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Fun & Flirty: Cocktails & Shots for Date Night, Girl’s Night Out, Lovers & Beyond

February 6, 2010 The Intoxicologist Leave a comment

Passion

– strong emotion, adoration, love, intensely powerful emotion, craving, amorous affection and desire felt by lovers for each other

Kiss – buss, osculation, smack, graze, butterfly, French, to touch or caress with the lips, especially as a sign of ardor or affection

Midnight – bewitching hour when all enchantment begins, temptation arises, enticement wins out and fascinating tales begin to weave charming stories of excitement and pleasure

Heart – essence, character, soul, compassion, tenderness, zest, moxie, spirit

Flutter – tremble, oscillate, throb, shiver, flitter, dance, to move quickly, lightly and unsteadily as if with wings

Love – adoration, rapture, enchantment, ardor, fervor, yearning, fascination, ardent affection, desire felt by lovers for one another

Smitten – infatuated, stricken, intense romantic attraction, lust

Rendezvous – affair, tete-a-tete, tryst, love nest, secretly unite

Heaven – bliss, ecstasy, rapture, Utopia, nirvana, harmony, elated pleasure

All these words of romance and desire intertwine with passion, but were pulled from the names of cocktails linked with Valentine’s Day.  Valentine’s Day might very well be written off as a cheesy Hallmark moment in some people’s book, but romance and love are alive and well across the globe.  Sexy, flirty cocktails needn’t be saved for couples only.  Enjoy the moment whether it is a Girl’s Night Out, Bachelorette or Bachelor party, Couples Night In, celebrating freedom or just feeling the need to let the spirit move you in a fun and flirty direction for a change.

Fun & Flirty Romantic Cocktail Recipes

(This post has been moved from the Intoxicologist.net site due to bandwidth issues. Ecstatic the cocktail recipe guides are useful for everyone.  This guide has been updated with new links and a few cocktails and shots that were previously not listed.)

 

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Fun & Flirty Valentine Cocktail Recipes & a Look at Bacardi & the Cosmo

January 16, 2010 The Intoxicologist 1 comment

Love & Romance: Cocktails for Valentine’s Day & Beyond – The drink recipe guide for Fun & Flirty Cocktails for Girls Night Out, Bachelorette or Bachelor parties, Couples Night In, celebrating freedom or just feeling the need to let the spirit move you in a fun and flirty direction for a change.  The cocktail guide begins with 175 cocktails which will be updated each week.  Check back often!

Sexy Drinks: Cocktail recipes with passionate appeal

  • Sexy Drinks with Passionate Appeal – Slideshow: 20 seductive cocktail recipes for Girls Night Out, bachelorette parties or an evening at home with passion in mind. These cocktails utilize tequila, rum, gin, cachaca, vodka and various liqueurs.

 

Weekends are designed for freeing oneself of the work week and riding the moment – responsibly of course.  Whether you choose Girl’s Night Out, Guy’s Night Out, Couple’s Night In or are celebrating new freedom the cocktails contained within the post are all about sexy, flirty fun.  More cocktails sporting the theme of fun & flirty follow:

  1. 1800 Tequila Classic to Sexy Drink Recipes
  2. Dare to be adventurous: Campari
  3. Bourbon Cocktails
  4. Cherry Samba Cocktail

 

Love & romance: Date night cocktails

  • Love & Romance: Date Night Cocktails – Slideshow: 18 Date night cocktail recipes for love & romance include 10 Cane Rum, Absolut Vodka, Mekhong, Agavero, Bombay Sapphire Gin, Three Olives Vodka, inocente Tequila, Partida Tequila, Van Gogh Vodka, Herradura Tequila and Boru Vodka.

 

Love and romance is not relegated to Valentine’s Day.  Take time every day to catch with the one you care about to keep the flicker of romance alive and well.  When there isn’t time for an evening out, make your evening in a Couple’s Night In.  The article above contains a link for date night ideas in.  The links below provide additional cocktail ideas. 

  1. 1.       Movie Date Night: Casablanca Cocktail
  2. Movie Night – Marilyn Monroe Champagne Cocktail
  3. 3.       Teach Her Poker: Poker Night Cocktails
  4. Bit ‘o Bubbly in the Tub
  5. Sexy Bourbon Cocktail: Stiletto

 

16 most popular classic cocktail recipes

 

Classics & Modern Classics have become quite popular in cocktail culture in the last few years for good reason.  They are delicious and modern mixologists and bartenders have become quite adept at taking vintage recipes and tweaking them into even more phenomenal versions to highlight the various spirits of the time.  Break free from the usual once in a while and find a great new favorite in an old classic or variation in a modern classic. 

 

Classic Category on The Intoxicologist – Classic cocktails added weekly – check back frequently

Articles containing many classic cocktails & modern classics

  1. 10 Cane Rum Classic Cocktails
  2. 16 Most Popular Classic Cocktails
  3. Aperol: Prohibition Era Spirit
  4. Bacardi Cocktail, Legacy Cocktails & Adaptations
  5. Classic New Orleans Cocktails & New England Highballs
  6. Beefeater Gin Classic Cocktails 2
  7. Beefeater Gin Classics
  8. Converting Classics to Low Calorie
  9. Dewar’s Scotch Classic Adaptations
  10. Lucid Absinthe: Review w/Classic & Modern Cocktails
  11. Modern Classic: Cosmopolitan & Variations

 

Classic & Modern Classic Cocktails:

  1. Albino Old Fashioned – Death’s Door
  2. Americano – Campari
  3. Bombay Sapphire Ultimate Martini
  4. Gin Old Fashioned – Death’s Door
  5. Gin Sling – Death’s Door
  6. Indian Gin & Tonic – Campari
  7. Negroni – Campari
  8. Nicaraguan Negroni Punch – Campari/Flor de Cana Rum
  9. Tivoli Cocktail – Campari
  10. Whiskey Milk Punch – Death’s Door
  11. White Manhattan – Death’s Door
  12. White Whiskey Old Fashioned – Death’s Door
  13. Woodford Reserve Ultimate Manhattans
  14. Zamboni – Campari

 

The Bacardi Cocktail, legacy cocktail recipes & adaptations – Bacardi Cocktail recipe within article

 

Bacardi carries a vast line of flavored rum products that create easy mixers poolside while mixing with friends or watching the big game at home or while tailgating.  Bacardi Rum also makes a great base spirit for lower calorie cocktails.  Its versatility is fabulous like that of vodka, but with more flavor in its rounded out appeal.  Try a few cocktails from the listing below that include champagne toppers, lower calorie cocktails, quick and easy build cocktails for game day and drinks that will bring a touch of summer to the cold harsh winter. 

  1. Bubbly Love – Bacardi Grand Melon & Martini & Rossi Asti
  2. Diva Maria & Mountain – Tia Maria & Bacardi (2 cocktails)
  3. BacardiO Punch – punch for a crowd
  4. Ginger Drop – Bacardi Limon & Champagne
  5. Plucked Apple & Buttered Apple – Bacardi Big Apple Rum
  6. Party for Pink & Cuba Libre Variations – Bacardi Superior & Bacardi 8
  7. Bacardi Big Apple Cinnamon Margarita – Bacardi Big Apple (3 recipes in link)
  8. Bacardi Big Apple Martini – Bacardi Big Apple
  9. Big Apple Cranapple – Bacardi Big Apple (3 recipes in link)
  10. Limon & Cranberry – Bacardi Limon (3 recipes in link)
  11. Limon Cosmopolitan – Bacardi Limon (3 recipes in link)
  12. Razz & Cranberry – Bacardi Razz (4 recipes in link)
  13. Bacardi O Scream – Bacardi O
  14. Bacardi Zombie – Bacardi Superior & Bacardi 151
  15. Dragon Bite – Dragon Berry Rum
  16. Zombie Resurrected – Bacardi Superior

 

Bacardi Shots:

  1. Hot Apple Pie Shot – Bacardi Big Apple Pie Rum
  2. Razz Rocket Shot – Bacardi Razz (3 shots in this link)
  3. Bacardi Bat Bite Shot – Bacardi Superior Rum
  4. Cob Web Shot – Bacardi Rum, Tequila, Brandy
  5. Tweaked Buttery Nipple – Bacardi Superior

 

Bacardi Lower Calorie:

  1. Café Mocha Berry & Mocha Berry Teenie – Bacardi Superior Rum
  2. 2.       Bacardi Hurricane Teenied – Bacardi Select, Bacardi Superior
  3. Blackberry & Teenie – Bacardi Superior
  4. 4.       Cuba Libre – Bacardi Superior
  5. 5.       Mai Tai-Teenie – Bacardi Supeior
  6. Naked Protein Colada – Bacardi Superior
  7. Nilla Basil Daiquiri Teenie – Bacardi Superior

 

Multiple Recipes:

  1. Bacardi Watermelon Recipes
  2. Bacardi Dragon Berry Rum Drink Recipes
  3. Bacardi Dragon Berry Cocktail Drink Recipes
  4. Bacardi: Game Day Recipe for Success
  5. Quick & easy game day drink recipes
  6. Bacardi Dragon Berry Rum Review

 

Modern classic cocktail: Cosmopolitan & its many variations – Article contains Dale DeGroff’s recipe

 

The Cosmopolitan has become almost synonymous with Girl’s Night Out and Bachelorette style parties.  It is commonly found on many bar menus as one of the standard classically served cocktails.  There are many variations with a variety of base spirits that can be enjoyed with this very refreshing cocktail that is no longer for women only.  Have some fun & add variety to the standard Cosmo by sampling one of the many selections found below:

  1. 1.       Lower Calorie Champagne Cosmo – Vodka & Champagne
  2. 2.       Champagne Cosmopolitan – Belvedere Vodka & Champagne
  3. V.G. Pom Cosmo – Van Gogh Vodka
  4. NUVO Sparkling Cosmo – NUVO Sparkling Liqueur
  5. Updated NUVO Sparkling Cosmo – NUVO Sparkling Liqueur
  6. TY KU Cosmo – TY KU
  7. Winter Cosmo – Courvoisier Exclusif
  8. Three-O Berry Cosmo – Three Olives
  9. Sin City Cosmopolitan – Monin Mango & Vodka
  10. 10.   Cherry Blossom Cosmo – Gekkeikan Sake
  11. Limon Cosmopolitan – Bacardi Rum
  12. Three-O Orange Cosmo – Three Olives Vodka
  13. Three-O Raspberry Cosmo – Three Olives Vodka
  14. Three-O Cherry Cosmo – Three Olives Vodka
  15. 15.   Boston Girlfriend – Absolut Boston
  16. 16.   Cran Chic – Mocktail
  17. Currant Cosmo – Three Olives Vodka & Cassis
  18. Naked Pinky Cosmo – Pinky Vodka
  19. Bacardi Razz White Cosmo – Bacardi Razz

 

Cocktails of 2010: Recipes, Images & Slideshows – The New Year begins a new cocktail & drink guide with slideshows containing drink recipes with images and photos from travels to events & tours of distilleries throughout the coming year.  Stay tuned and bookmark the page for continuous updates.  The 2009 Cocktails, Martinis & Drinks guide remains active but will no longer be updated.  It contains thousands of drinks recipes & photos for reference within themed categories (Holiday, Football & Tailgating, Mocktails, Classic Style, Halloween, Pink Cocktails for Breast Cancer Awareness and Low Calorie recipes) and those sorted by base spirit.

Classic Movie Cocktail Recipe: Casablanca – The movie is full of terrific lines:

“You despise me, don’t you?” – Ugarte … “If I gave you any thought I probably would.” – Rick

“Remember, this gun is pointed right at your heart.” – Rick … “That is my least vulnerable spot.” Captain Renault

Reformulated Godiva Liqueur Still Chocolaty Cocktail Sensation – Reformulated for the purpose of pouring straight from the bottle on the rocks.  It’s received mixed reviews.  Many consumers want the old formula back.  Let me know what you think. 

William Grant & Sons Directing Focus Toward Premium Spirits – Mostly a press release here, but I’ve included many links to cocktails that utilize William Grant & Son’s Premium brands if you’re looking for cocktails that include The Balvenie Scotch, Hendrick’s Gin or Glenfiddich & Grant’s Scotches.

Low Calorie Mocktail Monday: Candied Lemon Drop – A delicious non-alcoholic version of the lemon drop martini that will help keep you on track with New Year’s Resolutions for lower calorie living. 

Find many more Non-Alcoholic Mocktail Recipes in article form and listed individually by name within the last weekly wrap-up post on The Intoxicologist Is In site.  Living Grand & Teenie: Low Calorie Cocktail & Drink Recipes contains cocktails and non-alcoholic Mocktails for low calorie living.

Have a fabulous weekend everyone! Thank you for continuing to read The Intoxicologist! – Cheri Loughlin

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Toast the New Year with a Basil Hayden’s Fizz

December 31, 2008 The Intoxicologist Leave a comment
Champagne Toast

I never thought myself much of a brown liquor girl until a few select scotches and the small batch bourbons from Kentucky made their way to my glass.  Now I am hooked.  Basil Hayden’s had me with its light, delicate flavor.  Then along came the Basil Hayden’s Fizz with Basil Hayden’s and champagne topper.  I’m in effervescent bliss.  With a few taps of the fingers and clicks of the mouse a few more cocktail recipes appeared before me.  New Year’s Eve is rapping at the door with perfect timing for champagne fluted cocktails.  What better way to celebrate than with exceptional bourbon added to festive champagne? 

Basil Fizz

Basil Haydens Fizz

Basil Hayden’s Fizz

1 part Basil Hayden’s Whiskey

Champagne

 

Fill champagne flute with Basil Hayden’s and champagne. (Approximately 1:4 ratio)

Basil Bubbly

Basil Bubbly

The Basil Bubbly

1-1/4 ounce Basil Hayden’s Bourbon

A Splash of OJ

 

Fill the remainder of flute with your favorite champagne. Garnish with a twist or Orange.

Global Warmer

Global Warmer

The Global Warmer

6 Mint Leaves Torn

1-1/2 part Basil Hayden’s Bourbon

1-1/2 part Sour Mix Lime

1/2 part DeKuyper Triple Sec

1/4 part DeKuyper Tropical Pineapple Schnapps (or DeKuyper Luscious Tropical Mango Liqueur)

 

Build over ice, shake and strain into martini glass. Garnish with mint leaf and a lime twist.

 

Basil Hayden’s Apple Bubbly

1 part Basil Hayden’s Bourbon

Fill remainder of the glass with Sparkling Apple Juice

Apple Slice Garnish

 

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Big Holiday Ideas Come in Small Batch Bourbon Surprises

December 23, 2008 The Intoxicologist Leave a comment

Small Batch Bourbon

Still looking for that last minute small little something that will achieve the perfect finish for your cocktail enthusiast, liquor aficionado…liquid guru?  I have come across the precise answer to what you are looking for: Small batch bourbon. 

 

Small category.  Complete flavor distinction.

 

Small batch refers to handcrafted bourbon created for the true connoisseur who appreciates the art and science of flawless blending of premium ingredients to provide unique aromas and flavor characteristics to tempt the most discriminating of palates.  These ultra-premium, small batch bourbons are made in limited quantities, aged from six to nine years in new, charred American white oak barrels and each retain the characteristics of pre-Prohibition whiskey.  Better yet, these small batch bourbons are readily available nationwide at a range of pricing that is affordable.  Tempted? 

 

Knob Creek, Basil Hayden’s, Bookers, Bakers

 

You have no doubt seen these bourbons on the shelf, but when mixed in with all the others it is difficult to distinguish one from another by anything other than bottle art alone.  Honestly I passed by them on the shelf many times without ever picking them up wondering what the flavor profiles might be and how they would compare.  However, one evening a friend offered to bring over some Bookers if I had some others to compare it to and the game was on.  After a quick trip to the liquor store we had a last minute tasting party going on at my house. 

 

Knob CreekKnob Creek is a liquor cabinet staple.  This is the working man’s friend as it is very affordable to consume without the need for special occasion.  At the end of the day, relax with this one.  Drink Knob Creek neat or on the rocks.  This one works great as the base of classic and contemporary cocktails. 

 

Knob Creek

Aroma: Toasted nuts, grain oak

Taste: Rich, sweet, woody, full-bodied, almost fruity, it strikes the senses with a maple sugar aroma, distinctive sweetness and rich, full-bodied flavor

Finish: Long, rich and glowing

 

“Knob Creek remains my favorite. I like its nutty, fruity nose and how a vanilla-orange-caramel sweetness balances the rye spice.” — The Kansas City Star, Anna Brockhoff, May 2007

 

Basil Hayden’s is the bridge between bourbon and American rye whiskey.  Basil Hayden'sThis bourbon will surprise and delight you as it is unlike bourbon you may be accustomed to.  Basil Hayden’s has spicy kick with hints of peppermint while remaining gentle in its bite.  Enjoy this one neat, on the rocks or in cocktails.  There is one cocktail in particular, the Basil Bubbly, that I will feature for New Year’s Eve cocktails coming soon.

 

Basil Hayden’s

Aroma: Spice, tea, hint of peppermint

Taste: Spicy, peppery, honey, light-bodied, gentle bite, enriched by a hint of peppermint, it impresses with notes of pepper balanced by slight citrus overtones, and a spicy, warming finish

Finish: Dry, clean, brief

 

Booker'sBooker’s was a favorite at the impromptu tasting.  Booker’s is one of the few uncut, unfiltered, straight from the barrel bourbons available on the market.  Since it is cask strength, there is need to cut it with spring water or ice (for some!).  This enables one to customize the flavor to one’s own palate.  The flavor of Booker’s is deeper and more intense than others in the small batch category, yet also seems to be in some ways an upgraded version of Basil Hayden’s although, Booker’s is its own bourbon and not a knock off of another. 

 

Booker’s was originally created as a holiday gift for Booker Noe’s special holiday friends.  What an appropriate gift to give to your special spirit connoisseurs this holiday season.  Also, since it is uncut, full cask strength, Booker’s is an exceptional value. 

 

Booker’s

Proof: 121 to 127

Color: Deep, rich, smoky amber

Aroma: Big oak, vanilla, smoky charcoal

Taste: Intense, fruit, tannin, tobacco

Finish: Clean, long, intense

 

“The richest in this group is Booker’s. The oaky, smoky, unfiltered bourbon has complexity, intensity, depth and a long finish.” — Newsday, Peter M. Gianotti, May 2007

 

Bakers is the only one of the four small batch bourbons that did not make a showing at my little Bakerstasting party.  However this little gem makes a showing at www.smallbatch.com where I was able to get additional information on all of these small batch bourbons my friends and I sampled. 

 

Bakers sounds like my type of flavor with its mix of vanilla and caramel.  The distinguishing characteristic of Bakers is its utilization of a special strain of jug yeast that provides this small batch bourbon with its consistently silky smooth texture.  Bakers is best served in a snifter with a splash of spring water. 

 

Bakers

Color: Warm amber, tawny, nut brown

Aroma: Fruit, vanilla, caramel

Taste: Toasted nuts, fruit, vanilla, silky texture

Finish: Sweet, smooth, medium-long

 “Baker’s has vanilla notes and a refined, silky style. The hue is nut-brown and the aroma has a caramel quality, a balanced, flavor-packed production.” — Newsday, Peter M. Gianotti, May 2007

Tom Doughty Blitzen

Tom Doughty Blitzen

Tom Doughty’s Blitzen

co-owner of Fuel Restaurant in Kitsilano, Vancouver

1/2 ounce Starbuck’s Coffee Liqueur

1/2 ounce Starbucks Cream Liqueur

1 ounce Knob Creek Bourbon

1/2 ounce Espresso

 

Shake ingredients over ice and strained in to a martini glass. Shave fresh nutmeg on top.

Brooklyn Cocktail

Brooklyn Cocktail

Brooklyn Cocktail

2 ounces Knob Creek Bourbon

1 ounces Noilly Prat Dry Vermouth

1/2 teaspoon Maraschino Luxardo

1/2 teaspoon Amaro Ciocciaro

 

Stir well with ice.  Strain into chilled cocktail glass and twist swatch of thin-cut lemon peel over the top.

Clermont Smash

Clermont Smash

Clermont Smash

By Tony Abou Ganim

1-1/2 ounce Knob Creek Bourbon Whiskey

3/4 ounce Velvet Falernum

10-12 spearmint leaves

3 dashes Fee Brother’s Peach Bitters

1-1/2 ounce Fresh Lemon Sour

Pineapple spear for garnish.

 

Muddle spearmint with Velvet Falernum, add remaining ingredients and shake well with ice. Strain into an Old Fashioned glass filled with crushed ice and stir until the outside of glass begins to frost. Garnish with pineapple and mint.

 

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