Most people think of Maraschino cherries as a cheap garnish used in cocktails. These are cherries that have been preserved with a chemical brine, pitted, dyed red, and then jarred in a sweetener solution, usually a corn syrup solution. Often, an almond flavor is added as this tastes of cherry. These “cocktail cherries” are imitation … Read more
So it’s a girl drink. It’s also kind of delicious. Like a mixed drink for dessert. This is one of those feminine 80s drinks that gets all the flack but which nobody with a sweet tooth actually hates. It’s like drinking an alcoholic version of a Peppermint Pattie, or one of those fancy Pepperidge farm … Read more
Just about everything you’ve heard about absinthe is probably untrue. It won’t give you hallucinations or make you go crazy. It doesn’t taste like licorice-flavored jelly-beans doused in Vicks cough syrup, although it does taste like licorice jelly beans. It doesn’t involve lighting sugar cubes on fire. And, it’s not illegal, although it once was. … Read more
The Fuzzy Navel doesn’t have a long history. It comes from a generation of drinks from the early 1980s that inspires detractors, if not outright disdain and hatred. It’s true that it seems to be a little fu-fu and designed to appeal to young drinkers. It’s all about fun. Sweet drinks are fun! Damn taste! … Read more
The original gin gimlet is first mentioned in print as early as 1920 but the first printed recipes showed up around 1927 such as in the cocktail book Barflies and Cocktails by Harry MacElhone. It may owe its existence to Rose’s Lime Juice, first patented by Lauchlin Rose in 1867. This preserved, concentrated and sweetened … Read more
Rusty Nail, Royal Rob Roy, and Other Cocktails Featuring Drambuie Have some Drambuie but don’t know what to do with it? Well, you can drink it straight on the rocks, but it may be too sweet for you. So, here are cocktails perfect for everyone’s favorite Scottish liqueur, the most famous of which is the Rusy … Read more