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  1. The Seriously? Cocktail

    THE SERIOUSLY? COCKTAIL (cour­tesy of mixol­o­gist Matt Cohen) 2 ounces Van Gogh Dutch Choco­late vodka 1 ounce Spicy Choco­late Syrup* a touch of heavy cream Hershey’s syrup Ground cin­na­mon 2 Drunken brownies

    Posted by on December 24th, 2009 | No Comments

  2. Two Chocolate Pigs

    TWO CHOCOLATE PIGS 3 ounces Vanilla Vodka 3 ounces Godiva Choco­late Liqueur 4 ounces Spicy Choco­late Syrup* Drunken Brownie** Caramel Sim­ple Syrup*** Caramelized Bacon Pow­der**** Rim two mar­tini glasses with Caramel Sim­ple Syrup.  Dip wet martini…

    Posted by on December 24th, 2009 | No Comments

  3. Birthday Humbug! (kinda)

    Jesus and I have some­thing in com­mon.  We both have Decem­ber birth­days.  The prob­lem is, His always, always upstages mine.  In the past I’ve had lav­ish events thrown for me by lov­ing friends and I’ve even shame­lessly thrown a cou­ple myself.  I’ve tried every­thing: themes, bowl­ing, Broad­way shows, amuse­ment parks, catered buf­fets.  But noth­ing ever […]

    Posted by on December 24th, 2009 | 8 Comments

  4. Sweet Adelaide

    Cre­ated by Bar Chef Lu Brow at the Swiz­zle Stick at Cafe Ade­laide. Lu her­self shows Cock­tail Chicks cor­re­spon­dent, Jill Ben­nett, just how it’s done.

    Posted by on December 21st, 2009 | 3 Comments

  5. Vieux Carre Cocktail

    1 ounce rye whiskey 1 ounce cognac 1 ounce sweet ver­mouth 2 dashes Peychaud’s bit­ters 2 dashes Angos­tura bit­ters 1/2 tea­spoon Bene­dic­tine Com­bine all ingre­di­ents in a cock­tail shaker with ice and shake vig­or­ously.  Strain into a chilled mar­tini glass and serve immediately.

    Posted by on December 11th, 2009 | No Comments

  6. Ramos Gin Fizz

    2 ounces half and half 1  1/2 ounce gin 1/2 ounce sim­ple syrup 1 tea­spoon fresh lemon juice 1 tea­spoon fresh lime juice 1 large egg white 1 dash orange flower extract 1 drop vanilla extract Com­bine all ingre­di­ents in a cock­tail shake and shake vig­or­ously until frothy.  Strain into a rocks glass (with­out ice) and serve immediately.

    Posted by on December 11th, 2009 | No Comments

  7. Hina

    2 ounces Mal­ibu Rum 1/2 ounce Cruzan dark rum 1/2 ounce Cre­ole Shrubb 2 ounces fresh pineap­ple juice Com­bine all ingre­di­ents in a cock­tail shaker with ice and shake well.  Strain into a rocks glass and add ice.  Gar­nish with slice of pineap­ple speared with cherry and umbrella.

    Posted by on December 11th, 2009 | No Comments

  8. Flower Girl

    1/2 ounce Sor­rel Flower syrup 1 1/2 ounce 44 deg. North Huck­le­berry vodka 1/2 ounce fresh lemon juice Gin­ger ale Fill a rocks glass with ice.  Com­bine syrup, vodka and lemon juice in a cock­tail shake and shake well.  Strain mix­ture into glass and fill with ginger ale.

    Posted by on December 11th, 2009 | No Comments

  9. Chocolate Martini

    2 ounces Godiva Choco­late liqueur 1 ounce Bailey’s Irish cream (orig­i­nal) 1 ounce vodka 1 squeeze choco­late syrup 2 ounces heavy cream Com­bine ingre­di­ents in a cock­tail shaker with ice and shake well.  Strain into a chilled mar­tini glass and serve immediately.

    Posted by on December 11th, 2009 | No Comments

  10. Between The Sheets

    1 ounce brandy 1 ounce dark (such at Apple­ton) rum 3/4 ounce triple sec 3/4 ounce fresh lemon juice 2 table­spoons superfine sugar lemon twist 1 lemon wedge Place the sugar in a shal­low dish or saucer.  Wet half the out­side of the rim of a rocks glass with the lemon wedge then dip in the […]

    Posted by on December 11th, 2009 | 1 Comment

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