The Pink Elephant Cocktail is actually not that pink in the end, but it kind of tastes like pink with that grapefruit juice and blackberry liqueur in it.
Tag: maraschino
The Yellow Word
A Cocktail Detour original – created as a Last Word variation.
My Word
Go ahead and try this Last Word variation
Aviation Cocktail
It’s color is supposed to resemble that of a slightly cloudy sky, maybe that’s why the “Aviation” is so easy to fall in love with.
Tuxedo Cocktail
When a regular dry martini doesn’t excite you enough, the Tuxedo Cocktail offers some more complexity and some additional flavors.
Scandinavian Leather Cocktail
The Scandinavian Leather is a beautifully green cocktail, made with fresh cucumber juice and cucumber stripes as decoration. The recipe is from Oskar Kinberg’s “Cocktail Cookbook“. It’s an unusual cocktail as it’s based on aquavit (hence the name of the cocktail). Aquavit is relatively bitter, and in Scandinavia it’s usually consumed plain, as a “snaps”. But… Continue reading Scandinavian Leather Cocktail
Brooklyn Cocktail
A Manhattan is likely to be one of the most well known and famous cocktails throughout the world. However there are other New York borough based cocktails, and this time we will stir a Brooklyn cocktail. Just like a Manhattan it’s based around whiskey (we use bourbon), but it also contains dry vermouth (instead of sweet) as well… Continue reading Brooklyn Cocktail
Jack With One Eye Cocktail
The Jack With One Eye cocktail might not be the most photogenic in the world, being so brown. But this is a truly delicate drink from Scott McCallum’s & Victoria Walsh’s book Canadian Cocktails. Made with freshly brewed coffee and Canadian whisky, it’s no wonder the cocktail lacks color, but it certainly doesn’t lack… Continue reading Jack With One Eye Cocktail
Royal Tribute Cocktail
In William Yeoward’s American Bar: The world’s most glamorous cocktails we found the recipe for a Royal Tribute, a sparkling cocktail.
Chinese Fizz Cocktail
Last week was all about the Chinese New Year 2017, so we thought Death & Co cocktail “Chinese Fizz” by Phil Ward was a fitting drink for the evening. This is a cocktail based on rum, with added flavors from Cointreau, Luxardo maraschino liqueur, lemon and grenadine. A great drink to evoke the new year festive mood once more, a month after the western world’s celebration.