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My Favorite Cocktails For 2009 - Posted: January 9, 2009

By BoozeMonger

I don’t know about you but I’ve had a lot of friends bring me alcohol and spirits as gifts during the holidays. I’m not sure why, is my romance with cocktails and drinks that obvious? My wife isn’t really comfortable seeing so much alcohol in the house and, honestly, neither am I.

So what I did is to invite friends over and had those of them who knew what they’re doing play around with the alcohol for cocktails at our makeshift party. We managed to get through quite a good amount of alcohol and most of what was left over, I had my guests take home.
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Selected Cocktail Drinks: WARDAY'S COCKTAIL - BLUE MONDAY COCKTAIL - FOX RIVER COCKTAIL - More Cocktail Drinks

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1. ABSOLUT TROUBLE (4331 views) **
Excerpt: Shake with ice and strain into an Old Fashioned Glass

2. ACAPULCO (2337 views)
Excerpt: Combine and shake all ingredients (except mint) with ice and strain into an old-fashioned glass over ice cubes. Add the sprig of mint and serve. ...

3. ARTHUR TOMPKINS (1108 views)
Excerpt: In a shaker half-filled with ice cubes, combine the gin, Grand Marnier, and lemon juice. Shake well. Strain into a sour glass and garnish with the l...

4. ATLANTA BRAVE (1456 views) **
Excerpt: Fill a shaker half full with ice cubes. Pour all ingredients into shaker and shake well. Strain drink into a Cocktail glass.

5. AUNT JAMIMA (1824 views) **
Excerpt: Pour all ingredients into shaker. Fill a Tumbler almost full of ice cubes, and dump ice into shaker. Shake well and pour drink into Tumbler.

6. AZTEC (1339 views) ***
Excerpt: Mix all ingredients, except pineapple and cherry, with cracked ice in a shaker or blender and serve in a double old fashioned glass. Garnish with fru...

7. BAHAMA MAMA (15534 views) *****
Excerpt: Combine all ingredients and pour over cracked ice in a collins glass. Decorate with a strawberry or cherry and serve. ...

8. BALL-PEEN HAMMER (1844 views)
Excerpt: Fill a shaker half full with ice cubes. Pour all ingredients into shaker and shake well. Strain drink into a Cocktail glass.

9. BAM-BAM SPECIAL (1834 views) *
Excerpt: Mix and drink., Submitted by Arvig via America Online

10. BANANA COW (1576 views) ****
Excerpt: Shake rum, creme de banana, cream, and grenadine with crushed ice and strain into a cocktail glass. Decorate with the banana slice, sprinkle nutmeg on...

11. BARBARY COAST (1440 views)
Excerpt: Shake all ingredients with ice, strain into a cocktail glass, and serve. ...

12. BARE CHEEKS (2023 views)
Excerpt: Fill a shaker half full with ice cubes. Pour all ingredients into shaker and shake well. Strain drink into a Cocktail glass and serve.

13. BARNEY FIZZ (1384 views)
Excerpt: Blend all ingredients with ice, strain into a tall glass. , This is sickeningly sweet, but after one of these you DO love EVERYBODY!

14. BEACHCOMBER (1369 views)
Excerpt: Rub rim of cocktail glass with lime juice. Dip rim in granulated sugar. Shake rum, triple sec, lime juice, and maraschino with cracked ice, strain int...

15. BEADY LITTLE EYES (1238 views)
Excerpt: Pour all ingredients except Ginger Ale into shaker. Fill a Collins glass almost full of ice cubes, and dump ice into shaker. Shake well and pour dri...

16. BLOODY BULL (1142 views)
Excerpt: Pour vodka, tomato juice, and beef bouillon over ice in a highball glass and stir. Add the slice of lime and the wedge of lemon and serve. ...

17. BLOODY LIP (1625 views) *****
Excerpt: Fill a shaker half full with ice cubes. Pour all ingredients into shaker and shake well. Strain drink into a Cocktail glass, garnish with a Maraschi...

18. BLOODY NOSE (1246 views) *
Excerpt: Mix like a bloody mary, but float the raw oyster on top (gross). Serve in a Old Fashioned glass

19. CALIFORNIA LEMONADE (2153 views) *
Excerpt: Shake all ingredients (except carbonated water) with ice and strain into a collins glass over shaved ice. Fill with carbonated water and stir. Decorat...

20. CALIFORNIA ROOT BEER (1993 views) **
Excerpt: Fill a Highball glass almost full with ice cubes. Pour all ingredients into Highball glass, stir well, and serve.

21. CHAMPAGNE COCKTAIL (1782 views)
Excerpt: Place lump of sugar and bitters in a chilled champagne flute. Fill with chilled champagne. Add the twist of lemon peel and serve. ...

22. COMFORTABLE SCREW UP AGAINST A FUZZY WALL (1671 views) ****
Excerpt: Fill a shaker half full with ice cubes. Pour all ingredients into shaker and shake well. Fill a Highball glass almost full with ice cubes and strain...

23. COMFORTABLE SCREW UP AGAINST A WALL (1191 views)
Excerpt: Fill a shaker half full with ice cubes. Pour all ingredients into shaker and shake well. Fill a Highball glass almost full with ice cubes and strain...

24. EMERALD ISLE COOLER (1579 views)
Excerpt: Put ice cream into a collins glass. Add creme de menthe and Irish Whiskey and stir well. Top with club soda, stir again, and serve. ...

25. FOG CUTTER (1785 views)
Excerpt: Shake all ingredients and strain into a collins glass over ice cubes. Top with a teaspoon of sweet sherry and serve. ...

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