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Food & Drink > Cocktails Drink recipes: Creative martinis: 2 of 4
As always, the Intoxicologist is on a quest for something exciting and new for parties and special occasions. Valentine's Day 2008 stirred my imagination for creative new cocktail recipes. I've been in the test kitchen trying out new concoctions, in the library pouring through books, and in the cellar sampling wine. There ar... More..
Food & Drink > Cocktails Drink recipes: Holiday cocktails: 2 of 4
You have heard it before: "Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse." During the holidays there is plenty of stirring, shaking and even twisting going on - all in the form of drinks, that is. The holidays invoke the festive spirit in even the most Grinch-like of... More..
Food & Drink > Cocktails Drink recipes: Cape Cod: 1 of 2
The Cape Cod or Cape Codder is within the family group of drinks known as the New England Highballs. There are six member drinks within this family, five beginning with the base liquor of vodka and one tricky one with rum, followed by cranberry juice and all built in a highball glass. That is where the five other drinks brea... More..
Food & Drink > Liquors & Spirits How to make coffee liqueur: 1 of 2
Kahlua Especial is a special treat indeed for the coffee liqueur lover. The Especial has a richer, deeper coffee flavor than its original counterpart and is stronger at 70 proof rather than 40 proof. At a price of only a couple of dollars more than the original Kahlua, it is well worth the upgrade in value and taste. It is l... More..
Food & Drink > Cocktails Drink recipes: Kir royale: 1 of 2
It is a shame that champagne seems to only make an appearance at special occasions such as weddings, anniversaries, birthday brunches, and New Years Eve. This particular effervescent beverage rises above all others on cocktail menus and wine lists. This may be due in part to the celebratory nature of its existence or the und... More..
Food & Drink > Cocktails Drink recipes: Buck's fizz: 1 of 2
A Buck's Fizz by any other name is what most Americans know as a Mimosa. This Sunday brunch staple may well be the most commonly known Champagne cocktail. The Buck's Fizz or Mimosa is a simply elegant cocktail which turns an ordinary breakfast into an invitation for leisurely conversation. The Buck's Fizz originated in 1921 ... More..
Food & Drink > Cocktails Drink recipes: Pina colada: 1 of 2
Don Ramon Lopez-Irizarry may have been a genius when he came up with the homogenized cream in a can we know as Coco Lopez Cream of Coconut. But it wasn't until a bartender by the name of Ramon "Monchito" Marrero at Puerto Rico's Caribe Hilton combined this cream of coconut with rum, pineapple juice and ice in a blender did i... More..
Food & Drink > Cocktails Drink recipes: Screwdriver: 1 of 2
The classification of Florida Highballs carries with it some very interesting family members; Screwdriver, Fuzzy Navel, Harvey Wallbanger, and Sloe Comfortable Screw to name a few. These drinks all have vodka and orange juice in common. If you can nail down the Screwdriver the other drinks in the family will all fall in line... More..
Food & Drink > Cocktails Drink recipes: Fizz: 1 of 1
While flipping through a cocktail book the other evening a drink caught my eye; the Gansevoort Fizz. While this isn't the first cocktail with an unusual name to have caused me pause, it was the description that had me salivating for more information. It seems this particular cocktail's inspiration was a drink from the 1930's... More..
Food & Drink > Cocktails Drink recipes: Zombie: 6 of 9
White Witch, Vampire, Corpse Reviver, Viking, Grateful Dead, Purple People Eater. All are cocktails or shots that conjure up images of wickedly fun drinks for the Halloween season, but none of them have had the staying power or widespread recognition that the Zombie has year round. The notoriety of the cocktail may have some... More..