BevX Cocktail List
This beautiful cocktail was created by Francesco Lafranconi. It is certainly a drink inspired by the Negroni. While so many Negroni variations fall flat the Sorrentino is equal to the Negroni. The name gives a nod to the beautiful southern coastal town of Sorrento, Italy the home of Limoncello. Get the Whole Story and Recipe
Most people assume that the Margarita is the national cocktail of Mexico. Well, it’s not – it's the Paloma. La Paloma (the dove in Spanish) is just about the most refreshing cocktail on the planet. It’s super easy to construct and when the sun’s heat is on La Paloma comes to the rescue. Get the Whole Story and Recipe
This simple cocktail (yes I know it requires making a special tea) came to me after a weekend party. At the party we made a cocktail featured on Rick Bayless’ TV show. Chef Bayless made a cocktail that included Jamaica tea (hibiscus) along with Tequila, orange liqueur, and limejuice. It’s a t...
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I love the fruits and spices found in Southeast Asia. I crave the clever combinations of sweet and tart and I wanted to create a cocktail that included some of my favorite things to use in the kitchen. Tamarind is high on the list as I love the dense, rich pulp, which is wonderfully tart and eve...
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Bourbon is a great and versatile spirit ready to sip straight form the bottle or as the base of a great cocktail. The Louisville Cooler is an often-overlooked drink in Bourbon's bag of tricks and that's a shame. This tasty cocktail is both refreshing and satisfying to a serious Whiskey craving....
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This simple cocktail can be made easily in the home or at the bar. The dry apple and Sherry flavors ideally compliment the rich flavors of Irish Whiskey. It is ultra refreshing in winter and is an ideal aperitif. You may notice that we are fond of matching Sherry with Whiskey in cocktails. We ar...
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This classic cocktail is named for the once glamorous mode of transportation. It beckons to a time when the friendly skies were indeed friendly, the flight attendants were eye-catching and well appointed, the food (yes, they once fed you) was impeccable, and your fellow passengers were smartly d...
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Try spending a Saturday night in a club without seeing one of these. A better idea would be to not spend your Saturday nights in a club but that's another story. This new classic cocktail was invented in the 1980s. Like cocktails of old there are numerous bartenders credited with its creation. I'...
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This classic cocktail is reported to have been invented in the Cock 'n' Bull pub in Hollywood in the mid 1940's. It was originally made with Smirnoff Vodka but it can clearly be made with any quality Vodka. It's dead simple but surprisingly tasty when made with great ingredients. Don't skimp and...
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Sometimes cocktail ideas collide, sometimes literally. The Cape Cod is nice but often flat while the Kamikaze is refreshing. If you are having these kind of thoughts you are also likely slapping the muddler in your hand so you may as well use it. Limes and basil are the perfect foil to tart frui...
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It is hard to say where this cocktail was first made but it likely first appeared in the 1970s. There was the classic Russian cocktail in the 1930s that employed Vodka with Gin and crème de cacao so the basic idea has been alive for some time. If you bartended in the 1980s you made many White Ru...
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The classic French 75 is a beautiful cocktail and one of our favorites. Like so many classic cocktails there are many variations – some good and some not so good. The Bolivian 63 is a damn fine twist on the classic and in some ways it's even better as the bright floral and citrus notes in the S...
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Regular readers at BevX know that we are subscribers to the theory that less is often more. This cocktail illustrates this point perfectly. Just three ingredients are required while the flavors are certainly more than a sum of its parts.
The Gautier Cognac Sour relies on the beautiful balan...
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Everyone loves a great French 75, don't they? If you know someone who doesn't love a good French 75, reconsider the friendship. Like all great cocktails, there are countless variations — some good and some bad. (If the French 75 and the Negroni had a baby, it would be the Campo de' Fiori.) I ha...
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In the holiday season we are encouraged to play with comforting cocktails. There is nothing more comforting than taking a childhood favorite and tweaking it for adult only consumption. Hot chocolate is easy to put together but it is something that we have sadly relegated to instant preparations...
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