Rick's Drinks

Blood Orange Raspberry Sour

Rich fruit flavors effortlessly complement tequila in this refreshing cocktail.

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Cantarito

Juicy, with salted grapefruit notes on a backbone of blanco tequila. This traditional Mexican drink is offered up just about everywhere in Jalisco. Named for the clay pots it's often served in.

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Cosmopolitan

The classic Cosmopolitan is a very simple drink and it quickly became one of the most popular cocktails of all time. Its peak was in the 1990s because of its multiple appearances in the HBO show, "Sex and the City" and it soon became the ultimate girly drink. However, the drink is much older than that.

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Hurricane

The Hurricane became popular at Pat O'Brien's bar in 1940s New Orleans. It's said that O'Brien created the heavy-on-the-rum drink as a means to get rid of the large stock of rum his distributors forced him to buy. It's still a very popular drink to sip on the streets of New Orleans during Mardis Gras or any time of year.

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Japanese Slipper

The Japanese slipper is a fabulous cocktail that's light on the alcohol and packed with fruity flavor. If you're looking for a fun green drink with a wonderful taste that mixes up in just a few minutes, it's an ideal recipe.

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Last Word

The Last Word was first served at the Detroit Athletic Club, circa 1915. Created just before the start of Prohibition, likely by a bartender named Frank Fogarty, it’s one of the cocktail canon’s most successful Prohibition-era drinks.

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Lemon Drop Martini

The lemon drop is one of the best vodka martinis and a highlight of modern cocktail menus. Created by San Francisco bartender Norman Jay Hobday in the 1970s, it became so popular that it inspired a number of ready-to-drink variations.

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Madras

The Madras is one of those nice refreshing cocktails that can really be drunk at any time of year—or day for that matter. It is uncomplicated and easy, accessible and straightforward.

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Mai Tai

The Mai Tai is one of the most famous Tiki drinks in the world. Composed of rum, orange curaçao, fresh lime juice and orgeat, it’s held sway over cocktail enthusiasts and Tiki aficionados for decades.

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Midori Sour

The Midori Sour is an emblem of 1970s excess. Its chief ingredient was launched in the U.S. in 1978 by Suntory, the Japanese company best known for coveted whiskeys and beers. Midori debuted stateside at Studio 54, the notorious New York nightclub, which was a fitting venue for the bright and showy liqueur.

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Mojito

The Mojito is one of the most popular rum cocktails served today, with a recipe known around the world. The origins of this classic drink can be traced to Cuba and the 16th-century cocktail El Draque, named for Sir Francis Drake, the English sea captain and explorer who visited Havana in 1586.

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Monkey Gland

The Monkey Gland is a cocktail of gin, orange juice, grenadine and absinthe created in the 1920s by Harry MacElhone, owner of Harry's New York Bar in Paris, France.

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Paloma

The Paloma is a refreshing, easy-to-make cooler that combines tequila, lime juice and grapefruit soda. Its origin story is nebulous, but most reports peg its creation to the 1950s. Blanco tequila is the traditional choice, but lightly aged reposado also makes a fine drink. 

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 ** Traditionally grapefruit soda is used rather than fresh juice and sparkling water.

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Pearl Harbor

This easy-drinking vodka cocktail is named for the famous naval base on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. In addition to vodka, it calls for pineapple juice and melon liqueur.

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Piña Colada

The Piña Colada debuted in 1952, when it was first mixed by Ramon Marrero Perez, the head barman at the Caribe Hilton in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. Perez had blended up a winner, and the tropical drink enjoyed its place in the sun for decades, finding its way to American shores and faraway isles.

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Pink Squirrel

The Pink Squirrel cocktail was supposedly invented in the 1940s at Bryant’s Cocktail Lounge in Milwaukee. Since then, it has lived on the fringes, enjoyed by those who know it and regularly ignored by the many more who don’t. Imagine a boozy milkshake with notes of almond and chocolate and a hint of spice. 

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Sea Breeze

The Sea Breeze is an icon of 1980s drinking, a light and refreshing cocktail that pairs perfectly with sunny days at the beach.

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Sex on the Beach

The Sex on the Beach cocktail is known as much for its provocative name as its fruity, refreshing taste. It’s unclear exactly when or where the drink was invented, but popular lore points to a Florida bartender who created the drink in 1987 as part of a liquor distribution company’s promotion to sell peach schnapps.

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Singapore Sling

The Singapore Sling is a classic gin cocktail that has delighted drinkers for over a century. The popular story is that it was developed around 1915 by Ngiam Tong Boon at the Long Bar in Singapore's Raffles Hotel. Though its origin is debatable, it is a semisweet, sparkling gin punch with a delightfully complex flavor.

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Whiskey Sour

Think of the Whiskey Sour as a citrusy version of the Old Fashioned. Fresh lemon juice makes it the perfect complement to sunny, Southern-fried days.

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White Russian

The White Russian is a decadent and surprisingly easy-to-make cocktail. Combining vodka, coffee liqueur and cream and serving it on the rocks creates a delicious alternative to adult milkshakes.

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Zipper

The zipper is a fun and refreshing cocktail that is incredibly easy to mix up. It is, quite simply, a sparkling drink of vodka and Chambord and it's a true delight for any occasion.

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