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Affogato Martini Sundae
PH factor: 9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Finlandia vodka o ½ ounce dark Crème de Cacao o ½ ounce Kahlúa o ½ ounce Licor 43 (Cuarenta Y Tres) o 1 large scoop vanilla ice cream Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients except ice cream over ice. 2. Strain into martini glass. 3. Top with ice cream. 4. Serve with a spoon and a smile. Remarks: Never thought of putting ice cream in your martini? Think again. . . .


Bahama Mama
PH factor: 8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce J. Wray Silver Jamaican rum o ½ ounce Goslings Black Seal rum (151 proof) o ½ ounce Kahlúa o 1 ounce coconut cream o 2 ounces orange juice o 2 ounces pineapple juice o ½ ounce grenadine Garnish o Tillen Farms Merry Maraschino cherry o orange or pineapple slice Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients except grenadine over ice. 2. Serve in an ice-filled hurricane glass. 3. Add the grenadine. 4. G


Black Russian
PH factor: 8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Finlandia vodka o 1 ounce Kahlúa Method: 1. Stir over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Strain into an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass. Remarks: Some might say we should use a Russian vodka. But! Finland and Russia are neighbors. So, close enough? . . .


Casanova Cocktail
PH factor: 9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Woodford Reserve bourbon o ¾ ounce Kahlúa o ¾ ounce Blandy's 5-Year-Old Malmsey Madeira o 1 splash agave nectar o ¾ ounce coconut milk o ¾ ounce cream Garnish o grated chocolate Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with grated chocolate or cocoa powder. Remarks: This cocktail is a little hard to classify. With the cream and Kahlúa, it’s


Crime and Punish-Mint Cocktail
PH factor: 9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Finlandia vodka o ½ ounce Kahlúa o ½ ounce white Crème de Menthe o 1 ½ ounces cream Method: 1. Stir spirits in an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass. 2. Top with cream. Remarks: This is very like a White Russian. Given the book it is named after that isn't surprising. It differs though as the Crème de Menthe brightens the experience, a lot. . . .


In the Clover Cocktail
PH factor: 8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Bombay Sapphire gin o ½ ounce Chambord o ½ ounce Kahlúa o 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice o 1 splash grenadine Garnish o orange peel Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with orange peel. Remarks: This one began with the In the Clover Coffee cocktail. As we were balancing that we tried it without coffee and found that was also an excellent cock


Indian Summer Cooler
PH factor: 8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Bombay gin o 1 ounce Finlandia vodka o 2 ounces Kahlúa o 2 ounces pineapple juice o 2 ounces Fever-Tree Premium Tonic Water Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients except tonic over ice. 2. Strain into an ice-filled collins glass. 3. Top with tonic. Remarks: And now for something that is truly completely different. Not so much for combining gin and vodka, that’s been done before. Kahlúa and pineapple


Love in the Time of Kahlúa
PH factor: 8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Mount Gay XO rum o ½ ounce Kahlúa o 2 ounces cream Garnish o grated nutmeg Method: 1. Combine spirits in an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass. 2. Add cream. 3. Garnish with nutmeg. Remarks: He loves her. She loves him. He leaves her. She leaves him. Somehow a doctor is involved. Approximately, fifty-one years later they are reunited. Farfetched? No, not really. ¡Camarero! Uno mas. Por favor. . .


Pensacola Bushwhacker
PH factor: 9.0 Recipe (Serves Two) Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Mount Gay Eclipse rum o 1 ounce darkCrème de Cacao o 2 ounces Kahlúa o 4 ounces cream of coconut o 4 ounces Half and Half o 2 scoops vanilla ice cream Garnish o whipped cream o Tillen Farms Merry Maraschino cherries Method: 1. Combine with ice in a blender and blend until smooth. 2. Serve up in hurricane glasses. 3. Garnish with whipped cream and cherries. Remarks: It would b


Piper at the Gates of Dawn
PH factor: 9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Chivas Regal scotch o 1 ounce Kahlúa o ½ ounce Luxardo maraschino o 1 ounce cream Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients except cream over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Strain into an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass. 3. Top with cream. Remarks: Experiencing the Piper at the gate is how the chapter begins, not how the story ends. . . .


Plead the 5th
PH factor: 9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Bombay Sapphire gin o 1 ounce Kahlúa o 1 ounce Sambuca Romano Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. Remarks: This is a sweet, light, candy bar, of a cocktail. It is easy to make and easy to drink. . . .


Red Morning Light
PH factor: 9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Johnnie Walker Red Label scotch o ½ ounce Campari o ½ ounce Lillet Blanc o ½ ounce Kahlúa o 2-3 drops Bittermens Xocolatl Mole bitters Garnish o orange twist o 5 drops Ilegal mezcal Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Strain into an Old Fashioned glass over one large ice cube. 3. Top with mezcal. 4. Garnish with orange twist. Remarks: This cocktail is all about


Screaming Orgasm #4
PH factor: 8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Finlandia vodka o 1 ounce Lazzaroni amaretto o 1 ounce Kahlúa o 1 ounce cream Method: 1. Shake over ice. 2. Serve up in cocktail glass. Remarks: The original recipe called for 2 ounces of each spirit. We thought that was excessive. Especially if you're planning to have multiple Screaming Orgasms. . . .


The Velvet Hammer
PH factor: 9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Triple Sec o 1 ounce Kahlúa o 1 ounce cream Method: 1. Shake over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. Remarks: This is similar to other drinks like the White Russian or the Sombrero and it holds its own in that august company. . . .


Valentino’s Delight
PH factor: 8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Woodford Reserve bourbon o 1 ounce Kahlúa o 1 ounce Sandeman Tawny Porto 20 Year Old o 1 ½ ounces cream Garnish o freshly grated nutmeg Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish nutmeg. Remarks: This is a simplified version of the original recipe. We like it better and feel it that it is an excellent dessert or holiday cocktail. . .


Virgin’s Kiss
PH factor: 9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Flor de Caña Extra Seco rum o 1 ounce white Crème de Menthe o 1 ounce Kahlúa o 3 ounces cream Garnish o 1 Tillen Farms Merry Maraschino cherry Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with a cherry. Remarks: At first this tastes minty, then smooth and creamy. As usual, we suggest you use Tillen Farms cherries for a tasty garnish for your cocktail.


White Russian
PH factor: 8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Finlandia vodka o 1 ounce Kahlúa o 1 ounce cream Method: 1. Combine spirits in an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass. 2. Add cream and let settle. Remarks: We felt this was remarkably like its black sibling. The idea of a blindfold taste test occurred to us but was abandoned due to the difficulty inherent in making cocktails while blindfolded. . . .
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