Category Archives: Spirit Recipes
Don Julio Blanco Jalisco Express
An elegant, coffee-flavored cocktail that’s perfect for after dinner or anytime of the evening.
1 oz Don Julio Blanco
1/2 oz coffee liquor
1/4 oz agave syrup
1 espresso coffee bean
Shake all ingredients together and strain into a martini glass. Float coffee bean as a garnish.
It’s easy as pie…
…to make a tasty cocktail with Figg’s Hot Apple Pie, a new non-alcoholic cocktail mix made in Mansfield, Ohio. Apple cider, apple juice, brown sugar, natural flavors and spices combine to give this mix a yummy aroma just like apple pie – all toasted crust, cinnamon, apples and a hint of vanilla.
www.figgshotapplepie.com
Here are a couple…
Read Entire Article...A Bit o’ History
For all of us Irish-for-a-day Americans who want to top off St. Patrick’s Day with an Irish Coffee, a little history – or at least a legend – is in order. The origin of this drink is a bit controversial in some booze circles, but the commonly held belief is that Irish Coffee was born on a cold…
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Corzo Silver Infusion
4 seedless watermelon spears
4 cucumber spears
Slice fruit and vegetables into spears. Infuse with 750ml Corzo Silver Tequila. Refrigerate for 12-24 hours. Serve chilled.
(Fruit will stay good up to three weeks. Makes approximately 17 servings.)
Read Entire Article...Corzo Modern Margarita
1 part Corzo Silver of Reposado Tequila
1 part agave nectar
2 slices fresh lemon
2 slices fresh Lime
1 slice fresh orange
Traditional Margarita Recipe
2 oz tequila (We prefer reposado)
1 oz triple sec or other orange liqueur
1/2 oz freshly squeezed lime juice
Coarse salt
Lime wedge
I’ll have the last word, please
Everyone might like to have the last word, but for Prohibition-era patrons of the Detroit Athletic Club, it had a very special meaning. The Last Word cocktail has resurfaced recently, and it sure is worth digging out of the mothballs.
Read Entire Article...Captain Morgan Pink Lemonade
1.25 oz Captain Morgan original spiced rum
3 oz cranberry juice
1 oz orange juice
2 oz club soda
Lemon wedge
Pour Captain Morgan and cranberry juice over ice in a cocktail glass. Top with orange juice and soda. Garnish with the lemon wedge.
Read Entire Article...Captain’s Nest
1 oz Captain Morgan Original Spiced Rum
2 oz pineapple juice
2 oz orange juice
1/4 oz amaretto
Lime slice
Combine all but lime in a shaker. Shake with ice and strain into an ice-filled cocktail glass. Garnish with lime slice.
Read Entire Article...Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum Mud Cake
9 TBS butter cut into small pieces
8 oz high quality dark chocolate
1 cup brewed espresso
2 cups sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 cup Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum
2 eggs
2 cups all purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
Heat oven to 325 degrees F. Put the butter,…
Read Entire Article...Basic Homemade Spiced Rum
1 750 ml bottle of decent quality rum (we prefer dark)
1-2 whole vanilla beans, slit lengthwise
1 cinnamon stick, broken into pieces
2-3 whole allspice berries
2-3 whole cloves
5 whole black peppercorns
2 cardamom pods
1/4 tsp freshly grated nutmeg
Peel of one orange, white pith removed
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