The Last Word

Two margarita cocktails in stemmed glasses with a lime wedge on a wooden surface.

The Last Word The Last Word is a Prohibition era cocktail originally created at the Detroit Athletic Club.  Equal parts Gin, Green Chartreuse, Maraschino Liqueur and lime juice create a well balanced cocktail with bold citrus and herbal flavors. Ingredients: 3/4 oz Gin 3/4 oz Green Chartreuse 3/4 oz Maraschino…

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Coquito

Two glasses of milk on a tray.

The National Drink of Puerto Rico.  Think Eggnog with coconut instead of eggs and milk.  This recipe is a take on Roberto Berdecia’s from La Factoria, San Jaun, Puerto Rico.

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Manhattan Au Poivre

A martini with black olives on top of a wooden table.

A steak dinner often suggests a robust red wine.  Instead, what about a cocktail that makes you want to have a bite of steak?  The goal when pairing cocktails with food is to craft a drink that makes one want a bite of the food with each sip of the…

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Rum Manhattan

A martini in a glass.

Most of the Rum Manhattan recipes that I read make a cloyingly sweet drink.  This Rum Manhattan I crafted I hope you will find is amazingly complex. We used Don Q Vermouth Cask Aged Rum, but any Rum that you enjoy neat will do as well, (maybe better to your…

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