To float the brandy, hold a barspoon bowl-side facing down, with the front edge of the bowl touching the rim of the glass just at the surface of the drink. Slowly and gently pour the Cognac over the back of…
Category: Cocktails
Blackberry apricot sangria
Ingredients 3 apricots, sliced 2 Cups blackberries 3/4 Cup water 1/2 Cup sugar 1 bottle 750 ML Gallo Family Vineyards Pink Moscato (or any sweet
Pink Collins
Spring cocktail time! This one that I made .. tastes like a delicate and refreshing grapefruit-elderflower soda with strawberries. (But don’t let that fool ya’ … there’s vodka in there!) Use juicy Ruby Red grapefruits, which are still hanging around, and…
Blackberry Hot Toddy
You will be relieved however to know that there is some common ground detailing what the basic building blocks should be: an alcoholic spirit, a sweetener, lemon and some kind of warm base (tea, cider or water). The recipe below makes…
Plum Smash
A smash is a classic cocktail where the fruit is smashed or crushed with the liquor. We didn’t quite do that. Instead, we muddled fresh plums with bourbon, simple syrup, lemon juice, and just a bit of fresh thyme. The…
PLUMPKIN
This easy mojito variation from Area Four in Cambridge, Massachusetts is best with a flavorful, ripe plum or pluot. It’s perfect for a hot late-summer day. Ingredients 1 ripe black plum or pluot, quartered 1 teaspoon sugar 1/2 lime, cut…
CHRISTMAS CUP
For parties or any type of seasonal entertaining, I like a cocktail that gets poured together in a jug rather than mixed up by the glass. And this is the
Low-Calorie Piña Colada
The infusion uses dried, shredded coconut (the kind used for baking, so you probably have half an old bag of the stuff in your cupboard). Using vodka let the
Whiskey Tea Highball
Smoky lapsang souchong tea lends a deep, Scotch-like edge in this simple southern highball. 1 oz. bourbon 5 oz. lapsang souchong and heather flower tea
Cherry limeade cocktails
Ingredients 2 Cups lemon lime soda 1/4 – 1/3 Cup of vodka (depending how strong you like it) 2 Tbls grenadine 1 Tbls fresh squeezed lime