Adapted from a recipe created 2nd October 2013 by New York bartender Zac Overman while experimenting at home. His Trinidad Colada a.k.a. Angostura Colada debuted at the Sunken Harbor Club in Brooklyn when it opened on 23 January 2014.
While it may sound menacing on the surface, this cocktail will be your cold-brew coffee's new best friend. With herbal sweetness from the rum and benedictine to savory elements from the sherry.
The classic Charles Dickens Punch is a fiery and flavorful concoction that was a favorite of the renowned author himself. While the exact recipe may have varied over time, the basic elements remain the same: a blend of rum, brandy, lemon, sugar, and hot water that is set on fire.
The Corn 'n' Oil is a traditional Barbadian planters' drink which, like the falernum liqueur it is sweetened and flavoured with, dates from the 1700s. Its 'Corn and Oil' name is derived from the Book of Deuteronomy, the fifth book of the Christian Old Testament. Chapters 1–30 are of sermons delivered to the Israelites by Moses on the plains of Moab, shortly before they enter the Promised Land. The salient verse being, "That I will give you the rain of your land in his due season, the first rain and the latter rain, that thou mayest gather in thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil."
The Dark Daiquiri is a classic cocktail that offers a rich and flavorful twist on the traditional Daiquiri. It's made with dark rum instead of light rum, adding a depth of molasses and spice notes to the drink.
Eggnog is a creamy, festive cocktail that's perfect for the holiday season. It's made with a base of eggs, sugar, milk, and cream, and is typically flavored with spices like nutmeg, cinnamon, and cloves. Alcohol, such as brandy, rum, or bourbon, is often added to give it a kick.
Flips originally comprised rum or brandy, beer and molasses or sugar, mixed together then heated with a red-hot poker which caramelised the drink and made it bubble and froth. Over time, a tin or copper vessel known as an ale-warmer replaced the poker. Helped by sailors, the Flip crossed the Atlantic where President George Washington became a notable Flip drinker. Here is one of the first complete recipes for a flip from The Cooks Oracle:
To make a quart of Flip: Put the Ale on the fire to warm, beat up three or four Eggs with four ounces of moist Sugar, a teaspoon full of grated Nutmeg or Ginger, and a quartern of good old Rum or Brandy. When the Ale is near to boil put it into one pitcher, and the Rum and the Eggs, etc into another; turn it from one pitcher into another until it is smooth as cream. The Cooks Oracle, 1822
This recipe came from Dale DeGroff in December 2012 who said: "A personal favourite, adapted from a recipe from Jerry Thomas' 1862 How to Mix Drinks: a totally different take on eggnog – made as a single-serve drink it includes a raw egg, so you need to shake the hell out of it."
The 18th-century British Admiral Edward Vernon, nicknamed Old Grog for the grogram fabric cloak he wore, attempted to prevent scurvy among his men by serving them a pint of rum a day. The dark navy rum had nothing to do with scurvy, but it did lend itself to “the swinish vice of drunkenness”. As a result, Admiral Vernon ordered that the sailors tot of rum be mixed with water, lime juice, and brown sugar–making the world’s first cocktail. The drink was named Grog after Admiral Vernon.
This drink gets lumped in with classic tiki cocktails because it's a tropical recipe from around the same era. There are a few key differences, though.The Halekulani calls for whiskey instead of rum, it's served up rather than over crushed ice, and it was created on an actual Polynesian island. But it is still dangerously easy to drink and will have you wishing you were on a tropical beach somewhere.
The Jungle Bird is a classic Tiki cocktail that was created in 1973 at the Aviary Bar in the Kuala Lumpur Hilton. It's a complex and balanced drink that combines the flavors of dark rum, Campari, pineapple juice, lime juice, and simple syrup.
The Long Island Iced Tea is as boozy as cocktails get, with a guaranteed hangover. But with four liquors, one liqueur, lemon and cola, it somehow works.
The Mundo Perdido cocktail is a unique and flavorful tiki drink created by Jeff Beachbum Berry. It features a combination of dark rum, apple brandy, lemon juice, cinnamon syrup, and demerara syrup. The name "Mundo Perdido" translates to "Lost World" in Spanish, hinting at the cocktail's exotic and mysterious nature.
The Painkiller is a rich and fruity tropical drink that is a specialty of the British Virgin Islands. A relative of the Piña Colada, there are a few key differences you need to know in order to make this drink right.
Created at the eponymous club, established in Bermuda in 1844 and largely frequented by British Army Officers. Royal Bermuda Yacht Club cocktail first appears in Crosby Gaige's 1941 Cocktail Guide & Ladies' Companion as the favourite cocktail of Mary Mabon, then a writer for Harper's Bazaar fashion magazine.
A buck is a cocktail that is made with ginger ale or ginger beer, citrus juice, and any of a number of base liquors. Buck cocktails are sometimes called mules.
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