Eyeball Martini
Happy Halloween! This spooky twist on the classic martini, gets it’s good looks from Olive Stuffed Radishes – cool! Courtesy of Van Gogh Vodkas and Gin.… Read more
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Black Widow
This week’s drink comes to us from 42 Below Vodka. It gets it dark and spooky look from a good amount of grape juice. 42 Below comes from New Zealand (42 degrees below the equator) and is a quadruple distilled premium bodka. We haven’t tried it yet, but we’ll keep you posted once we get our hands on a bottle. Recipe courtesy of 42 Below Vodka.… Read more
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Widow’s Kiss – This Week’s Drink Recipe
This spooky Halloween treat takes advantage of the ever popular monk-made French liqueur chartreuse. This herbal treat has been made for centuries in one particular monestary, making it perfect for a Halloween potion.
Ingredients1 oz apple brandy
Instructions
½ oz Benedictine
½ oz yellow chartreuse
Dash angostura bittersCombine everything in a shaker with ice. Mix well and stain in to a chilled cocktail glass.… Read more
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Charro Negro
The month of October begins preparation for one of Mexico’s most celebrated and historic holidays, Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) which falls on November 1 and 2. Tequila Herradura, one of the world’s most revered and storied premium tequila, is featuring the Herradura Charro Negro, referring to the traditional cowboy of Mexico who sometimes dresses in black when mourning a loved one, as its drink of the month in recognition of the … Read more
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This Week’s Drink – Red Death
Fall is here and Halloween is just a few short weeks away. So for the next five weeks we will be featuring Halloween Themed Cocktails. This week’s drink is called “Red Death” a combination of an Alabama Slammer and a Kamikaze.
Ingredients1 oz vodka
Instructions
½ oz Southern Comfort
½ oz sloe gin
¼ oz triple sec
½ oz orange juice
¼ oz lime juiceCombine ingredients in a shaker filled with a cup … Read more
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This Week’s Drink – Buddy’s Cajun Martini
Perfect for football season, Buddy sends us this creation from Cajun Country. This spicy concoction is perfect for LSU vs. VT on Saturday Night, I’m thinking pitchers!
Ingredients2 ½ oz vodka
Instructions
1/4 oz dry vermouth
Olive juice (Buddy recommends Dirty Tony’s)
1 to 4 drops of Bulliard’s Louisiana Supreme Habanero Pepper SauceShake over ice. Pour into pre-chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with pickled okra, jalapeño stuffed olives, tomolives, pickled string beans, cocktail onions, … Read more
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This Week’s Drink – Napa Valley Breeze
As Summer ends elsewhere, it begins here in San Francisco and September trips to Napa are a tradition. This variation of the classic Sea Breeze, is made with vodka distilled from grapes. The Napa Valley Breeze is a cool alternative to Napa’s other favorite libation.
Ingredients1 ½ oz grape vodka
Instructions
Equal parts grapefruit and cranberry juices
Splash triple secMix Ingredients and shake. Serve on rocks!
Thanks, Shua!… Read more
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This Week’s Drink – Lijit Cocktail
This week’s drink goes out to Lijit, the Colorado (go, Buffs!) company that supplies site search for all of you loyal Drink of the Week readers.
We created this drink specially for the hard working folks at Lijit, who when not helping you to find great cocktails on Drink of the Week, enjoy tequila and Midori.
They also had an arbitrary iPhone giveaway and and picked yours truly as a winner, for giving them inspiration … Read more
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This Week’s Drink – Goose My Ass
It was bound to happen, a cocktail made with the new super concentrated energy drink 5-Hour Energy. Reader BB sends us this mixture of premium Grey Goose Vodka and high-octane 5-Hour Energy. Grab one and hold on!
Ingredients2 oz Grey Goose
Instructions
1 oz 5-hour Energy DrinkAdd to Grey Goose and 5-hour Energy to cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake until well and strain into a shot glass.
Thanks, BB!… Read more
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This Week’s Drink – The Grizzly
Jason sends us this energy drink fueled concoction containing bourbon, brown ale, and lemonade. The Grizzly is not just a drink it is a meal. Be careful, a few of these and you be three sheets and wide awake. OK, maybe that ain’t so bad.
Ingredients-
1 oz bourbon
2 oz lemonade or sour
3 oz energy drink
Fill with ice
Top with beer (brown ale recommended )
Jason has been making these for … Read more