The Rum Swizzle is a cocktail that originated in Bermuda, and it is considered a classic of the island’s drinking culture. The exact history of the drink is unclear, but it is believed to have been first created in the 19th century by Bermuda’s sailors. The Rum Swizzle is a sweet and tangy cocktail that typically features dark rum, lime juice, pineapple juice, and grenadine syrup. It is traditionally made using a swizzle stick, which is a long, thin piece of wood or metal that is used to mix the drink and create a frothy texture. The drink became popular in the early 20th century, and it was ..read more

Print Honeymoon Cocktail 0 from 0 votes Recipe by Julian Solorzano Cuisine: Classic CocktailDifficulty: Easy Servings 1 servings Calories 300 kcal Total time 2 minutes Ingredients 1.50 Ounces Lairds Straight Apple Brandy (bonded) .50 Ounces Benedictine 1 Splash Pierre Ferrand dry curacao .50 Ounces Fresh lemon juice Lemon zest coin for garnish Directions Shake all the ingredients (except the garnish) well with the ice and strain into a chilled Nick & Nora glass. Garnish with the lemon zest coin. Recipe Video ..read more

Print Royal Hawaiian 0 from 0 votes Recipe by Julian Solorzano Cuisine: Classic CocktailDifficulty: Easy Servings 1 servings Calories 300 kcal Total time 1 minute Ingredients 1.50 Ounces Gin .50 Ounces Lemon juice 1 Ounces Pineapple juice .75 Ounces Orgeat Directions Shake all the ingredients with ice and strain into a small cocktail glass. Recipe Video ..read more

Print Apple Toddy 0 from 0 votes Recipe by Julian Solorzano Cuisine: Classic CocktailDifficulty: Easy Servings 1 servings Calories 300 kcal Total time 2 minutes Ingredients 2 Ounces (1 wineglass) of Cider Brandy (Larid’s Applejack) Half baked apple 1 Teaspoon Fine white sugar 6 Ounces Boiling water Whole nutmeg for grating Directions Put the baked apple, sugar, and cider brandy in a bar glass or large mug. Fill the glass two-thirds full of boiling water and grate a little nutmeg on top. Recipe Video ..read more

Print Greyhound Too 0 from 0 votes Recipe by Julian Solorzano Cuisine: Classic CocktailDifficulty: Easy Servings 1 servings Calories 300 kcal Total time 2 minutes Ingredients 1.50 Ounces Absolut Vodka 4 Ounces Grapefruit juice Dash of bitter truth grapefruit bitters Splash of St. Germain elderflower liqueur Directions Build the vodka and grapefruit juice in a highball glass over ice. Brighten it up with a dash of bitters and a splash of elderflower liqueur. Recipe Video ..read more

Print Sea Breeze 0 from 0 votes Recipe by Julian Solorzano Cuisine: Classic CocktailDifficulty: Easy Servings 1 servings Calories 300 kcal Total time 2 minutes Ingredients 1.50 Ounces Blue shark Vodka 3 Ounces Fresh grapefruit juice 3 Ounces Cranberry juice lime wedge for garnish Directions Pour the vodka into a chilled highball glass. Pour in the grapefruit juice and top with the cranberry juice and stir. Garnish with the lime wedge. Recipe Video ..read more

Print Cape Cod (Cranberry & Vodka) 0 from 0 votes Recipe by Julian Solorzano Cuisine: Classic CocktailDifficulty: Easy Servings 1 servings Calories 300 kcal Total time 2 minutes Ingredients 1.50 Ounces Vodka 4-5 Ounces Cranberry Juice Lime wedge for garnish Directions Combine the cranberry juice and vodka in a highball glass filled with ice and stir. Garnish with the lime wedge ..read more

Print Christmas Whiskey Cocktail 0 from 0 votes Recipe by Julian Solorzano Cuisine: Classic CocktailDifficulty: Easy Servings 1 servings Calories 300 kcal Total time 2 minutes Ingredients 2 Ounces Bourbon: Blanton’s Single barrel .75 Ounce Sandman royal ambrosante pedro ximenez 20 year old sherry Dash of Dale Degroff’s pimento aromatic bitters 2 Orange zest coins Directions Muddle 1 orange zest coin with both bitters and the sherry at the bottom of an Old Fashioned glass. Add the bourbon and 4 large ice cubes and stir. Express the oil of the remaining orange zest coin over t ..read more

Print Coffee Nudge 0 from 0 votes Recipe by Julian Solorzano Cuisine: Classic CocktailDifficulty: Easy Servings 1 servings Calories 300 kcal Total time 2 minutes Ingredients 1 Ounce Cardenal Mendoza Spanish Brandy .50 Ounces Tempus fugit creme de cacao .50 Ounce Tia Maria coffee liqueur 4 Ounces Hot coffee Unsweetened hand whipped Irish coffee cream Directions Build the brandy, liqueurs, and hot coffee in an Irish coffee glass and float the cream on top. Recipe Video ..read more

This nineteenth-century specialty drink is from the 1887 edition of Jerry Thomas’s The Bar-Tender’s Guide, or How to Mix All Kinds of Plain and Fancy Drinks. Thomas died in 1885, two years before this edition; the editors expanded the cocktail section from ten recipes in the 1862 edition to twenty in the 1887 edition. The editor added a disclaimer, noting that the drink did not contain coffee, and went on to note that it did not contain bitters, either. Bitters were the ingredient that defined the cocktail category in the beginning, and that disclaimer noted a growing trend to include a wider ..read more