It is melon season and today’s clever cocktail employs the use of fresh Cantaloupe embellished with mint and rum. It is a great take on the traditional Mojito with the melon accentuating the mint flavor in a most wonderful way. …
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The Copper Mules
Have you heard the one about the soda maker, vodka salesman and Russian woman? One fateful day in 1941 Russian immigrant Sophie Berezinski walks into the Cock ‘n’ Bull restaurant in Hollywood. She was desperate to sell 2000 copper mugs …
The Mai Tai
Ok it is 3:00 somewhere and we are into the Mai-Tai’s. They are a classic from our Grandparent’s era that has endured the test of time. As always with these classics there are a million copy-cat recipes that may be …
Mint Julep No. IV
The Kentucky Derby is only a few weekends away and the Mint Julep is the drink of the day. The Mint Julep has a long cocktail history and the opinions on preparations and variations of the cocktail are endless. Below …
Whiskey Peach Smash
Whiskey often takes a back seat in the summer to lighter spirits. While it seems that Vodka, Gin and Rum dominate the summer cocktail recipes, Whiskey can be a great base especially when it is peach season. This is a …
Minted Watermelon Cooler
The other day we started searching cocktail recipes that utilized fresh watermelon. It is watermelon season and we want to find use of this wonderful succulent fruit. We had never juiced a watermelon before and found it easier than imagined. …
