Rye whiskey, grapefruit juice and pomegranate liqueur. Quite the sophisticated little tippler.

The Hot Toddy is an aromatic cool weather cocktail that's not just for ski lodges and bad colds. So warm your winter with one.

My New Years Resolution: No matter how fat I get I won't drink light beer.

Port of Call: Ruby port and aged gold rum are the stars here, but a touch of sour and a bit of palm sugar make this cocktail downright exotic.

How about liqueur stained sugar cubes as a super festive New Years Eve trick for colorful Champagne Cocktails?

With the essence of vanilla vodka and pumpkin puree, this cocktail is a bit creamy, a bit spicy and just potent enough.

The Americano: I love the lure of cocktail lore.

The key to a perfect Daiquiri is the deft balance of sweet rum and sour lime. Sounds easy, but it takes some practice.

A Sazerac cocktail is the definitive drink of New Orleans. It may actually be the very first beverage to coin the term "cocktail" too.

Guaro is the traditional liquor of Costa Rica. This simple cocktail marries it with lime in a Guaro Sour.

Guaro is a traditional Costa Rican sugarcane liquor. I used it here to replace vodka for a tropical tasting Bloody Mary.

Bloody Bourbon!

Harvey Wallbanger. It's way more interesting than its silly name suggests. In fact it's blessed with fascinating if not convoluted history.

Smoking Bishop is traditionally a version of mulled wine made with port. It became associated with Christmas thanks to Mr. Scrooge.

Moscow Mule. This classic cocktail helped propel vodka to popularity in the United States, and it all started with a marketing campaign!

Dirty Martini

The Mai Tai is one of the true classics of the cocktail world. Victor J. Bergeron first concocted it in 1944 behind the bar of his famed restaurant Trader Vic’s. But since that time it has become the "cock of the walk!"

Can you discuss blogging ethics over Pear Sorbet and Spumante? Pull up a spoon and find out.

This is a lovely cocktail featuring gin and sherry. It was named after the Spanish town of Seville. If you can get juice from the sour oranges by the same name all the better.

Martinis and Opinions: Here's a few more!

Blender? I don't even know her. Bright, thick & slushy this Mango Cooler is about as much fun as a Sno-Cone. But don't serve it to the kids!

Enjoy this not so classic but oh so summery Sweet Basil Gimlet.

Thanks to SMARTKITTY for introducing me to The Bramble. I also came up with a great idea for a TV show, and I did all that right here at Liqurious!

"Stingers, and keep them coming." –Cary Grant

Rhubarb Gin and Tonic. Now that's worth a pucker.

Rum, Gin, Vodka, Tequila, Cointreau, Guava Juice & a Splash of Soda make this Tickled Pink Tropical Island Iced Tea Pretty (Lethal) in Pink!

The Boulevardier is a classic cocktail from Harry's New York Bar in Paris. It's a sophisticatedly potent mix of bourbon, Campari and sweet vermouth.

The Zombie is a classic cocktail from old Hollywood. David Wondrich calls it "the mother of all freak drinks"!

The Tequila Sunrise is said to have been invented in Acapulco in the 1950s as a welcome to paradise cocktail at one of the resorts there. It's a wonderfully vibrant cocktail that looks as great as it tastes.

Barbados has the Dark and Stormy and now (thanks to me) Jamaica has the Red Storm. It's a beet infused beauty.

Here is the perfect Sloe Gin Cocktail for all us November babies. The Scorpio... Happy Birthday to us!

This is my apple week version of the classically sophisticated Manhattan. I use Calvados as an innovative partner to the traditional Bourbon.

A terrific cocktail to get the party started. Perfect for a Moroccan feast!

James Bond made it famous, James Wondrich made it drinkable!

We have come to the end of the road in my "making kumquat liqueur" experiment! Just don't call it a Jello-Shooter!

My Kumquat Liqueur makes another step towards becoming Kumquacello!

Kumquacello post #2- A Progress Report

My version of a Rum Punch is a great party drink. It's best made in a jug. Oranges keep it fun. But I love the way the basil & lime cuts thru the rum to give it a refreshing edge.

Kumquacello. Sure I made it up, but follow along in the process. This is the first step.

This is a "new-age" twist on a classic Sea Breeze. It's made with Zen Green Tea Liqueur.

This Gin based cocktail containing 2 classic liqueurs is a rather glamorous little tippler with a deservedly glamorous name: The Aviation Cocktail.

Rum Runner Cocktails were invented in the late 1950\'s at the Holiday Isle Tiki Bar in Islamorada, Florida. They were named after a specialized sort of smuggler who brought prohibition rum into the USA thru the Florida Keys.

Thai basil brings an exotic twist to this blood orange cocktail. It's shaken with vodka and served up.

I know you know how to make it. But wouldn't you like to know more about it?