Cosmo-Not Martini
From Martini Art
6 ounces of freshly squeezed and very cold orange juice.
2 ounces of freshly squeezed and very cold tangerine juice.
2 orange rind twists.
2 very, very thin orange slices.
1 lime cut in half.
3 ounces of cranberry juice.
1 ounce of pomegranate juice.
4 drops of vanilla extract.
1 ounce of seltzer water.
- Add all of your juices and vanilla extract to a shaker 1/2 full with cracked ice.
- Shake for a full minute.
- Squeeze in the juice of your lime and swirl the shaker ten times.
- Strain into 2 large, frozed martini glasses.
- Top each glass with an orange slice and one orange twist.
- Slowly pour one tablespoon of seltzer into each glass (over the orange).
Root Beer Floats
From Bobby Flay
1 pint vanilla ice cream
2 bottles very cold old-fashioned root beer
Splash bourbon, optional
Freshly whipped cream
Place a few scoops of vanilla ice cream into 2 tall chilled float glasses. Pour the root beer and bourbon, if using, over the ice cream and top with a dollop of whipped cream.
Kumquat Champagne Cocktail
From The Surreal Gourmet
10 kumquats - 8 whole, 2 sliced
3 oz Cointreau
3 tbsp sugar
1 bottle champagne
Combine whole kumquats, Cointreau and sugar in a bowl. Use a blunt instrument to smash the kumquats and blend with the other ingredients. Let sit for 30 minutes. Strain off the solids and pour one ounce of liquid into each champagne flute. Top with champagne and garnish with a kumquat slice.
Dirty Girl Scout
From Drink Swap
1 oz vodka
1 oz coffee liqueur (like Kahlua)
1 oz irish cream (like Bailey's)
1 oz white creme de menthe
Mix the vodka, kahlua and bailey's and pour over ice. Pour the creme de menthe down the center of the glass.
Alternatively, I've also found recipes where you can put all ingredients into a shaker over ice and strain into a glass with or without ice cubes.
And, I've also seen it without vodka and served as a shot.
Funky Garlic
From Drink Swap
4 oz Sprite
4 oz Coca-Cola
4 oz White Wine
Chill all ingredients prior to serving. Pour into a highball glass, and stir well.
Income Tax Day Cocktail
From Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Photo by Anne Schamberg
2 ounces gin
1/4 ounce sweet vermouth
1/4 ounce dry vermouth
1 ounce orange juice
Aromatic bitters to taste
Orange slice or twist for garnish
In an ice-filled cocktail shaker, vigorously shake liquid ingredients. Strain into chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with orange.
Blushing Buddha
From Lichido
4 oz Sake
1 oz Lichido Liqueur
One Pitted Lychee
Shake all the ingredients with ice.
Pour into chilled glass.
Garnish with lychee nut.
Grasshopper
From Drink Street
3/4 oz Green Creme de Menthe
3/4 oz White Creme de Cacao
3/4 oz Cream
There are several ways to make this drink. I personally like the blended version.
- Shaken: Take ingredients and shake with ice, strain into cocktail glass.
- Blended: Take ingredients, combine in blender with 1 cup of crushed ice. Blend until smooth (about 30 seconds).
- Blended Extra Creamy: Take ingredients combine in blender with 1 cup of vanilla ice cream. Blend until smooth.
Garnish blended versions with whipped cream and a cherry if desired.
Lemon Rain
From Bar Chef Daymon Smith of Roosevelt Hotel and Star Chefs
2 oz Kettle Citron Vodka (or other Citrus/Lemon flavored vodka)
1 1/2 oz simple syrup
2 oz fresh lemon juice
1/2 oz cranberry juice
1 cherry
Put all ingredients into a martini shaker and shake vigorously for 5 seconds. Pour into a 7 oz martini glass. Garnish with a cherry.
Lucky Stiff Cocktail
From Budget Living October 2005
Makes 4 drinks
10 oz whiskey
1 1/2 oz grenadine
10 oz ginger ale
2 limes, sliced into thin half-moons
2 oranges, sliced into thin half-moons
In a cocktail shaker half filled with ice, combine whiskey and grenadine. Stir and strain into 4 tumblers filled with ice. Top each with ginger ale, and garnish with orange and lime wedges.
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