Empire Cocktail
Created by Jonathan Pogash, The Cocktail Guru, New York City, served at the Empire Room, NYC. Courtesy of Bluecoat Gin.… Read more
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Cosmopolitan Dreams
Just in time for the release of Sex and the City 2, Cointreau asked legendary mixologist Dale DeGroff to put a new twist on the Cosmopolitan. Dale popularized the Cosmo back in the early 1990s at the Rainbow Room in New York. He whipped up a batch for Madonna and entourage after the Grammys. The media picked up photos of the Material Girl sipping a Cosmo and the rest is history.
Dale created the … Read more
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Cherries Jubilee Champagne Cocktail
It’s time to celebrate with a champagne cocktail! What are you celebrating? That’s up to you. But here’s the drink to do it with. It is like a Manhattan meets a champagne cocktail. If that sounds good to you, get those cherries ready.… Read more
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Sparkling Spring Punch
Hobson’s Choice, chose punch as the theme. I really love the way punches bring people together. To me, serving punch means you’re celebrating … even if you’re only celebrating the fact that it’s Wednesday night.
This is a variation on a punch (inspired by this recipe) I figured since it was a great way to ring in the New Year, a little touch of lavender would make it a great way to celebrate the coming … Read more
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Champagne-Mushroom Crostini with Chèvre
This appetizer will lend an air of sophistication to your cocktail party, even though it is super easy to make. Anything with this many foreign words in it has to be good, right?
I was inspired to create this recipe because I had a little bit of leftover champagne that was about to go flat. But you could easily use a dry white wine instead if you didn’t have any bubbly on hand.
For mushrooms, … Read more
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Vegas Phone Call
This came about in the mixoloseum last night. These guys & gals get together every Thursday night to virtually mix cocktails and chat. The theme was “break out the bubbles”, so with Valentine’s Day just around the corner I whipped up this cocktail using Tequila, X-Rated Fusion Liqueur, a bit of Canton Ginger Liqueur, fresh grapefruit juice and, of course, champagne.I turned to the group for a name, and Gabe aka “cocktailnerd” chose the … Read more
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New Year’s Cocktails 2010
Well, that’s it: 2009 is almost a wrap, but not before we have a few cocktails first. As always, Drink of the Week has some clever new cocktails for your enjoyment. First, a couple of cocktails for New Year’s Eve. Start with the New Year’s Sparkler and then just around midnight switch to the Midnight Kick for just that. A bit of tequila will keep the night going strong. On New Year’s Day, you can … Read more
