face cocktail is really simple to make – you ... Read the full article →

Eliminator

The Eliminator cocktail, with the rum aflame

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 →

Pink Diamond

The Pink Diamond cocktail served with a cherry and umbrella

The Pink Diamond is an unapologetic frou frou drink. It’s beautiful, pink and creamy, and it tastes like chocolate with just a hint of pomegranate. People may turn up their noses at it, but it’s hard to imagine actually not liking the taste of it. I love that this cocktail has tequila instead of vodka ... 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 →

Iguana

Iguana cocktail in a tall glass.

The Iguana sounds like a variation on a Margarita recipe until you get to the call for Tia Maria. Wait, what? The recipe is seriously asking for Tia Maria alongside sweet and sour mix? Oh, yes, it is. And the result will surprise you. It’s just a hint of coffee liqueur flavor against that delicious ... Read the full article →

Cactus Juice

A Cactus Juice cocktail on a marble table against a dark background

The Cactus Juice cocktail is so easy to make that it might surprise you how fascinating the flavor is. If you love savoring a drink that’s hard to pin down, where all the flavors blend so well into a strange new one that you can’t quite isolate the ingredients, try to imagine tequila with amaretto ... Read the full article →

Black Cactus

Black Cactus cocktail against white background with blackberries

The Black Cactus gets its name from the use of blackberry brandy (hence the “black”) and tequila (hence the cactus reference). It’s a fun little drink that you can scale down to shots (just use 1/2 ounce of each ingredient) if you’re so inclined, since that’s a fun way to down this one. The blackberry ... Read the full article →

Mexican Red Hot

Four red shooters, lined up in a row

The recipe for a Mexican Red Hot cocktail calls for Aftershock cinnamon schnapps. Really, any kind of cinnamon schnapps will give you the same flavor, but Aftershock is red while the others are clear. The red gives the drink a nice visual kick. This cocktail does actually taste a lot like the candy it’s named ... Read the full article →

Tokyo Ice Tea

Tokyo Ice Tea cocktail

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 →

Cabo

Cabo cocktail with pineapple wheel and cherry

The Cabo Cocktail is one of those drinks that makes you feel as good as it tastes. Tequila is a fun spirit, and here it’s blended with pineapple juice and just a touch of lime. It’s very reminiscent of some tropical rum-based drink recipes, but the tequila makes for a nice break. The Cabo cocktail ... 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 →

Warp Core Breach

Brown cocktail in shot glass

Like most shooters, the Warp Core Breach is designed to get a lot of alcohol into you quickly, so absolutely no room in the glass is wasted on mixers. With a name like Warp Core Breach, of course, you’re not expecting anything subtle. It’s meant to be drunk as a shot, but it’s not a ... Read the full article →

Azteca Cocktail

Golden cocktail against white background

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 →

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 →

Back Burner

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If you’ve ever felt chocolate milk was missing a little something, the Back Burner cocktail might be your answer. How about tequila? But in case tequila and chocolate milk don’t sound like a match made in heaven, the Back Burner also includes a touch of Galliano, a “marrying” ingredient that doesn’t add any particular flavor ... Read the full article →

Snowball

Tom and Jerry Cocktail drink

Tired of sophisticated holiday ‘tinis with odd (but so grown-up) flavor combinations and sexy garnishes? Maybe it’s time for a good old-fashioned blended cocktail that looks like a big ball of snow in a glass and tastes like cinnamon. This drink has a flavor that’s definitely for the kid in you – but with three ... Read the full article →

White Lizard

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Tequila is usually paired with lime and occasionally orange juice. Grapefruit juice is a less common pairing, but once you try the White Lizard, you’ll wonder why. The White Lizard cocktail pairs tequila with a lot of grapefruit juice and a little touch of Rose’s Lime to bring it all together. All the sharp notes ... Read the full article →

Tequila Sunset

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There are a couple of different recipes under the name Tequila Sunset. The most common one online involves orange juice and blackberry brandy. This is not that recipe. The Tequila Sunset I like is one of those fantastically simple cocktails that hits just the right note. It blends lemon juice and honey with tequila. You ... Read the full article →

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