Try serving an aperitif-style cocktail when guests arrive for a holiday feast. Meant to stimulate the appetite, they're perfect right before a big meal. This sparkling drink (pictured right) is like a...
Author: Greg Lofts
Sure to be the most popular cocktail at your next party, these mojitos are updated with the addition of honey-sweet honeydew melon.
Author: Martha Stewart
To make this refreshing summer cocktail, vigorously shake vodka, simple syrup, and lemon juice with lemon and cucumber slices. Pour into a Collins glass and top with a splash of club soda. This simple...
Author: Allrecipes
Store-bought passion fruit juice is brightened with fresh lime juice and teamed with the sugar-cane spirit cachaca, Brazil's answer to rum.
Author: Martha Stewart
We've substituted ruby-colored purple basil for the traditional mint in this Cuban cocktail. Look for purple basil (also called opal basil) at gourmet or farmers' markets.
Author: Martha Stewart
Author: Martha Stewart
The Dutch aren't generally associated with flying, but this combination of gin and triple sec will make you want to soar to new heights.
Author: Allrecipes
A delightful cocktail of orange, pineapple, coconut rum and grenadine...smooth.
Author: P J Burgos
A complex, complex rye whiskey and cognac cocktail named after a hotel in the Old Quarter of New Orleans.
Author: Lorem Ipsum
The B and B cocktail gets it's simple name from it's two main ingredients--Benedictine and Brandy.
Author: Allrecipes
These refreshing cocktails are made with gin and either yellow or red plums.
Author: Martha Stewart
This is hot chocolate with vanilla-flavored vodka and amaretto. It keeps you warm on a cold day. Try it topped with whipped cream!
Author: Gordon
A fun, trendy cocktail great for parties. Innovative twist on a classic martini, enjoy!
Author: KLEINLA
A classic old New Orleans cocktail. This one combines cognac and rye, with bitters, and sweet vermouth.
Author: Lorem Ipsum
This lovely Lemonade Caipirinhas summer cocktail recipe was adapted from Good Things for Entertaining, 2005.
Author: Martha Stewart
Fresh blackberries, spiced rum, sweet and sour mix, and a splash of ginger beer make up the refreshing Black Ginger Cocktail. It's the signature cocktail at the Escondite in Los Angeles.
Author: Allrecipes
Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, is a time for reflection and looking forward -- and for sharing a meal with family and friends. It is often celebrated with foods rich in symbolism: Apples are dipped...
Author: Martha Stewart
An ambrosial blend of ice strawberries and citrus soda. Excellent on a hot summer day. It could also be made with rum if desired.
Author: jpd222nc
A classic martini gets a festive makeover when garnished with oil-cured olives on a skewer of fragrant Olive-Rosemary Martini.
Author: Martha Stewart
This cold lemonade Caipirinha is a sweet blend of citrus juice and cachaca, Brazil's infamously potent sugarcane spirit.
Author: Martha Stewart
Invented in New Orleans in 1888, this concoction needs vigorous shaking to produce its distinctive frothy cap.
Author: Martha Stewart
Give the classic holiday drink an extra kick by making your own cocktail syrup with cinnamon, cardamom, vanilla, and cayenne.
Author: Martha Stewart
Celebrate Rosh Hashanah with this easy, refreshing cocktail, which is made with two ingredients traditionally served for the Jewish New Year. It has a healthy dose of pomegranate juice -- which comes from...
Author: Martha Stewart
Nothing welcomes guests for an outdoor party like a spritzer. Made with or without wine, they make refreshing, elegant coolers-especially this rosy one.
Author: Martha Stewart
For this drink, we like to use Laird's Applejack, an American apple brandy.
Author: Martha Stewart
This is a slight twist on the traditional mojito but it makes an incredible summertime cocktail so much better! You can use sparkling wine in place of champagne, if desired. Garnish with a mint sprig.
Author: Seann
My brother taught me this when he came home from college. I LOVED it and have been telling the world since!
Author: Gabrielle MacMillen
This is the all-time best vodka drink. It was invented by myself and my girlfriend at the time. It was such a hit, the bartender made us name it and immediately added it to the special board that evening....
Author: KENINNY
A family favorite served on holidays taken a step further to become my favorite after-dinner drink. This recipe requires a sieve. Trust me, if you don't have one, then go out and get one because you'll...
Author: caustichild
I combined some of my favorite flavors from my homeland into this "all things Canadian" cocktail, which might just leave you singing "O Canada"! Garnish with additional frozen berries, if desired.
Author: France C
Tequila infused at home with jalapenos and lime takes an otherwise classic margarita to the next level.
Author: Martha Stewart
To create a lower-alcohol version of a grapefruit margarita, we replaced the usual orange liqueur with honey. The result is a light and refreshing cocktail just right for alfresco summer drinking.
Author: Greg Lofts
For those who like a little candy in their drinks - creme de cacao and chocolate syrup are shaken with vodka and ice.
Author: sal
Author: Martha Stewart
Bursting with sweet syrup, sour cherries impart a vivid fruit flavor to this retro-style cocktail. Curls of lemon zest add a bit of zing to the whiskey's hints of rich oak.
Author: Martha Stewart
Forget what James Bond said, a martini should always be stirred, never shaken. Traditionally made with gin and a full ounce of dry vermouth, this classic cocktail is a must-try.
Author: Allrecipes
A real treat for the holidays. My family enjoys these on Christmas morning.
Author: SILVREZS
Spice up the classic from Brazil -- made with the spirit cachaca, which is derived from sugarcane -- by muddling fresh ginger along with the lime.
Author: Martha Stewart
An earthy, sweet pear-cider cocktail is tinged with whiskey -- a perfect drink for a cold day.
Author: Martha Stewart
A cool summer punch with cranberry juice, vodka and ginger ale over ice.
Author: NASCARFAN
This recipe may be doubled and made two days in advance. Add the Kahlua and 1 cup whipped cream just before serving.
Author: Martha Stewart
This version of the classic cocktail comes to us from the master mixologist Dale DeGroff.
Author: Martha Stewart
This margarita recipe from chef Rick Bayless includes cucumber, which gives it a cool, melon-like flavor.
Author: Martha Stewart
This fun, festive twist on a martini has the fresh flavors of apple and cranberry. Enjoy!
Author: PammyT
This delicious brandy milk punch recipe can be found in "In the Land of Cocktails" by Ti Adelaide Martin and Lally Brennan.
Author: Martha Stewart