Hi King Cocktail, Love your site!!! We're having a cocktail party next week and wondered if you had any tips for designing your own cocktails??? You're invited of course!!! Thanks heaps. JN Australia.

Hi Jn, Try to mix sweet and sour ingredients...they make more interesting drinks...Don't over-use fresh lemon and lime juice it is very concentrated...another cool idea is for four of five preple to pick an ingredient and craft a cocktail from them....unfortunatley you need a rather extensive bar and at least one person who feels at home mixing cocktails...finall use alot od fresh fruit and don't be afraid to mash it up with the spirits...then shake and strain. Have fun..sorry i can't be there...

Could you please provide me with the recipe to make a Mai Tai. Thank You! -CB

Hi CB, Here is the recipe you are looking for;

MAI TAI
2 oz. Aged Rum 3/4 oz. Orange Curacao 3/4 oz. lime juice 1/4 oz. Orgeat Syrup Dash of Angostura Bitters Shake well with ice and strain into an old fashioned glass filled with ice. Garnish with mint sprint and a wedge of lime. Cheers

Dear King Cocktail, I am hosting a bridal shower for a close friend, and I would like to make some kind of an alcoholic punch for the event. Something fruity maybe, any ideas/recipes would be appreciated. thanks JOY

Hi Joy, I have a good recipe for you..How many people?

PLANTERS PUNCH* (bulk) Recipe yields one liter of punch and will serve six people.) 5 oz. Dark Rum 5 oz. Light Rum 3 oz. Orange Curacao 6 oz. Fresh Orange Juice 6 oz. Pineapple Juice 3 oz. Simple Syrup 3 oz. Fresh Lime Juice 3 oz. of Grenadine 1 tablespoon Angostura Bitters Mix all ingredients together in a large pitcher. To serve shake the drinks individually in a cocktail shaker with ice and a goblet filled 3/4 with ice. Garnish with pineapple orange and lime slices. Cheers

what is the proper recipe for a midori sour?? thanks a bunch, Tamiko

Do you have a good Virgin Frozen Margarita recipe for my non-drinking friends? Can it be adapted for my drinking friends or do I have to start over? Sherri

Hi Sherri, Go to the grocery and ask a clerk for non-alcoholic wines...if they have an alcohol free white zinfandel get that ...if not get some alcohol free white wine (not sparkling) Try this recipe;

VIRGIN FROZEN MARGARITA
1 1/2 oz. Fresh lime juice
3 oz. non-alcoholic triple sec (if you can't find it use simple syrup, which is equal parts of sugar and water; shake till the sugar dissolves)
3 oz. Alcohol free white wine
1 cup of ice

Blend and serve.
Cheers

Dear King, How to serve cointreau on the rocks.? only Ice, Cointreau and one slice of orange? In a short glass? I'm an amateur and a last night with my friends talking about cointreau. Thanks. Cap Indi

Hi Capindi, Don't worry it is a wonderful product and you can't ruin it...enjoy it the way you like it...try Cointreau Mist or frappe...don't get nervous all that means is in a rock glass over crushed ice...orange slice is great, If you want drama use Blood oranges, they aren't as sweet as regular oranges but they are great looking. Also you can flame orange peels for drama and to enhance the orange oil flavor

FLAMING: You can create a festive pyrotechnical display for your guests with the oil present in the skin of lemons and oranges. To flame the oil, hold a lit match in one hand, and the twist in the other. Hold the twist by the side not the ends, between thumb and forefinger, skin side down, about four inches above the drink. Don't squeeze or you'll lose all the oil before you flame. Hold the match between the drink and the twist, closer to the twist. Snap the twist sharply, propelling the oil through the lit match and onto the surface of the drink. (Be sure to hold twist far enough from the drink to avoid getting a smoky film on the glass.) Cheers

Dear King Cocktail - I love your website, but I hope I can make a correction to one of the responses given to your readers. The person asked about how to make the FLIRTINI from Sex in the City. While I know that there are always different versions of popular drinks the following Flirtini recipe is the one posted on the official HBO, Sex in the City website and is somewhat different from your posted response:

FLIRTINI
1/2 oz Raspberry Vodka (suggest new Smirnoff Raspberry Twist over Stoli) 1/2 oz Triple Sec Splash each of lime, cranberry, and pineapple juice. Shake ingredients vigorously and strain into a martini glass that has four raspberries muddled in the bottom of the glass. Top with Champagne and garnish with a sprig of mint. Color should be a pale yellow. Hope this helps! TJT

 

Dale,
I need some infor - hope you can help. Was the Bloody Mary around in the Early 30's in Europe. I need a reference for CABARET and I thought I could use it? Heres the situation, its the morning after, and Sally is concocting Prarie Oysters for her and Cliff to drink, however the actors do not want to drink a raw egg (I don't blame them!) so I need a replacement hangover remidy taht she can make on stage. I thought the BM would be ok, but now I am not sure, any help you can give would be appreciated. Thanks Arthur

Hi Arthur.. I think you should keep the Prairie Oqster...first of all it is such a great visual for him to crack the two eggs about shoulder height and plop them into the glass below...Mask the two glasses with some props so the audience can't see them and have two other glasses with something yellow like OJ mixed with a couple drops of Angostura bitters (the worsterchire sauce) and he gives them a stir but hands her the glass with the OJ instead of the glass with the egg...It will be a sensation for the audience who will think they are drinking the raw eggs!

 

Dear Mr. DeGroff:
My housemate bought me the Liquid Assets video, which made a terrific gift, informative and fun. I was wondering you can help me return the favor as I'm helping him throw a French themed cocktail party. You always have the right advice to give, so here goes: We're right now looking at brandy based beverages, and we know that the Sidecar and Brandy Alexander will be on the list... we're thinking about the Champs Elysees, but the taste of Chartreuse might be too bizarre for some people.

Do you have any suggestions for short drinks or tall drinks(perhaps with champagne) ? Also, I'm thinking about making a brandy-based tall drink inspired by your Anejo Highball and the El Diablo; I'm right now thinking of some brandy, lemon juice, and ginger beer beverage but I dunno how well brandy mixes with ginger beer. I was wondering if adding a dash of pernod and some cointreau/maraschino might be appropriate? Would the result "taste french"? Has something similar been done? Your knowledge and insight is always appreciated.
Sante, Chia-Hua

Hi Chia-Hua Yu,
Good to hear from you again. Try bourbon, soda and Peychards Bitters. You can get the bitters from the Sazerac Company: P.O. Box 52821 New Orleans, LA 70121 (504) 849-6450

Here's two recipes you'll enjoy:
RITZ COCKTAIL* This drink is my tribute to the Ritz Cocktails of Paris and Madrid. 1 oz. Cognac 1/2 oz. Cointreau 1/4 oz. Maraschino Liqueur 1/4 oz. Fresh Lemon Juice Champagne Stir in a mixing glass all ingredients except the champagne. Strain into a martini glass and fill with champagne. Garnish with burnt orange peel.

NEW ORLEANS COCKTAIL* 2 oz. Bourbon 3 dashes Peychauds Bitters 2 dashes Orange Curacao Stir with ice as you would a Martini and strain into a chilled Martini glass, garnish with lemon peel.
Cheers

 

Hello. I have a query on a cocktail, Supposedly named "Brain Haemorrhage." It has Blue curacao, and another ingredient a white liquid but we can't figure out what it is. It also had cherry advocate? The blue curacao was on the bottom the clear liquid was on top and a swirl of pink in the midlle in a shot glass. Leonora

Hi Lenora, The published recipe is as follows: In a shot glass pour 3/4 oz. Irish Cream 1/4 Peach Schnapps Dash Grenadine When the liquor hits the cream everything starts to curdle and look like well a Brain Hemorrage I say the published recipe because there are several recipes You mention Advocaat that could replace the Irish cream pick you favorite sweet liqueur to replace the Schnapps. The red or blood can come from the grenadine as it does in this recipe or it could come from Chambord. Have fun Cheers

hi Dale ,
I have had a drink at Pravda in New York, called a citrus martini... any idea how I could make this great concoction? thanks in advance.. Paul

Hi Paul, Here is the recipe you are looking for;

CITRUS MARTINI 2 oz. Absolut Citron Vodka 3/4 oz. Cointreau 1/2 oz. Fresh Lemon juice Shake and strain into a chilled Martini glass Garnish with a lemon or an orange peel flamed. Cheers

 

 

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