Tag: orange curacao

Drink of the Day: Barn Door

February 5, 2015 | By | Add a Comment

If you are a fan of scotch, and want to do a little more than the typical scotch on the rocks today, I have a cocktail I think you will enjoy. Not too much is added to override the back flavor of the spirit; just enough to add some flavor and, at the same time, […]

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Drink of the Day: Fuzzy Pirate

January 23, 2015 | By | Add a Comment

Today, I am feeling like a nice spiced rum beverage that will better my typical spiced rum and coke cocktail. Here is one that should do the trick. If nothing else, maybe after a couple of these, I will feel like finding a buried treasure or something. If you are familiar with the cocktail named, […]

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Drink of the Day: Cable Car

September 4, 2014 | By | Add a Comment

If you are a cocktail novice, you have heard of the Sidecar, which is made with brandy. Here is something like it made with the base liquor being spiced rum: the Cable Car. Another rum sipper that does a good job complimenting the spiced rum with a perfect combination of sweet and sour ingredients. I […]

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The Drink of the Day is the Cool Carlos!!

June 26, 2014 | By | Add a Comment

Rum is always on the top of the playing card, when it comes to summertime drinks, in my book. How can you ever go wrong with a delightful kiwi type cocktail during a hot summer’s day. Getting a buzz on and, at the same time, nourishing your body with some fresh fruit juice is the […]

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Drink of the Day: Two Sheets to the Wind

June 21, 2014 | By | Add a Comment

Well, just by the name of this, you know you will have to make sure you keep everything in control when imbibing on one of these. The combination of flavors makes for a smooth cocktail, that’s for sure. However, it is a very high-alcohol concoction that can take you where the name entails. A great […]

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The Bull and Bear Cocktail is April 13th Drink of the Day!!

April 13, 2014 | By | Add a Comment

I don’t know about you, but just thinking about the stock market makes me want to have a good stiff drink. We have become a society where this not only is a gauge of how the economy is going, it is how big business reacts, or what I like to call “knee-jerks”, on if they […]

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The Cable Car is March 6th Drink of the Day!!

March 6, 2014 | By | Add a Comment

No doubt that most of you have heard of the Side Car Cocktail. Where that is made with the base ingredient of brandy, the Drink of the Day today uses spiced rum for it’s base. Another difference is the secondary ingredient of this drink, the Orange Curacao. Unlike the Cointreau used in the Sidecar, […]

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The Yellow Submarine is March 1st Drink of the Day!!

March 1, 2014 | By | Add a Comment

A couple weeks ago, it was the 50th anniversary of the Beatles coming to America. This event would be the beginning of the British Invasion and would set the tone for music in the United States for years to come. Without their influence, who knows what we would be listening to today. I have found […]

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The El Presidente is February 17th Drink of the Day!!

February 17, 2014 | By | Add a Comment

Happy President’s Day! To all of you who get the opportunity to celebrate this by having every third Monday of February off work, I wanted to give you a nice relaxing one that you can enjoy while sitting in front of the fire. Originally, the nation celebrated George Washington’s Birthday every February 22nd. An Act […]

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The Fuzzy Pirate is February 16th Drink of the Day!!

February 16, 2014 | By | Add a Comment

I like a fine single malt scotch and maybe will drink a bourbon on the rocks on occasion. But, rum is my favorite ingredient in a fruit combination. A nice and refreshing citrus beverage goes well any time of year. If you are into tiki cocktails, rum is the ingredient that will give you many […]

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