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Manly cocktails-rugged with a hard edge
Ok, girls may want to have fun with a little bit more primping on the drinks but our guys are rough and ready. No primping and no umbrellas. Maybe a cherry or two will do, but that’s just about it! And forget about shades of pink.
Here’s some classy manly cocktails ready to impress the ladies. Strong with a hard edge.
Old Fashion
Ingredients:
- 2 oz Whiskey
- Dash More >
Cocktails for the Ladies: Girlie Cocktails Part I
Yep, alcohol drinking (we’re talking cocktails here ) can be political. Just like there’s the right wing and left wing of politics , there’s also the girlie and boyish faction of cocktails. And like the glam girls of Sex and The City with their Cosmos, our boys like to get their rocks on also with no fuss. Whereas the girls may not mind a little bit more primping on the drinks, our guys are rough and ready; ready to impress their friends and the ladies in a flash- just don’t make it too complicated for them.!
A list of girlie cocktails: sweet More >
Imbibe: skinny holiday cocktails for the rest of us
Oh, the sinful pleasure of not having to watch your waistline this holiday season; to be skinny and be able to drink like a fish and wear your little black dress a month later. Well, for the rest of us- ” Not happening” – almost like having snow in Aruba on a hot summers day-slim to none. And besides what’s a couple of holiday cocktails amongst friends? Thousands of calories!
But wait-there’s still help for us common folk. Don’t put your vodka back in the closet just yet. Those of us with weak constitutions don’t have to neglect ourselves this More >
Holiday cocktails: one bourbon, one scotch, one beer
OK, there’s not a beer cocktail listed here, but had to utter it because that’s what my man George says.”.one bourbon, one scotch, one beer..”
Mango Slush Ingredients: - 2 oz bourbon (or rye whiskey) - 1/4 oz sweet vermouth - 3 dashes of bitters Garnish: maraschino cherry Mix all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Strain into a chilled martini glass and garnish with cherry.
Mojito Ingredients: - 1 1/2 oz light rum - 1 tbs superfine sugar - Lime wedges - Club soda - Mint sprigs
Muddle mint leaves, superfine sugar and lime in a mixing glass. Add 1 1/2 oz light More >
