Cats Like Us Blog — cocktails

I was looking up Holiday cocktail recipes that contained blackberry brandy and I came across the Black Angel, which I guess is sort of fitting. Hehe! I've been trying to use some of the oddball things that we have stocked in our bar, not that blackberry brandy is so very odd, it's just not an ingredient I use too often in my cocktail concoctions. Upon trying the Black Angel cocktail, I was pleasantly surprised at the combination of lime juice and blackberry flavor made for a very tasty (and easy) pairing. Definitely give it a try! Ingredients: 1 1/2 oz....

Baby it's cold outside, but it's not stopping Jack Frost from nipping at my nose, errr..I mean taste buds with the Jack Frost cocktail. This blender drink is super easy, tasty and has a nice festive blue color due to the blue curacao mixed with cream of coconut.  Ingredients: 2 oz. Pineapple juice 1 oz. Light rum 1 oz. Blue Curacao 1 oz. Cream of Coconut ice Method: Add all ingredients into a blender with ice. Blend until mixed and serve in a martini glass garnish with an pineapple slice.   This recipe was quartered from this recipe that serves...

Ohhhh, I came across the yummy Ginger Spice cocktail recipe on my internet travels and I had to give it a test run. This sweet concoction would be a great after Thanksgiving dinner dessert drink to serve to your guests with some homemade apple pie! I made a few improvises to the recipe with the ingredients that I had in my home bar, I hope you enjoy!   Ingredients: 1 oz. Kraken Spiced rum 1/2 oz. Ginger liqueur (I used ginger syrup) 1 oz. Apple juice (I used sweet apple cider) Cinnamon stick (I used ground cinnamon) Method: Shake all...

One of my husband and my favorite local eats is Cantina Loco which is not only a Tex-Mex restaurant, but they are a tequila bar. I love their pineapple ginger margarita, so we've been experimenting at home to try and create this wonderfully fruity and spicy cocktail. We think we got the proportions right and we'd like to share this tasty treat with you!   Ingredients: 2 oz Gold tequila 4 oz. Pineapple juice 2 oz. Ginger beer 1 oz. Triple sec 1 tsp. grated ginger Method: Combined tequila, pineapple juice, grated ginger and triple sec into cocktail shaker and...

Our weather in Western New York is so unpredictable with one day being rainy and 40 degrees and then getting blasted with a balmy 80 degree streak. Though we have all this unstable and radically changing weather it doesn't stop us from craving those pumpkin flavored drinks....especially when there is coffee AND booze involved. *Wink*. The time for Fall drinks is upon us! The Hot Pumpkin is a hot cocktail that has both elements of pumpkin spice and coffee to chase away those chills, but it's not too boozy or overpowering for those who don't care for strong tasting alcoholic...

Okay, I like rum....a lot! It's summer and it's hot and I like a nice tropical libation to cool me off while I'm grilling and baking like a hot potato in the hot sun. So, I thought I would share one of my most favorite cocktails, the Tropical Itch. This drink has rums, bourbon and passion fruit juice, I loves me some passion fruit juice!  Ingredients: 8 oz. Passion fruit juice (I like Goya) 1 1/2 oz. Bacardi 151 rum 1/2 oz. Orange Curacao 2 dashes Angostura Bitters 1 oz. Dark rum  1 oz. Bourbon Method: Combine all ingredients in a ice...

In honor of National Lemonade Day that is coming up on August 20th (isn't there a holiday for everything?) we are sipping on a Lynchburg Lemonade. This lemonade is not for the kiddies, but for the kids at heart. Enjoy one of these during the last days of summer! Ingredients: 1 part Jack Daniel's Whiskey 1 part sweet and sour mix 1 part Triple Sec 4 parts lemon-lime soda like Sprite Method: Stir all ingredients together and garnish with lemon slices and cherries. This recipe could be easily be made by the pitcher to serve to all your guests in...

This week's retro cocktail recipe of the week is inspired by the AMC show Mad Men, who's season 6 finale aired this past June. If you're a fan of the show you know there are a lot of cocktails being enjoyed, like the French 75 along with other classic cocktails that can be see on the AMC website. Click this link to the AMC website to enjoy more retro cocktails. Rumor has it, season 7 will be the final season by the Mad Men producers, so when are we going to get to see this final season?! Only time will...

  My husband and I have been obessed with Mexican Martini's ever since he introduced me to this delicious take on a margarita. The delicious Mexican Martini concoction comes from Austin, TX and boy do these Austinites serve up a great drink to keep you cool combined with the right amount of tipsy.  (You can also see Trudy's Mexican Martini recipe here.) Ingredients: 2 oz. Tequila 1 oz. Cointreau liqueur 1-2 oz. Sprite 1 oz. Orange juice Juice of 1/2 a lime  Salt Olives Slice of lime   Method: Combine tequila, Cointreau, Sprite, orange juice, and lime juice in a...

The lovely owners at Cats Like Us recommend a tasty concoction in which they sampled that I am affectionately calling, the Andrew and Julie Ann Watermelon Cooler. This deliciously simple to make beverage has been described by Julie Ann to taste like "a Jolly Rancher". I can't say no to that! As with all the cocktail recipes that we feature on our blog, they have been carefully tested (again and again) in order to guarantee a refreshing experience. It's a hard job, but someone's gotta do it. *Hiccup* Ingredients: 1 oz. Bacardi Melon Watermelon Rum 1 oz. Cranberry juice 1...