BevX Cocktail List
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classic cocktail is reported to have been invented in the Cock 'n' Bull pub in Hollywood in the mid 1940's. It was originally made with Smirnoff Vodka but it can clearly be made with any quality Vodka.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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Everyone knows the Irish Coffee so why not have a hot coffee cocktail from the land of superb coffee drinks? We have added layers of Italian flavors along with a double dose of espresso to create a drink that just might be too tasty.
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The Manhattan is a classic American cocktail. Like many classics, it has inspired many inventive variations. The Manhattan is believed to have been conceived in Manhattan, of all places, in the late 19th century. It is widely accepted that the first Manhattan was made with Rye Whiskey. In the ug...
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Victor Bergeron, best known as Trader Vic, created this classic cocktail in 1944. World War II was in full swing in both Europe and the Pacific, and Bergeron wanted to create a mood-lifting cocktail made with the best possible ingredients. He first presented the drink to two friends visiting from Ta...
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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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The name conjures images of world-trade, opium wars, rebellion, and nights on the high seas. Those were the days... The East India Cocktail appeared in Harry Johnson's Bartender's Manual in 1882. This version is Brandy-based as well, with the addition of aged Rum. It's a fine drink and one that...
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This is a great old, classic cocktail. It is the perfect improvement on the first cocktails that were simply booze (often Brandy), sugar, and bitters with water. I'm constantly asking bartenders to stop tinkering with old recipes but in this case it's a pure smash. The classic Old Fashioned follo...
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