Cats Like Us Blog — cocktails

This Beachcomber cocktail recipe is adapted from the original Beachcomber that is printed in the Trader Vic's Bar-Tender (1947) book.   Ingredients: 2 oz. Light rum 3/4 oz. Triple Sec 3/4 oz. Lime juice 2 dashes Maraschino liqueur 1/4 tsp. Simple syrup (optional) Method: You can blend ingredients with one cup of ice into a blender or shaken in a cocktail shaker and strained into a glass. Either way it's a great summery drink!   Cheers! -Meagan Kyla

Cinco de Mayo or 'The Fifth of May' is right around the corner and it's a time to celebrate freedom with cocktails, friends, family and food. Though a traditional tequila margarita would have done the trick, a popular drink in Mexico, the Paloma Cocktail, is what I'm raising in honor of 'The Day of the Battle of Puebia' as remembered on Cinco de Mayo. Paloma is Spanish for "dove" which is symbol for peace, thus making this the perfect cocktail on this day of remembrance and celebration. Ingredients: 2 oz. Tequila 6 oz. Grapefruit soda (Squirt or Goya grapefruit soda)...

I was a little concerned about this cocktail having so many ingredients as I don't  normally drink cocktails that contain a mixture of liquors, but I was pleasantly surprised with the taste of the Miami Beach Iced Tea. The mix of subtle sweetness of the simple syrup combined with the tartness of the lemon juice makes this drink go down very easy and you will be wanting seconds. It's an interesting variation on the traditional Long Island Iced Tea with the color reminding me of the waters of South Beach. Oh to be laying on a beach right now. Sigh.......

  We always have a big bag of little clemetines in our house, so I was wondering if there was something I could whip up in cocktail form, so after some Google searching I came across the Clementine Cocktail. When I read that this recipe included fresh clemetine juice, I busted out the trusty muddler and rolled up my sleeves. Time for some fresh juice a-squeezing!   I wasn't too sure on how to get "fresh squeezed" clemetine juice out of these tiny little fruit's, so I decided to muddle pieces of the clemetine in order to get the two...

I think the whole country wishes they were in "paradise" right now, so I recommend the Paradise cocktail to lift your spirits....pun intended. *Wink* The Paradise cocktail is taken from the nifty little book Tiki Drinks by Adam Rocke with illustrations by Shag. I recommend this book to those who are interested in making their own tropical libations and starting to build a bar, but may be intimidated by overly complicated cocktails. The recipes are listed alphabetical order and I really like that! Along side the tasty Tiki drink recipes, there are awesome illustrations by the amazing Josh Agle aka...

There is something wonderful about spiced rum and ginger beer together. The Kraken Storm cocktail equals a perfect storm of taste in your mouth. Though this cocktail only contains a few ingredients and goes down easy, I have to warn that the sound of the Kraken (and its mighty taste) may knock you on your arse!   Release The Kracken! The Kraken Black Spiced Rum is a Carribean 94 proof rum that has a mix of 11 spices including; clove, cinnamon and ginger. The Kraken is a good balance of sweet and dark that is wonderful on its own or mixed...

I don't mean to sound vain or anything by naming this week's drink after myself, but I just couldn't think of anything clever after the holiday carb fest that's clogging up my witty senses. Though my holidays festivities have left me feeling very merry and high on sugar, I'm also not too interested in anything that's overly sweet, so I whipped up my special "Meagan Cocktail" which is always my go-to drink of choice. One of my favorite ingredients, Falernum, which is sweet syrup that is made up of almond, ginger, and/or cloves, is one of the main flavors in...

My friend Bea mentioned to me that I should create a drink that is inspired by the inclement weather we were experiencing aka the polar vortex. She suggested that the drink be blue in color, so I automatically knew that Blue Curacao would have to be one of the ingredients in my cocktail. I have been drinking tequila based drinks as of late, so I whipped up something that may not be so original, but it's very tasty. We survived the polar vortex (ha!), so I am here to tell the tails of whoa and share this cocktail with you!...

I was pretty stumped on what I wanted to feature for retro cocktail Friday, so I took a look at Mr. Booze's website for inspiration. I choose the Apricot Cooler as it sounded like what I was in the mood for....a simple cocktail. I have to admit I'm not a huge fan of apricot as a flavor (I do enjoy the fruit), so I wasn't expecting to like the drink, yet it is quite delightful! Let me know what you think! Ingredients: 2 oz. Apricot Brandy 2 dashes grenadine Club soda or ginger ale or ginger beer (I used club...

Dia de los Muertos or Day of the Dead is a Mexican holiday that celebrates remembering family, friends and ancestors that are deceased. The celebrations are held starting at midnight on October 31st and continue November 1st through the November 2nd, which include (briefly); the building of altars, parades and adorning graves with gifts and food. Though the sugar skull (or calavera) has become popular in pop culture, they are made to represent a departed soul and often adore altars during the Dia de los Muertos holiday. Some of the items pictured above, are part of our private altar along with...