Valentines Day

Many drinks are an offshoot of the Gin and Vodka drinks out of the 20’s and 30’s that are part of the Cape Codder family which is Vodka and Cranberry. There are many variations on this drink like the Bay Breeze, Sea Breeze, Greyhound… Any way you look at it the drink reminds you of summer by the sea!

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A creamy holiday cocktail that looks as pretty as it tastes. Candy Cane Martini is a yummy holiday drink.  Add a candy cane tied with a holiday ribbon for a festive presentation.  Cocktail glasses can be prepared/chilled in the fridge the day before the event.  The syrup will swirl better if both the glass and syrup are chilled.
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The Buck’s Fizz is listed as one of 21 “fizzes” in Harry Craddock’s 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book with the proportions “¼ glass orange juice, fill with champagne” in a “long tumbler”. Very similar to the Mimosa the Mimosa is more well know and a brunch staple.
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A beautiful and tasty margarita. Go to the trouble of juicing blood oranges for the amazing red color.
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A riff on the 80’s cocktail Cosmo, the Blood Orange Cosmo is a little less sweet with a more complex taste. Very enjoyable.
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Invented at the Ritz Hotel in Paris in 1925 by Frank Meier or a permutation of the Buck’s Fizz, that may be lost to history. Either way Mimosa is a classic cocktail from the 20’s that is still going strong.

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The Between the Sheets is a rum-laced riff on the Sidecar or Maiden’s Prayer, another classic christened at Harry’s Bar. As for the name itself, it likely refers to the drink’s potency and the potential for a risqué end to an evening spent sharing one too many.
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The Bay Breeze is an off shoot of all the drinks out of the 20’s and 30’s that are part of the Cap Codder family which is Vodka and Cranberry. With the Bay Breeze, it is a little Cranberry, Grapefruit juice and generous portion of Vodka. Cool and refreshing it is usually served in the summer months. This drink gained popularity again during the 1960 and has remained popular even today.

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Bacardi Cocktails were originally a Daiquiri served straight up just Rum and lime juice. As the drink became Americanized it included grenadine which gives it a sweeter taste and red color.

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Two of my favorites Champagne and Vodka. Just a tip to make this the best tasting brunch drink, chill the Champagne in the freezer before mixing yourArctic Kiss while the chilling over ice works it introduces water into the drink through the shards of ice!
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