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. . . Cocktail stories and culture with a twist of irreverence and a dash of profanity
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Featured Cocktails:


X-mess Cooler
A nice way to cool down from holiday stress


Christmas Cosmo
It's like drinking a Christmas tree!


The Holiday Mule
The Moscow Mule for the Holidaze!
All Cocktails:


Festivus Daiquiri
For the rest of us


X-mess Cooler
A nice way to cool down from holiday stress


Milk Mezcal Margarita
Milk clarified cocktails!


Black Forest Flip
German chocolate cake anyone?


The Kerouac
Another nod to a famous alcoholic writer


Flower Tart
Nothing says spring quite like rhubarb


Cotton Candy Mojito
It's really a grape Mojito but you wouldn't try it if I named it that


Ramos Gin Fizz
A classic cocktail from 1888 New Orleans


The Last Poblano
A spicy Last Word riff


The Last Word
A classic from Detroit of the 1910s


Norwegian Wood
Norway via Iceland, or the other way around


Midnight Sun
A lost classic featuring aquavit. Read and learn!


Riders of the Pepper Sage
A hot and spicy contest entry


The Pegu Club
Half gimlet, half margarita, all delicious!


The Hummingbird's Wing
A bergamot Bee's Knees


Pisco Sour
A classic sour from Peru


Allspice Sour
Have a sour new year!


Midnight Cicada
Dark and bittersweet like the end of summer


Watermelon Mojito
Mandatory summer cocktail!


Espaguetis Occidental
My Spaghetti Western was made in Mexico


Bittersweet Angel
Created from murky origins


Flower Girl
My favorite floral drink!


The Parrot’s Grog
Less rum, more Campari


The Zombie
Appropriately named


The Airedale
Q: Bourbon or Rye? A: Both!


Zug Island Mule
...or the Motor City Mule. Must use Vernors


My Mai Tai
I love everything tiki!


Cherry Orange Kiss
Who doesn't love a good kiss?


Scotch Violet
Cocktails with Scotch is NOT sacrilege


Grapefruit Margarita
Margarita + Grapefruit = Heaven


Cherry Byrrh
Byrrrrrrh!!!! It's still cold outside!


The Bloody American
(or I'm Afraid of Americans) My version of the Americano


Whoa, Nellie!
A dumb name for a tasty drink.


April in Paris
It's only March, but I'm desperate for spring!


Hemingway Daiquiri
Drink with caution! Remember, it didn't end well for Hemingway


Highlander Margarita
Drambuie in a Margarita?!?


Blood and Sand
No, it's not a nazi chant, it's a Scotch cocktail for old men


White Russian
I'm not big on milkshake cocktails, but this is just too yummy to ignore


Christmas Cosmo
It's like drinking a Christmas tree!


Dave’s Mapletini
It's really an appletini with a maple and cinnamon touch


Pear Blossom
Almost a "peartini", but better and more delicate


The Holiday Mule
The Moscow Mule for the Holidaze!


Flight to Bangkok
My riff on "The Aviation"


The Melon Blast
My first original cocktail concoction!
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