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Margarita Apple
- Big Apple Margarita 1
- Big Apple Margarita 2
Big Apple Margarita 1
Dark Horse Tavern in Syracuse, NY - 2010
Makes 1
Ingredients1.5-oz Patron tequila
1.0-oz Triple Sec
0.5 Apple Pucker Schnapps
2.0-oz Sour Mix
Dash lime juice
Garnish:
Lime wedge for the glass
Kosher salt for the glass
Lime wedge
Preparation
Rim a Margarita glass with salt. In a shaker filled with ice, add all ingredients and shake well. Pour over ice in the prepared cocktail glass. Garnish with lime wedge and serve.
Source
Big Apple Margarita 2
Makes 1
Ingredients2.00-oz tequila
1.00-oz Berentzen Apple Liqueur
0.75-oz fresh lemon/lime juice
Garnish:
Granny Smith apple slice
Preparation
Thursday, December 27, 2012
Spicy Buffalo Mary
Spicy Buffalo Mary
Tabasco - 2012
Makes 6
Ingredients4 cups tomato juice
12-oz (1.5 cups) vodka
4 Tbsp Tabasco® Buffalo Style Hot Sauce
4 Tbsp lemon juice
1 Tbsp prepared horseradish
1 tsp celery salt
1/2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
Garnish:
6 stalks celery, trimmed
6 blue cheese-stuffed olives
Preparation
In a 2-QT pitcher, combine all of the ingredients; stir well. Pour over ice in tall glasses. Garnish with celery and blue cheese-stuffed olives.
Variation(s):
Mix 2-parts mild lager to 1-part prepared Spicy Buffalo Mary.
Source
Labels:
2010s,
Beer,
Bloody Mary,
Vodka
Sunday, December 23, 2012
Hot-Spiced Bourbon Balls

Matt Lee and Ted Lee - 2006
Makes qty ??
Ingredients1/4 cup Bourbon
2 Tbsp sorghum syrup, cane syrup, molasses or honey
1 1/4 cups confectioners' sugar, divided
2 Tbsp cocoa powder
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper (optional)
1/4 tsp ground mace
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
10-ozs vanilla wafers (about 60)
1 cup coarsely chopped pecans
Galatoire's Special
Galatoire's Special
Makes 1-QT for serving 16 cocktails
Ingredients28.0-oz (3.5 cups) bonded bourbon whiskey
3.0-oz (0.75 cup/ 6 Tbsp) sugar syrup
0.5-oz (1 Tbsp) Peychaund's Bitters
1 lemon peel
Preparation
Shake well and serve cool.
Source: The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America In the State of Louisiana, To A King's Taste (New Orleans: The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America, 1952), 9
Saturday, December 22, 2012
Bloody Mary: Sriracha
Sriracha sauce, an Asian condiment, spices up these Bloody Mary recipes rather than Tabasco. Sriracha is thicker and not quite as hot as Louisiana-style hot sauces like Tabasco and Frank's RedHot.
1 lemon, juiced
1 Tbsp horseradish
24.0-oz (3 cups) V8 Juice
1 tsp Sriracha Sauce aka "Rooster Sauce"
1 Tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
6.0-oz (3/4 cup) vodka
Garnish:
Celery stalks or
Pickled asparagus or green beans
Preparation
In a large pitcher, mix all ingredients. Fill a cocktail shaker half-way with ice and pour over a single serving; cap and shake well. Repeat for each serving.
Garnish with the vegetables of your choice.
Source
- Sriracha Bloody Mary
- "The Best Bloody Mary"
Sriracha Bloody Mary
Carlie Fairchild - 2011
Carlie Fairchild - 2011
Makes 4
Ingredients1 lemon, juiced
1 Tbsp horseradish
24.0-oz (3 cups) V8 Juice
1 tsp Sriracha Sauce aka "Rooster Sauce"
1 Tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
6.0-oz (3/4 cup) vodka
Garnish:
Celery stalks or
Pickled asparagus or green beans
Preparation
In a large pitcher, mix all ingredients. Fill a cocktail shaker half-way with ice and pour over a single serving; cap and shake well. Repeat for each serving.
Garnish with the vegetables of your choice.
Source
Friday, December 21, 2012
Irish Eggnog
- Irish Coffee Eggnog Punch
- Irish Eggnog
Irish Coffee Eggnog Punch
Makes about 9.5 cups
2 (1-QT) cartons eggnog
1/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
3 Tbsp instant coffee granules
0.5 tsp ground cinnamon
0.5 tsp ground nutmeg
8.0-ozs (1 cup) Irish whiskey
1-QT coffee-flavored ice cream, softened
Preparation
Just before serving, pour eggnog mixture into a punch bowl and top with scoops of ice cream.
Irish Eggnog
Molly Kimball - 2012
Makes 6 servings
Ingredients2 eggs
2.00-oz (1/4 cup) Irish cream liqueur
0.50-oz (1 Tbsp) Irish whiskey
32.0-oz (1-QT/ 4 cups) whole milk
Garnish:
Freshly grated nutmeg
6 (4-inch) cinnamon sticks
Preparation
In a punch bowl, whisk eggs, Irish cream liqueur and Irish whiskey until smooth. In a saucepan, bring whole milk to a boil; pour over the egg mixture, stirring to mix well. Serve in mugs; sprinkle with nutmeg and garnish with cinnamon sticks.
Source: Molly Kimball, The Times-Picayune (December 20, 2012)
Bloody Mary: Winter
- Spicy Fireside Bullshot
- Winter Bloody Mary
Spicy Fireside Bullshot - N/A
Christmas Gifts of Good Taste: Book 1 - 1997
Makes about 8.5 cups for 8 servings
Ingredients1 (46.0-oz) can vegetable juice
2 (14.5-oz each) cans beef broth
0.5-oz (1 Tbsp) steak sauce
2 tsp lemon pepper
1/2 tsp celery salt
Preparation
In a 3-QT container, combine all of the ingredients; stir. Cover and refrigerate overnight for the flavors to blend.
Just before serving, and in a large saucepan, heat drink mixture until hot.
Serve in a mug, plain, or add 1.5-oz vodka to each 8.0-oz serving of the hot drink mixture.
Source: Christmas Gifts of Good Taste: Book 1 (Little Rock: Leisure Arts, Inc, 1997), 63.
Have your designated driver nearby if you drink more than one of these cocktails. Seriously.
Winter Bloody Mary
Hammie and Ginger Heard -1990
Makes 1 cocktail
Ingredients2.0-oz regular or pepper-flavored vodka
1.0-oz Shooting Sherry or Harvey's Bristol Cream
0.5-oz fresh orange juice
Ice cubes
6.0-oz Clamato juice
Garnish:
Orange slice
Preparation
Pour the vodka, Sherry and orange juice into a highball glass; fill with ice cubes. Pour in the Clamato juice and stir well. Garnish the glass with the orange slice and serve at once.
Source: Sarah Leah Chase, Cold-Weather Cooking (New York: Workman Publishing, 1990), 182.
Last Updated December 24, 2012
Warm Hazelnut Drinks
Hazelnut liqueur is a component in each of these drinks. Serve them warm as an after-dinner drink.
0.75-oz (1.5 Tbsp) Frangelico® Hazelnut Liqueur
6.00-oz (3/4 cup) steamed milk
Preparation
Combine ingredients in a mug.
Source: Frangelico®: The Adult Dessert and Entertainment Guide (Italy: Barbero 1891 S.p.A., 1998), 11.
- Angel's Kiss
- Holiday Cheer
- Warm Cruise
- Warm Hazelnut Sipper
Angel's Kiss
Barbero 1891 S.p.A. - 1998
Makes 1
IngredientsMakes 1
0.75-oz (1.5 Tbsp) Frangelico® Hazelnut Liqueur
6.00-oz (3/4 cup) steamed milk
Preparation
Combine ingredients in a mug.
Source: Frangelico®: The Adult Dessert and Entertainment Guide (Italy: Barbero 1891 S.p.A., 1998), 11.
Holiday Cheer
Barbero 1891 S.p.A. - 1998
Makes 1
IngredientsMakes 1
0.75-oz (1.5 Tbsp) Frangelico® Hazelnut Liqueur
0.50-oz (1 Tbsp) Chambord®
6.00-oz (3/4 cup) hot tea
Garnish:
Orange twist
Preparation
Combine all ingredients in 9-oz mug; garnish with the orange twist.
Source: Frangelico®: The Adult Dessert and Entertainment Guide (Italy: Barbero 1891 S.p.A., 1998), 19.
Ginger Cocktails
- Boomerang
- Ginger Cosmopolitan
- Heavenly Ginger
- Moonlight
Boomerang
The Original Canton Delicate Ginger Liqueur
Makes 1
Ingredients0.50-oz banana liqueur
1.00-oz The Original Canton Delicate Ginger Liqueur
3.00-oz club soda
Preparation
Into a tall tapering straight-sided wine glass with large ice cubes, pour the liqueurs. Add the club soda and serve.
Source: World Ltd, Original Canton Delicate Ginger Liqueur: Superb cocktail and cooking recipes (Philadelphia), 5
Ginger Cosmopolitan
Ingredients1.50-oz Ketel One Citroen
1.50-oz Domaine de Canton Ginger Liqueur
0.75-oz Cointreau
0.75-oz fresh lime juice
Preparation
In an iced mixing glass, pour all ingredients. Shake and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
Source
Heavenly Ginger
The Original Canton Delicate Ginger Liqueur
Makes 1
Ingredients1.00-oz The Original Canton Delicate Ginger Liqueur
1.00-oz Devonshire Cream Liqueur
Ice
Garnish:
Sliced star fruit (carambola)
Preparation
Combine liqueurs in a blender container; add ice and blend at High speed. Strain into a champagne flute. Garnish with the star fruit and serve with a straw.
Source: World Ltd, The Original Canton Delicate Ginger Liqueur: Superb cocktail and cooking recipes (Philadelphia), 6
Moonlight
The Original Canton Delicate Ginger Liqueur
Makes 1
Ingredients1.00-oz The Original Canton Delicate Ginger Liqueur
1.00-oz dark Crème de Cacao
1.00-oz heavy cream
Ice
Preparation
In a blender container, combine all ingredients; process until smooth. Strain into a cocktail glass.
Source: World Ltd, The Original Canton Delicate Ginger Liqueur: Superb cocktail and cooking recipes (Philadelphia), 6