Photo: T & T Sour Cocktail
Liqueur cocktails are always fun, because liqueurs usually aren’t the stars of the show! Most cocktails have a base spirit and then a liqueur as the sidekick. For these cocktails we have the liqueurs being the star, and they do it very well!
Make sure to check out the Chocolate Cream Cold Brew and the Cherry Blossom! Along with our homemade banana liqueur!
The purported inventor of this classic cocktail was Ernest Hemingway. He was a champion drinker and recommended drinking 3-5 of these slowly. You may want to do less than 5! Ernest Hemingway loved drinking as much as he did writing. His advice, circa 1935 with this cocktail: “Pour one jigger absinthe …
This Absinthe Frappe recipe was invented at the Old Absinthe House bar in New Orleans in 1874 by Cayetano Ferrer. A simple, strong cocktail, but bright and refreshing for summer, this one is a classic for a reason. The classic Absinthe Frappe is a refreshing mix of absinthe, mint and soda …
An espresso martini cocktail can be what you make for after dinner drinks, or as a pick me up in the afternoon before a long evening! I really never order espresso martinis (or really any other sweet martinis) when eating out because they are super sweet, and maybe even have chocolate drizzles. Not …
A great winter version of a classic cocktail, this gingerbread cocktail is sure to taste like the holidays! Happy winter season! it’s getting chilly around here, which always makes us think of baking spices, baking and holiday treats. One favorite Christmas dessert that always appears around this time of year is gingerbread. …
This spiced pear liqueur and apple cider cocktail is a treat that can be served warm or cold as a Halloween cocktail! Happy almost Halloween! We don’t know about you, but sometimes our Halloweens here in Nebraska are pretty cold! We wrap our kids up in costumes, coats, gloves and hats, so …
A decadent and alcoholic milkshake, combing chocolate, strawberries and rum is perfect for the summer! Want a decadent treat that will cool you off, but still have a little booze in it? Well we have the just the the thing for you! With summer on the way, what better treat than an alcoholic …
This whiskey, coffee and chocolate cocktail is creamy and rich! One of our favorite flavor combinations is coffee and chocolate, be it in our coffee cups or in a cocktail coupe! Typically people think of combining chocolate and hot coffee, but we wanted to something a little smoother and cooler! So what better …
A twist on a white chocolate martini, this White Chocolate Gimlet with Mozart White Chocolate Liqueur is sure to please! With this cocktail we really wanted to highlight the flavor of the white chocolate vanilla cream of the Mozart. It’s a sweet liqueur, but not overly sweet, and is a beautiful white color. …
So we made some homemade Banana Liqueur! What would you do with 80 pounds of bananas? This was a situation that we found ourselves in, when we had a friend drop off two 40 pound cases of bananas! Well one can only make so many loaves of banana bread! With us being enterprising …
Using a Japanese Barley Liquor for these Shochu cocktails, we made a twist on the classic sidecar! One of the coolest parts about developing and writing about cocktails and spirits is when we discover a spirit that was totally unknown to us. Sometimes we find new spirits when we travel (does anyone …
