Liqueurs

  • X-Rated Summer Brunch Cocktails

    Brunch is a time-honored tradition and a must for summer weekends. Who are we to thank this laid-back bonus meal that defies the rules established by the traditional three-times-daily meal plan?

    Some claim brunch emerged as a leisurely privilege for wealthy Brits during the turn of the 19th/20th century and point to Guy Beringer’s 1895 essay “Brunch: A Plea,” in which he argued, “By eliminating the need to get up early on Sunday, brunch would … Read more

  • July 4th Cocktails from SKYY & Campari

    Our friends at Campari, the makers of SKYY, Campari, and Cabo Wabo, created a collection of refreshing new cocktails for Independence Day.

      All American Blue: Vodka, blue curaçao and white grape juice. Refreshing! Americano: This cocktail put Campari on the map when hardly an American had ever heard of Campari. Cherry Patriot: Cherry-infused vodka, whiskey, cointreau, sweet vermouth and a touch of lemon juice. Firecracker AKA Pomegranate Margarita: Tequila and some other stuff. Need we
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  • Absinthe Gummi Bears

    A little restaurant called Tailor in NYC created this very adult candy. Not to be mistaken for a normal, mostly sugar Gummi Bears of your childhood, these bruins are 85% absinthe with a touch of gelatin and sugar to hold it all together.

    Served along side an espresso, the absinthe gummi bear is a true cocktail treat. And no need to order it and seem like a lush. Simply order an espresso and your new … Read more

  • Campari Citrus Infusion

    Memorial Day weekend is upon us, thus kicking off the Summer Season. Even if Summer doesn’t “officially” begin for another month, it’s time to break out the grill, coolers and other gear for outdoor entertaining. Campari, the shockingly red Italian aperitif, had some of the world’s best mixologist create a series refreshing Summer cocktails. This week I chose a recipe that is perfect for that Summer BBQ Party.

    Ingredients
      1 liter (~4 cups) Campari 1
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  • Mounds Bar

    Reader Darci share a bit of our childhood in an adult incarnation. Amazing, it does taste like a Mounds Bar. Ad a bit of amaretto and you’ve got an Almond Joy.

    Ingredients

    2 oz Parrot Bay Coconut Rum
    1 oz Godiva Chocolate Liquor

    Instructions

    Pour over ice in a highball or bucket glass and sip!

    Thanks, Darci!… Read more

  • Movie MILFs and the Cocktails That Love Them

    Happy Mother’s Day!

    To help celebrate, X-Rate Fusion Liqueur created cocktails in honor of our favorite MILFs from TV and Film.

      Sweet Ben’s Pink Lemonade – Mrs Robinson in The Graduate, played by Anne Bancroft The Dean’s Wife – Marion Wormer in Animal House, played by Verna Bloom X Meeting Mrs. Bing – Chandler’s Mom in Friends, played by Morgan Fairchild The X-Rated Rec Room – Stifler’s mom in American Pie,
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  • Earth Day – Organic & Sustainable Spirits

    Happy Earth Day!

    This year the beverage industry is full of sustainable and organic products. We’ve had the pleasure to try a few.

    360 Vodka: a 100% organic vodka from the Midwest.

    Veev: A sustainable açai spirit full of antioxidants and made with a process that uses 200% less energy than traditional methods.

    Root: An organic sassafrass, sarsparilla spirit from the folks at Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction (that’s quite a word full).  … Read more

  • Veev – Susutainable Acai Spirit Review

    Veev is a spirit made from Brazil’s National fruit, the açai (pronounced ah-SIGH-ee) berry. The açai is a packed with antioxidants, omega 3s, calcium, vitamins C & E, and protein. The spirit also contains natural hangover cure, prickly pear and acerola cherry. Veev base spirit is hand crafted and column distilled from wheat.

    Veev is a sustainable company that donates $1 from every bottle towards green initiatives. The product is 100% natural and is made … Read more

  • April Fool’s

    Seems like a good day for drinking? This day is one of fun, merriment and hoaxes. Of course, I have to work.

    Apple Fool’s Ingredients

    1 shot (1 ½ oz) of sour apple schnapps
    ½ oz grenadine
    Lemonade

    Instructions

    Fill a tall glass tumbler with ice. Add Sour Apple schnapps and grenadine. Fill remainder of tumbler with lemonade. Serve.

    Trickster Ingredients

    1 shot (1 ½ oz) of amaretto
    1 shot (1 ½ oz) of vodka… Read more