yuzu has a truly unique flavor; one way to describe it is to imagine combining orange, mandarine, lemon, and grapefruit in one. The best way to appreciate the taste and especially the aroma of the fruit is to try to get hold of …
Turkish delight is an edible-solid type of cocktail for adults, sorry kids, but there is some booze in it. When I was growing up, Turkish delight or Lokum (локум), as it is known in other parts of the world, was one of my …
On June 10-11, 2010, the Playboy magazine celebrated its 50th anniversary; selected cities and venues worldwide were chosen to host parties to commemorate the world-famous Playboy Clubs. The Playboy cocktail bellow was the drink served at the pre-dinner reception party in Niagara Falls, …
Short island Iced Tea begins as L.I.T., but I used masala tea foam instead of coke to finish the drink. The strength of the base alcohol helps carry out all the flavors of the tea and turn the drink into a completely different …
Lychee yuzu cocktail starts as vodka sour. For that matter, you can use any other sour such as rum or brandy, and it ends up with a combination of delicious tropical flavors and a slightly spicy aftertaste of pink peppercorn. It combines lemongrass …
Bloody Mary-Caviar is a take on probably the world’s most well-known classic cocktail, the Bloody Mary. The original drink’s greatness and versatility lie in its simplicity; vodka, spices, and tomato juice. These three ingredients allow for such a myriad of substitutions that the …
X-Rated Skyy combines two very different styles of making drinks, Tiki and molecular mixology. It is made with Skyy vodka, X-Rated Fusion liqueur, lychee, topped with pineapple-mango foam, and served with Campari pearls on aside. The recipe involves making foam and caviar; for …
X-Rated cotton candy is an easily drinkable, fruity, little bit on the sweet side, Tiki style of drink. This cocktail is all about the presentation; it has to be done before the person you are making it for. It will still taste good …
X-Rated Mojito is made with X-Rated Fusion Liqueur, Raspberry vodka, and Meyer’s lemons. X–Rated Fusion is a fruity liqueur made in France. It has a premium vodka base and is infused with Provence blood orange, mango, and passion fruit flavors. It can be served over ice and used …
Eden’s Ember is a Mojito-style-based cocktail with multiple layers of different tastes and aromas. It combines mint, apple, aromatics, and light spiciness of two different Tabasco pepper sauces. I created this cocktail in 2008 for Canada’s Tabasco cocktail competition, and it was chosen …
Eden’s Ember Deconstructed is a variation of Eden’s Ember, the winning cocktail I created for Canada’s 2008 Tabasco Cocktail competition. The original drink has a herbal, fruity flavor with two different layers of spiciness, thanks to the Jalapeno and the Original Tabasco pepper …
The Cherry vodka recipes experiment actually happened by accident. Recently I was going through my home bar inventory when I saw I had a whole bottle of unopened cherry vodka just sitting there alone, all by itself. At that moment, I knew I …
