#100DaysOfCocktails - Day 33 - Bala de Canon

#100DaysOfCocktails - Day 33 - Bala de Canon

Tequila has an undeservedly bad reputation. It is wonderfully spicy, an aged varieties play up the spicy notes while adding some mellow caramel undertones. This helps it pair well with the cantaloupe puree and create the lovely Bala de Canon from The Pastry War in Houston, TX.

#100DaysOfCocktails - Day 32 - The Agave Cocktail

#100DaysOfCocktails - Day 32 - The Agave Cocktail

The speak easy has been a mainstay of the American cocktail scene since Prohibition. When cocktails became fashionable again, the speak easy returned with the culture. Bourbon and Branch in San Francisco is housed in an old speak easy, and maintains its 1920's ambiance. The Agave Cocktail falls at the intersection of modern and classic. 

#100DaysOfCocktails - Day 31 - Kentucky Coffee

#100DaysOfCocktails - Day 31 - Kentucky Coffee

After a long day of travel, sometimes you hit something that is familiar. It is definitely a spin on the classic Irish Coffee, but a great way to relax after thirteen hours on the road. #100DaysOfCocktails moves into the modern era, slowly, with the Kentucky Coffee.

#100DaysOfCocktails - Day 30 - The Cosmopolitan

#100DaysOfCocktails - Day 30 - The Cosmopolitan

Sex and The City made the Cosmopolitan a staple of the late 1990's and early 2000's bar scene. It was polished up by Dale DeGroff in the Rainbow Room and served to stars like Madonna, but it has its roots far before those luminaries put there hands on it. #100DaysOfCocktails ends the classic period with a very modern classic. 

#100DaysOfCocktails - Day 29 - Corpse Reviver #1

#100DaysOfCocktails - Day 29 - Corpse Reviver #1

October is a month for scary things; what is scarier than an animated corpse? There are two versions of the Corpse Reviver. One is gin based, and very common on cocktail menus. The other is cognac based, and you are lucky to find it in the wild. Corpse Reviver #1 is the focus of today's #100DaysOfCocktails. 

#100DaysOfCocktails - Day 28 - Twelve Mile Limit

#100DaysOfCocktails - Day 28 - Twelve Mile Limit

When it was apparent that the three mile international border was being used as a staging ground for drunken revelry during Prohibition, Congress pushed the border out to twelve miles. This discouraged small boats from smuggling, but encouraged Tommy Millard to create the Twelve Mile Limit cocktail. 

#100DaysOfCocktails - Day 27 - Irish Coffee

#100DaysOfCocktails - Day 27 - Irish Coffee

If there is an iconic coffee drink, it is the Irish Coffee. There are other ones out there, but none with with cache that this simple cocktail has. Warmed by the coffee and a shot of Irish whiskey, a little whipped cream on top for texture, this is not a bad way to end a meal. 

#100DaysOfCocktails - Day 26 - Hot Milk Punch

#100DaysOfCocktails - Day 26 - Hot Milk Punch

Warm milk has helped people fall asleep for decades. Adding some cognac and rum definitely would help bring the Sandman a little quicker, and add some extra flavor. Hot Milk Punch is an easy to make cocktail you can enjoy just before you hit the hay. Just like #100DaysOfCocktails did.

#100DaysOfCocktails - Day 25 - Sherry Flip

#100DaysOfCocktails - Day 25 - Sherry Flip

The Flip is a style of cocktail that went from a warmed punch to a single serving, chilled cocktail. You can use any liquor you choose for it from cheap beer to the priciest port. #100DaysOfCocktails looks at this simple and versatile drink through the eyes of a 19th century imbiber, the Sherry Flip.

#100DaysOfCocktails - Day 24 - The Seelbach

#100DaysOfCocktails - Day 24 - The Seelbach

After being lost for eighty years, the Seelbach cocktail popped up when a manager at the hotel of the same name discovered it. It was dusted off and added to the menu, bringing back a bourbon and champagne concoction that is a delight all the way through. What #100DaysOfCocktails found shocking was the amount of bitters in it.