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The Mistletoe Mojito

• 2 oz light rum (any decent light rum is fine) • 1.5 oz simple syrup (preferably made with unrefined sugar) • half of a lime, sliced into 4 wedges • 6-8 small mint leaves, 3-4 large • 2 ounces cranberry juice • crushed ice • 4-6 cranberries (steeped in rum for a couple of days) [...]

Ozoner’s Rasta Reindeer

Well, I needed to come up with a new drink for Christmas this year… After much difficult experimentation, I came up with the following. It is a weird combination, but seems to work. • 1.5 oz light rum (any decent light rum is fine) • 1.5 oz Malibu rum • Juice of half a large [...]

My Classic Mojito

The Mojito has apparently become the new “in” drink over the past year or so. However, I think is is also one of the most bastardized drinks around – I have had some REALLY awful mojitos in some very nice bars. To my mind, a properly-made mojito is light, fresh, and balanced, without the overwhelming [...]

The Hurricane

This is one I have had a ton of requests for – the infamous New Orleans original Hurricane. This is a ‘batch mode’ adapted from a recipe found on Chuck Taggart’s amazing site The Gumbo Pages. Be forewarned that this drink exhibits the three dangerous “S” characteristics – Stealthy, Smooth, and Strong. • 600 ml [...]