GreatGrub - cocktail

Caipirinha Cocktail

Andrew — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:15:58 -0400

The Caipirinha can safely be called the national cocktail of Brazil. After all it is made with the country’s distinctive rum variety cachaca. For the uninitiated, the Brazilian rum is made by …

Sparkling Chimayó Cocktail

Andrew — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 19:46:22 -0500

Celebrate! The tyranny of the margarita has finally come to an end! … Well sort of, because I have to admit this is one regime I am not really ready to toss out of office. But now at least we have …

Chimayó Cocktail

Andrew — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 15:12:15 -0500

The tyranny of the margarita , has finally come to an end! … Well sort of, because I have to admit this is one regime I am not really ready to toss out of office. But now at least we have …

Striking Writer Martini

Andrew — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 16:12:09 -0500

Here’s an idea for all of you mourning the cancellation of the Golden Globes. Put on a fancy dress or a tuxedo to suit your gender, mix this fabulous cocktail and toast both the absent victors …

Lemon Drop

Al Dente — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 22:46:46 -0500

Here is my variation on the lemon drop cocktail. It’s simple, fun and great for parties. Serve in a martini glass.

Black Velvet

Andrew — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 15:19:22 -0500

It used to be that the world was divided into two distinct categories — those that politely sipped champagne and those who guzzled beer. But now there is a cocktail that combines the urbane …

Christmas Bowl of Bishop

Felten — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 20:15:00 -0500

For Charles Dickens, Christmas wasn’t Christmas without a steaming bowl of punch. “A Merry Christmas, Bob!” says the reformed Scrooge to Bob Cratchit, as he claps him on the back. …

Bishop on the Rocks

Andrew — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 18:23:35 -0500

A smoking bishop is a winter warmer dating back to 18th Century England, when streets were a-wash with sewage and baths were taken on the last Thursday of the month. The Smoking Bishop would fill the …

Chilled añejo

David — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 20:42:53 -0500

It was an accident waiting to happen. I was out of Cointreau, had only one half of a lime in the house and my ice-tray was empty. But I needed a drink and the fabulous añejo in the drinks cabinet …

Silver Gin Fizz

Felten — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 20:42:38 -0500

Dry gin came of age in the golden era of the cocktail, and in the ’30s and ’40s there were more gin cocktails than any other kind. Among those hundreds of gin drinks is the Gin Fizz, …