Tag: creme de violette

Drink of the Day: Co-Pilot Cocktail

August 12, 2014 | By | Add a Comment

Here’s another original I wanted to share, using the back flavor of vanilla to compliment the aromatic characteristics of the maraschino liqueur and Creme de Violette. The vanilla flavored vodka really rounds out the flavor well in this cocktail, giving you a nice and smooth flavor, while offering an abundance of aromas before the […]

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The Co-Pilot is January 24th Drink of the Day!!

January 24, 2014 | By | Add a Comment

This is a cocktail that I came up with using some liqueurs I have just acquired. The aromatic characteristics of these was hard to resist, and with the resurrection of the classic Aviator Cocktail, I felt I could add yet another flavor to it to enhance their presence in the drink even more. The slight […]

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The Moonlight Cocktail is February 10th Drink of the Day!

February 10, 2012 | By | Add a Comment

Glenn Miller Orchestra ruled the airwaves during the late 1930s and early 1940s due to its unique sound using a clarinet in place of the tenor sax. This sound would catch on and they would be awarded the very first gold album for selling a million copies of “Chattanooga Choo Choo” on this date in […]

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The Aviation is February 4th Drink of the Day!

February 4, 2012 | By | Add a Comment

Charles Lindbergh, the aviator who is best known as the first to fly solo and non-stop across the Atlantic Ocean, was born in 1902 on this date. To celebrate this day, I’d like to introduce to you a cocktail that was invented before he took his first flight: The Aviation. This classic cocktail was first […]

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The Amelia Earhart Cocktail is the Drink of the Day for January 11th

January 11, 2012 | By | Add a Comment

The following recipe was posted by StriperGuy on June 28, 2009 on chow.com Ms. Earhart had many accomplishments as an early aviator and had many firsts. To commemorate her solo flight she succeeded in on this day in 1935, it’s only justified that I would find a drink that would meet the feat. When I […]

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