Friday 5 o’Clock Cocktail - Combustible Edison
on Aug 22, 2008 in Cocktails Liquor Recipes mixed drinks Bitters brandy Campari Cocktail Combustible Edison Mixed Drink If you like bitter drinks, then you’ll really like today’s drink. The drink was developed by a lounge band of the same name back in the early 90’s. I can’t vouch for group’s music, but the drink is pretty good.The Combustible Edison combin...

Friday 5 o’Clock Cocktail – Planter’s Punch
on Aug 8, 2008 in Cocktails Liquor Recipes mixed drinks Bajan barbados Caribbean Cocktail drink Myer's Rum Planter's Punch Punch Exactly 100 years ago today the New York Times published the following poetic recipe that is based on rhymes that are repeated by rote in the Caribbean: PLANTER’S PUNCH This recipe I give to thee, Dear brother in the heat. Take two of sour (lim.

Friday 5 o’Clock Cocktail - The Matador
on Jul 25, 2008 in Cocktails Liquor Recipes mixed drinks Cocktail drink juice lime matador Mixed Drink tequila triple sec If you are going to be serving friends Margaritas outside this hot weekend, then you might consider offering the Matador as an option. It is similar to a Margarita, but is a little more fruity and sweet tasting – which actually makes it a bit bette...

Friday 5 o’Clock Cocktail - Pina Colada
on Jul 18, 2008 in Cocktails Liquor Cocktail coconut Mixed Drink pina colada rum Who doesn’t enjoy a nice cold Pina Colada on a hot day? The drink was developed in Puerto Rico in the 1950’s and became popular in the States during the ’70s. Today it has a bit of a “Retro” flavor – or maybe th

Friday 5 o’Clock Cocktail - Mai Tai
on Jul 12, 2008 in Cocktails Liquor anejo juice lime Mai Tai Myer's Rum Orange orange curacao Orgeat rum Simple Syrup Tahiti Trader Vic Victor Bergeron One day, when I get around to finishing my book, “1001 Reasons to Drink Rum” you’ll see that Reason #48 is the Mai Tai. I mean, perhaps I’ll even move it up a bit in the ranking because this drink is really, really

Friday 5 o’Clock Cocktail – Gimlet
on Jun 27, 2008 in Cocktails Liquor british gimlet Gin juice lime limey rose's scurvy sir thomas gimlette A Gimlet is one of those drinks where its beauty is in its simplicity. And since it has some historical significance, I thought I’d share it with you. Sir Thomas Gimlette – a British surgeon, who was looking for a way to prevent scurvy in British...

Friday 5 o’Clock Cocktail – Sex On The Beach
on Jun 20, 2008 in Cocktails Liquor Cocktail drink mixed peach schnapps Sex on the Beach SoCo southern comfort vodka Today is the first day of summer here in the United States. If you happen to be in Europe, then you’ll have to wait until tomorrow for summer to start. I don’t know why that is. Maybe some of you can clue me in. At any rate, to celebrate the fact...

Key Lime Margarita
on Jun 13, 2008 in Cocktails Liquor cointreau key lime margarita triple sec Thinking of having a margarita? Thinking of using one of those jugs of margarita mix? Wait, there is a better way… Fact is, it’s so easy to make a real margarita that you might as well not use the pre-mixed stuff – especially when yo

Friday 5 o’Clock Cocktail - Barbados Punch
on Jun 6, 2008 in Cocktails Liquor Barbados Punch Captain Morgan rum spiced triple sec Captain Morgan, Lime, Triple Sec and Pineapple Juice. I’m not sure what could possibly go wrong with that combination of ingredients. Even if you messed up the proportions; most likely it would still taste great. Right now, pineapples are a buc.

Friday 5 o’Clock Cocktail - A Better Rum Runner
on May 30, 2008 in Cocktails Liquor Banana Liqueur Bill McCoy Bitters brandy rum Rum Runner Runner Normally I don’t like to make drinks that require a lot of ingredients. Why? The answer is the potential for multiple points of failure. Besides the complexity of putting lots of ingredients into one glass without spilling, if the drink requires lo...