Showing posts with label Cocktails. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cocktails. Show all posts

Thursday, 3 April 2014

Mochatini

A great flavored martini...with a kicker...chocolate! Chocolate and coffee liqueurs mixed with vodka and topped with a cherry.

Ingredients:
 1 (1.5 fluid ounce) jigger chocolate liqueur
 1 (1.5 fluid ounce) jigger rum based coffee liqueur, (e.g. Tia Maria)
 1 (1.5 fluid ounce) jigger vodka
 1 maraschino cherry

Directions:
In a shaker filled with ice, pour in the liqueurs and vodka. Shake lightly and pour into a Martini glass. Garnish with the cherry.

Thursday, 27 March 2014

Wednesday, 19 February 2014

Pirate's Last Call

Whether it's 8 p.m. or 2 a.m., this potent rum-cola cocktail can make it last call for anyone, pirate or no....!!!!....

Ingredients:
 4 maraschino cherries
 2 teaspoons white sugar
 1 (1.5 fluid ounce) jigger rum (dark or light)
 1 cup ice cubes
 1 cup cherry vanilla carbonated cola

Directions:
Place the cherries and sugar in the bottom of a 12 ounce glass, and mash with a spoon or muddler. Add the rum and ice. Pour in the soda, stir, and serve.

Caramel Liqueur

A smooth, delicious caramel liqueur - great for after dinner sipping, mixed into coffee, or served over the rocks! Put it in a pretty bottle and give as gifts! Liqueur should last for 2-3 months in refrigerator.

Ingredients:
 2 (14 ounce) cans sweetened condensed milk
 1 1/4 cups spiced rum

Directions:
Remove the labels from the cans of milk. Place the cans into a large saucepan, and cover with a few inches of water. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat to medium, cover, and simmer for 4 hours. Keep an eye on the water level, and add water as needed to keep at least an inch of water above the cans. After the cans have boiled for 4 hours, remove from the boiling water and set aside to cool for 35 minutes.
Open the cans and scrape the browned milk into a bowl, whisk in the spiced rum until smooth, then pour into a bottle with a top. The liqueur will keep for several months in the refrigerator.

Sweet Seduction

Ladies if you're into sweet cocktails, this is the one for you!

Ingredients:
 1 fluid ounce Malibu rum
 1 fluid ounce banana liqueur
 1/2 cup pineapple juice
 ice cubes
 1 tablespoon grenadine

Directions:
Measure the rum, banana liqueur and pineapple juice into a cocktail shaker. Add a generous scoop of ice. Cover and shake until the outside is frosty, about 30 seconds. Strain into a glass filled with ice and gently pour the grenadine on top. It should float.

Coquito

This a traditional Puerto Rican eggnog...Enjoy....!!!!....

Ingredients:
 6 egg yolks
 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
 4 tablespoons vanilla extract
 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
 5 (12 fluid ounce) cans evaporated milk
 1 (10 ounce) can unsweetened coconut milk
 1 (14 ounce) can cream of coconut
 4 1/4 cups light rum

Directions:
In a medium bowl, whisk egg yolks until smooth. Whisk in cinnamon and vanilla Stir in coconut milk, cream of coconut, sweetened condensed milk, evaporated milk, and rum. Taste and adjust cinnamon and vanilla if desired. Blend well and strain through a fine sieve or cheesecloth. Pour into clean bottles. Serve chilled.

Cherry Bomb

This is a wonderful rum drink with lime and grenadine. It's great for any occasion. If this recipe seems too easy, well it is, but the drink is incredibly enjoyable and worth the lack of trouble!

Ingredients:
 4 fluid ounces rum
 1 liter lime soda
 4 fluid ounces grenadine syrup
 1 lime, juiced
 1 lime, sliced
 4 maraschino cherries

Directions:
In a mixing glass combine rum, lime soda, grenadine and lime juice. Mix well and pour into chilled glasses. Garnish with lime slices and cherries.

Cranberry Rum Punch

There's rum in this wonderful, sparkling cranberry punch with lemon and lime slices. With bright red, yellow and green colors, this punch makes an attractive accompaniment to your party's food.

Ingredients:
 1 (32 fluid ounce) bottle cranberry juice
 1/4 cup white sugar
 2 cups ginger ale
 2 1/4 cups rum
 8 slices lemon

Directions:
In a medium-size punchbowl, stir cranberry juice and sugar together until the sugar dissolves. Mix in ginger ale, rum, and lemon and lime slices. Serve over ice.

Strawberry Slush Delight

Cool and refreshing, this summertime drink is perfect for weddings and showers. Everyone I make this for just loves the taste.

Ingredients:
 3 cups sugar
 6 cups water
 1 (46 fluid ounce) can pineapple juice
 1 (12 fluid ounce) can frozen lemonade concentrate
 2 (12 fluid ounce) cans frozen orange juice concentrate
 1 quart strawberries (fresh or frozen) pureed in a blender
 2 cups rum, or to taste
 2 (2 liter) bottles chilled lemon-lime soda

Directions:
In a saucepan, dissolve the sugar in the water by bringing it to a boil over medium-high heat. Turn off the heat and allow it to cool.
Combine the sugar water with the pineapple juice, lemonade, orange juice and pureed strawberries in a 6-quart container. Mix in the rum to taste. Put the entire mixture into a large plastic ice cream pail and freeze overnight.
To make the drinks to order, scoop 1/2 cup of the frozen mixture into an 8 oz glass. Fill the glass with lemon-lime soda and serve with a straw. Keeps well in freezer for up to one month.

Hummingbird

An alcoholic drink served in Jamaica. Contains rum cream liqueur, coffee liqueur, strawberry syrup, banana, and milk and ends up having a smoothie consistency.

Ingredients:
 1 fluid ounce rum cream liqueur
 1 fluid ounce coffee flavored liqueur
 1 fluid ounce milk
 1/2 fluid ounce strawberry flavored syrup
 1/2 banana
 1 cup crushed ice

Directions:
In a blender, combine rum cream liqueur, coffee liqueur, milk and strawberry syrup. Add the banana and crushed ice. Blend until smooth. Pour into glasses and serve.

Frozen Mojito

Mojito's made cool and easy. Very nice on a hot summer night!!!

Ingredients:
 1 (6 ounce) can frozen limeade concentrate
 8 (1.5 fluid ounce) jiggers rum
 1/2 cup fresh mint leaves
 1 tray ice cubes

Directions:
Place the lime juice concentrate, rum, mint, and ice cubes into the container of a blender. Cover and pulse briefly to get started, then process until smooth. Pour into 4 cocktail glasses.

Hurricane

Super tropical drink that needs to be served in a hurricane glass!

Ingredients:
 1 (1.5 fluid ounce) jigger amaretto liqueur
 1 fluid ounce light rum
 1 fluid ounce dark rum
 6 fluid ounces orange juice
 6 fluid ounces pineapple juice
 1 teaspoon lemon juice
 1 dash grenadine syrup
 1 orange, sliced into rounds
 1 maraschino cherry

Directions:
Fill a 16 ounce glass with ice. Pour in amaretto, light rum and dark rum. Pour in orange juice, pineapple juice, and lemon juice. Stir, then top with a dash of grenadine and garnish with an orange slice and a cherry.

Tanning Bed Drink

A great drink made with coconut rum and pineapple juice, and garnished with a cherry.

Ingredients:
 1 (1.5 fluid ounce) jigger coconut flavored rum
 1 (1.5 fluid ounce) jigger pineapple juice
 1 maraschino cherry

Directions:
In a rocks glass, pour coconut rum over ice. Pour pineapple juice to top. Garnish with maraschino cherry.

Hot Buttered Rum Batter

This is THE batter to use for absolutely delicious and buttery Hot Buttered Rums! You can keep this in the freezer for up to 3 months.

Ingredients:
 1 pound butter
 1 pound brown sugar
 1 pound confectioners' sugar
 1 quart vanilla ice cream, softened
 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Directions:
Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat. Blend in brown sugar and confectioners' sugar. Remove from heat, and whisk in the ice cream, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Pour mixture into a plastic container, seal, and freeze.
In a coffee mug, measure 1 tablespoon Hot Buttered Rum Batter and 1 fluid ounce of rum, then fill cup with boiling water. Stir, and sprinkle top of drink with nutmeg.

Classic Spanish Sangria

This is an authentic version of the popular wine drink. You can add any fruit that you want, but I find that apples and pears absorb all the rum. This one is not diluted with carbonated beverages. I have much success with red Burgundy wine and white rum, though spiced rum is nice too.

Ingredients:
 1 lemon
 1 lime
 1 orange
 1 1/2 cups rum
 1/2 cup white sugar
 1 (750 milliliter) bottle dry red wine
 1 cup orange juice

Directions:
Have the fruit, rum, wine, and orange juice well chilled. Slice the lemon, lime and orange into thin rounds and place in a large glass pitcher. Pour in the rum and sugar. Chill in refrigerator for 2 hours to develop the flavors.
When ready to serve, crush the fruit lightly with a wooden spoon and stir in the wine and orange juice. Adjust sweetness to taste.

Midnight Special

A smooth, delicate cocktail perfect for relaxing. For extra richness, try adding a drop of chocolate syrup.

Ingredients:
 1 (1.5 fluid ounce) jigger rum
 2 1/2 fluid ounces coffee flavored liqueur
 4 fluid ounces cola-flavored carbonated beverage
 1 teaspoon sweetened condensed milk

Directions:
Fill a 10 ounce highball glass with ice. Pour in the rum and coffee liqueur. Swirl gently and fill the glass with cola. Drop in the teaspoon of sweetened condensed milk and stir slowly until the cocktail turns to a milky brown.

Pina Colada

A simple run-of-the-mill pina colada drink.

Ingredients:
 1 cup coconut milk
 1 cup pineapple juice
 1/2 cup rum
 4 tablespoons white sugar
 8 cubes ice

Directions:
In a blender, combine coconut milk, pineapple juice, rum, sugar and ice. Blend until smooth. Pour into glasses, and serve immediately.

The Real Mojito

This is an authentic recipe for mojito. I sized the recipe for one serving, but you can adjust it accordingly and make a pitcher full. It's a very refreshing drink for hot summer days. Be careful when drinking it, however. If you make a pitcher you might be tempted to drink the whole thing yourself, and you just might find yourself talking Spanish in no time! Tonic water can be substituted instead of the soda water but the taste is different and somewhat bitter.

Ingredients:
 10 fresh mint leaves
 1/2 lime, cut into 4 wedges
 2 tablespoons white sugar, or to taste
 1 cup ice cubes
 1 1/2 fluid ounces white rum
 1/2 cup club soda

Directions:
Place mint leaves and 1 lime wedge into a sturdy glass. Use a muddler to crush the mint and lime to release the mint oils and lime juice. Add 2 more lime wedges and the sugar, and muddle again to release the lime juice. Do not strain the mixture. Fill the glass almost to the top with ice. Pour the rum over the ice, and fill the glass with carbonated water. Stir, taste, and add more sugar if desired. Garnish with the remaining lime wedge.

Caribbean Rum Punch

This delicious concoction is the traditional rum punch recipe used in the West Indies, passed down for years. The old rhyme goes, 'One of sour, two of sweet, three of strong, four of weak.' Any fruit juice can be used. Serve chilled over ice, with fruit garnishes and a sprinkling of grated nutmeg.

Ingredients:
 1 cup fresh lime juice
 2 cups simple syrup
 3 cups amber rum
 4 cups orange juice
 4 dashes bitters
 freshly grated nutmeg

Directions:
In a pitcher, combine lime juice, simple syrup, rum and orange juice. Add a few dashes of bitters and some grated nutmeg to taste. Serve chilled over ice.