Mix That Drink | Cocktail Recipes, Infusions, Drinks

Brandy Alexander Drink Recipe

The Brandy Alexander is a dessert drink: chocolatey, sweet, creamy and smooth. Because the alcohol taste is so light, you might think of it as a spiked milkshake. But it’s more subtle and grown-up than that.

The C&T Cocktail, an original reader recipe

The C&T Cocktail was suggested by one of our readers, who created it with a friend. It’s based on the Cranberry Gin, but it adds flavors of orange and lime.

The Opium Cocktail

The Opium cocktail recipe blends bourbon with fresh-squeezed ruby red grapefruit juice, tamarind syrup, lemon juice and poppy seed for a surprisingly refreshing flavor.

Tom Collins drink recipe

The Tom Collins is a very simple, classic drink with a bold, straightforward flavor. It’s essentially a fizzy gin lemonade.

Blue Nectar Blackberry Bramble Cocktail recipe

The Blue Nectar Blackberry Bramble is a twist on the traditional Blackberry Bramble. Instead of gin, this version uses Blue Nectar’s Reposado tequila, which has a smooth, light oak character.

Port Elderflower original cocktail recipe

The Port Elderflower cocktail is a lightly sweet concoction I put together one night when I wondered what port would taste like with St. Germain Elderflower.

B52 classic shot drink recipe

The classic B52 shot recipe layers Kahlua, then Baileys Irish Cream, and then Grand Marnier on top. It tastes a little like caramel, but with hints of mocha and orange.

Captain & Loco coconut cocktail recipe

The Captain & Loco cocktail is a delicious coconut flavored rum drink with hints of spice. It features Captain Morgan LocoNut with the Captain’s Spiced Rum.

The Boulevardier Drink Recipe

If you’ve rejected the Negroni in the past because you don’t like gin, you might want to try The Boulevardier. It uses whiskey instead of gin, and the flavor difference is surprising.

How to pour a layered cocktail

Layered cocktails taste good, look amazing and impress anyone who sees you successfully pouring them. They’re typically associated with sweet liqueurs, but plenty of layered cocktail recipes use rum, whiskey, vodka and other hard liquors to cut the sweetness and add some kick. Whether your style is “cin-cin” or “chug chug,” there’s a layered cocktail

Beny Moré Cocktail

The Beny Moré Cocktail was created at Calle Dão restaurant in New York to celebrate National Vodka Day on October 4 and to honor Beny Moré, one of the greatest Cuban popular singers of all time.