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Light Cocktails While You Nurse The Post Holiday Hangovers - Posted: January 7, 2009

By BoozeMonger

With the holidays over and life settling back to normal, you wouldn’t wanna twist it all around again with some hard cocktails, would you? During this time of the year, I like to sit back and chill, letting the buzz and merrymaking of the just-concluded holidays pass away.

I do it with a cocktail, of course. Light and subtle are my operative words during times like these and my drinks consist of similarly-described concoctions. My favorite spirits during this period? Citrus Vodka and Green Tea Liqueur, two drinks that can mix with a wide range of flavors to help coax you into a gentle mood.

Here are a couple of my favorite mixes for those two alcohol ingredients.
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Selected Cocktail Drinks: MAIDEN'S BLUSH COCKTAIL (NR 1) - HONOLULU COCKTAIL NO. 2 - BABBIE'S SPECIAL COCKTAIL - More Cocktail Drinks

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1. COFFEE LIQUEUR (1442 views) ****
Excerpt: Tie coffee in a double thickness of cheese cloth to form a bag. Place in boiling water, and boil down to 1 quart. Add sugar to the solution before i...

2. GLOGG EXTRACT (1077 views) *
Excerpt: Of course in Norway most people just buy an extract. Anyway, this makes a pretty nice Glogg: add cloves, cardamon pods, cinnamon, amd citrus peel to a...

3. ACADIAN MEAD (860 views)
Excerpt: Dissolve the honey with the water in a crock pot; allow to ferment befor bottling and sealing.

4. ANGELICA RATAFIA (806 views)
Excerpt: Pound the angelica stalks and leaves on the bottom of a crock pot; add the seeds and spices and store in a cool place for two months. Strain. Boil the...

5. ANISE VODKA (980 views)
Excerpt: Combine in a large bottle; seal tightly and allow to stand at room temperature for at least one week. Strain clean and re-bottle for future use.

6. APPLE STRAWBERRY CORDIAL (881 views)
Excerpt: Peel and core the apples. Simmer them in a pint of water for several minutes; add the spices and simmer twice as long. Add the Strawberries and the su...

7. APPLE WINE (826 views)
Excerpt: Slice the apples in their skins; place them in a large pot and add 1 gal. of water which has been boiled clean and cooled. Store at room temperature f...

8. APRICOT BRANDY (903 views)
Excerpt: Boil the apricots whole in enough water to cover them; lower heat and simmer until tender. Remove the skins. Boil the sugar in enough water to make a ...

9. BARLEY CIDER (802 views)
Excerpt: Combine in a large wooden cask; stir well. Seal and allow to ferment. When ready, strain off into another cask to age.

10. BAYOU BEER (859 views)
Excerpt: Combine in a large saucepan; bring to a boil and stir onstantly. Allow to cool and ferment before bottling in a crock pot or stone jug, (it should onl...

11. BLACKBERRY CORDIAL (1069 views)
Excerpt: Combine everything except the cognac in a large sauce pan; bring to a boil several times, stirring occasionally. Add the brandy and bottle, cork and s...

12. BLACKBERRY WINE (927 views) *****
Excerpt: Combine the crushed berries withe the water in a large crock pot and allow to stand for two days. Strain and add three parts sugar for each part juice...

13. CARROT WINE (882 views)
Excerpt: Boil the carrots in 1 gal. of water for 15 minutes; add the hops and boil another 10 minutes. Strain into a large pot; add the moist sugar. When lukew...

14. CELERY WINE (696 views)
Excerpt: Boil the celery in a gallon of water for at least 15 minutes. Strain and allow to cool; combine with the sugar, lemon slices and the yeast and store i...

15. CHERRY BOUNCE (1142 views)
Excerpt: Muddle the cherries (unstoned). Pour the rum over them and allow to stand at room temperature for at least one week. After this time, strain the drink...

16. COCONUT CORDIAL (764 views)
Excerpt: Slice off the eye of the coconut and drain. Fill with water and measure the amount of water you put in. Combine the rum and sugar (at a ratio of 2:1) ...

17. COCONUT RUM (1648 views) *
Excerpt: Slice off the eyes of the coconut and drain out the milk. Fill with brown sugar and seal very tightly. Allow the sugar in the coconut ferment in a coo...

18. CREME DE CACAO (1210 views)
Excerpt: Roast the beans until nearly charred; soak in the brandy for a week. Boil the sugar in water to make a thick syrup; allow it to cool and then combine ...

19. CREME DE LAURIER (753 views)
Excerpt: Pound and blend the laurel leaves, myrtle flowers, cloves, and nutmeg; pour the brandy over them. Boil the sugar in enough water to make a syrup; allo...

20. CREME DE MENTHE (1045 views)
Excerpt: Wash the mint sprigs; chop into fine pieces. Combine with the lemon rinds in a flat bowl; pound as finely as possible. Soak in the brandy for a week. ...

21. DAMSON WINE (1001 views) *
Excerpt: Spread yeast on a piece of toast. Slice the fruit; place them in a large pot and pour in a gallon of boiling water. Close tightly and allow to stand f...

22. DEWBERRY CORDIAL (858 views)
Excerpt: Mash the berries and combine them with the water in a large crock pot. Add the sugar and yeast and stir until blended. Allow to ferment for at least o...

23. GINGER BEER (815 views)
Excerpt: Dissolve yeast in a few drops of water. Pound the ginger into a powder; combine with a gallon of boiling water. Add the lemon juice and rind, cream of...

24. GRAPEFRUIT BEER (741 views)
Excerpt: Peel and slice the grapefruit; combine with 3 gals of hot water in a large crock pot. Allow to cool; add the yeast. Seal and allowto ferment. Bottle i...

25. JAMAICAN GINGER BEER (1201 views)
Excerpt: Combine the ginger, sugar, honey, water, and lime juice in a large pot. Add the yeast and the egg white; stir to blend. Allow to stand in a cool, dark...

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