Between the Sheets: a cocktail of rum, brandy, Cointreau and fresh lemon juice.
Between the Sheets
A return to Havana — the El Presidente Cocktail
El Presidente Cocktail: Cuban (or Puerto Rican) rum, dry vermouth and curaçao.
Back to the tropics with the Queen’s Park Swizzle
The Queen's Park Swizzle: Demerara rum, lime juice, sugar, mint and bitters. And ice. Lots of ice.
Margarita — the Tequila Daisy
The “daisy” is a sour made with triple sec or orange curaçao instead of straight sugar. The Margarita is one of the most famous examples: white tequila, lime juice, Cointeau and sugar.
The Old Cuban Cocktail
The Old Cuban Cocktail: dark rum, fresh lime juice, sugar, bitters, mint, and sparkling wine.
The Seventh Heaven Cocktail
Seventh Heaven is an Aviation variant from the prohibition years. No creme de violette? Try this: Old Tom gin, Maraschino, grapefruit juice and mint.
What flavor is your Cosmopolitan?
The Cosmopolitan Cocktail: citrus vodka, cranberry juice, fresh lime juice and Cointreau.
The Derby Cocktail, gin and peaches
The Gin Derby Cocktail: Genever, brandy, sugar and mint. And there's a peach version, too...
The Marlene Dietrich Cocktail
The Marlene Dietrich Cocktail: Canadian whisky, curaçao, and bitters, garnished with wedges of lemon and orange.
The Last Word with an Asterisk: variations on a classic cocktail
The Final Ward, the Dernier Mot, and the Asterisk — three ways to spin the Last Word cocktail, with Chartreuse, Maraschino, and your favorite spirit.
Detroit’s Finest: The Last Word Cocktail
Detroit's Last Word Cocktail: gin, Chartreuse, Maraschino and lime juice.
Gimlet Cocktail: the libertarian’s delight
The Gimlet Cocktail: gin, lime juice and sugar. And a little controversy.
Cold Glass is Freshly Pressed again
I'm happy to report that Cold Glass has been highlighted again over at WordPress.com's Freshly Pressed page. It's fun to get that kind of visibility; it brings lots of new visitors and enlightening conversations. My thanks to WordPress for providing that visibility, and welcome to everyone who is clicking in for the first time. I... Continue Reading →
The Silver Cocktail
The Silver Cocktail: gin, dry vermouth, Maraschino and bitters. A martini with something in it.
What color is the Blue Moon Cocktail?
The Blue Moon Cocktail: there's the blue version, and the red version. Both are good.
What was your first cocktail?
The Kangaroo Cocktail, popularly known as the Vodka Martini: vodka, dry vermouth and orange bitters.
Absinthe and Brandy—The Bombay Cocktail
The Bombay Cocktail: brandy, sweet and dry vermouths, curaçao and absinthe.
Cold Glass Freshly Pressed
I was delighted this evening to find that WordPress had selected Cold Glass as one of their Freshly Pressed highlight sites. This has brought me lots of new readers, and I welcome you all. There are lots more of you this evening than usual, and it's fun and gratifying to learn that many people have found me... Continue Reading →
Building on the Old-Fashioned—The Improved Whiskey Cocktail
The Improved Whiskey Cocktail: bourbon or rye whiskey, Maraschino, absinthe, sugar, bitters and lemon.
The Old-Fashioned Whiskey Cocktail
The original Old-Fashioned Whiskey Cocktail: rye whiskey, sugar and bitters.
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