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 Greenpoint
I am a Rye guy. I love the way that it offers a spicier character to cocktails than its more popular cousin Bourbon. So, today as we work our way through cocktails named after the Boroughs of New York, we …

The Honey Oregano Caipirinha
Call Domino’s Pizza and get out your mixing glasses. We think we have finally gone as far off the beaten path as this crazy culinary cocktail obsession can take us (well maybe not). Yesterday we created Honey Syrup infused with Fresh …

Blackberry Basil Mojito
This week we take you on a summer adventure with a great twist on the Mojito. Everyone loves the classic blend of Rum, Sugar and Lime with Mint, so why not embellish it a bit with fresh berries? Also mint …

The Normand Manhattan
The Manhattan Cocktail has hundreds of variations. It is a drink made from a dark base spirit embellished with Vermouth or some sort of semi-sweet Amaro and finished with bitters. Today’s rendition of the Manhattan employs the use of Calvados …

The Rob Roy Cocktail
The Rob Roy is among the great classic cocktails of the world. It is basically a Scotch Manhattan that was inspired by an 1890’s operetta loosely based on the life of the Scottish folk hero, Rob Roy MacGregor. There are …

The Buzzing Bee Cocktail
Today's cocktail is a creation all our own and take's it's inspiration from an all-time favorite, the Bee's Knees. The latter is a prohibition era drink spun from the need to mask the less than appealing aromas & flavors of …

The Juan Valdez Old Fashioned
In this day and age you always see people walking around with a cup of coffee. This gave us inspiration for today’s cocktail. While there are plenty of recipes for after dinner hot coffee drinks, you rarely see cocktails employing …