Morning Glory Fizz
The MORNING GLORY FIZZ is a Scotch-based drink originally conceived as a a hangover recovery cocktail. With the froth of an egg white and fizz of soda water, it’s meant to be consumed quickly and not sit. Most recipes include...
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Shirley Temple
For a long-standing non-alcohol cocktail, the SHIRLEY TEMPLE combines ginger ale or seven-up with grenadine, lime juice and maraschino cherries. The beauty of this drink is not only that it’s a fixture at every bar, but that there is room...
Corkscrew
The CORKSCREW is a martini-style light rum cocktail that suits almost any occasion or time of the year. It’s pleasing with its mild peach flavor, but is beautifully offset and balanced by dry vermouth. It’s similar to a Jean Harlow...
T & Tonic
Here’s a cocktail that isn’t, but could be. The T & TONIC* is a delicious non-alcohol option that incorporates enough citrus flavors measured against chilled black tea that when topped with tonic water makes for a special drink. Smooth, well-balanced...
Just for Fun: 2023 Year in Review @ Keet’s Cocktails
In a year where I paid for only three weeks of promotion on the google search engine, the Keet’s Cocktails website stood mostly on its own while expanding. New posts appeared about twice each week. The months attracting the most...
Mock-hattan
For those non-alcohol times, something similar in preparation and looking like a Manhattan is the MOCK-HATTAN*. Instead of alcohol, it’s a tea-influenced drink that is complex enough that it doesn’t just taste like something purchased at a fancy gourmet store...
8 Cocktails to Make for New Year’s Eve
When your go-to cocktail or glass of champagne is too anti-climactic for New Year’s Eve, go to something more festive. Here are some cocktail suggestions as previously posted in Keet’s Cocktails to help you celebrate (click or tap on each...
Bourbon Milk Punch
The BOURBON MILK PUNCH is not especially a punch, but could easily be in a punch bowl during the holidays — just multiply out the proportions. This is a new discovery here, and now a favorite for the holidays. It...
Chocolate Martini
This four-ingredient CHOCOLATE MARTINI can be consumed as a dessert substitute, dessert addition, or as an eggnog replacement during the holidays. There are a number of recipes floating around; but this satisfies on all fronts. Requirements: vodka, Godiva chocolate liqueur,...
Brandy Alexander
In the mid-70’s, the BRANDY ALEXANDER was one of the most-ordered drinks at the downtown restaurant where I waitered. It’s been pushed aside by newer cocktails since then, but is still the brandy, creme, and creme de cacao cocktail it’s...
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