BevX Cocktail List
This classic drink has been a staple in cocktail recipe books for well over a century. The simple, but tasty "Collins" treatment of adding a fresh lemon and sugar to a spirit of choice will provide many happy cocktail hours at your home bar. Please promise never to buy those horrible, insipid Collin...
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The classic Tom Collins has been a staple in cocktail recipe books for well over a century. It proves that less can be more when presented in perfect balance. The Waterloo Prickly Pear Collins is a perfect riff on the classic, with this Gin being truly elite, delivering both familiar and unfamiliar...
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It's believed that this drink was created to protect sailors from scurvy giving a needed vitamin C boost via limejuice.
The drink can be found in cocktail books from the 1930s where it most commonly made with lime cordial — aka Rose's Lime. Rose's lime is not a product that can be endorsed...
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At BevX we have a penchant for classic cocktails that have evolved or perhaps even have become corrupted in some way through the years. The Singapore Sling is certainly one of those cocktails. Invented in the Raffles Hotel, Singapore sometime around 1910 to 1915, the original Singapore Sling loo...
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This classic cocktail is well over 100 years in age created at the now legendary Delmonico Steak House in New York City. It relies on a careful balance of distinct ingredients with nothing flashy at all but it simply works! Enjoy....
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This classic cocktail has the dubious reputation of being among the most potent cocktails ever created. The crisp and refreshing combination of Gin, sparkling wine, and lemon passes the lips with ease but can certainly leave your head in the clouds. The unique name is said to be homage to the Fre...
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Caorunn, the great Scottish Gin, has shared this festive recipe with us. It's a great way to still be refreshed by the classic Gin and Tonic while also sipping a bit of holiday cheer with the addition of rich, brown spices. This is a great holiday party cocktail that is easy to make while being e...
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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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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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How have we gone so long without addressing the kingpin of all cocktails, the Martini? This cocktail, perhaps more than any other, is the subject of debate and a serious victim of identity theft. Let’s first deal with the identity theft issue. A Martini is made with Gin and Vermouth, in hotly...
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This tremendous and tasty classic cocktail dates back to Prohibition. The slang term "the best" may be outdated for some, but the drink is always welcome. This recipe was widely believed to have been created to mask the harsh flavors of substandard and perhaps illicit Gin. You can do what we do a...
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This is a sophisticated Gin & Juice or variant of the classic screwdriver. It's appeal is its simplicity and the Gin adds much more to the drink than Vodka and when served on ice it's a drink that you can enjoy for hours at a party.
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The perfect cocktail when you are trying to channel your inner Bond. This simple yet refreshing and tasty cocktail first appeared in Ian Flemming's Casino Royal novel in 1953. To be precise, this is how Bond called for the drink, “Three measures of Gordon’s, one of vodka, half a measure of Ki...
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This great cocktail has nearly gone extinct, forgotten by most cocktail drinkers and bartenders alike. It is one of the great classic cocktails that rely on just three ingredients. We love cocktails that celebrate simplicity. This cocktail made more sense to me and offered more hedonistic pleasu...
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This classic cocktail has the dubious reputation of being among the most potent cocktails ever created. The crisp and refreshing combination of Gin, sparkling wine, and lemon passes the lips with ease but can certainly leave your head in the clouds. The unique name is said to be homage to the Fre...
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