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Flighty La Floridita Daiquiri Recipe | Literary Booze Hound goes Studio 54

The Flighty Floridita Daiquiri was inspired by the by the signature drink of the Floridita Restaurant-Bar in Havana, Cuba. A tangy rum cocktail, slightly sweet, with a hint of flower and cherry, this drink has been a favorite for almost 75 yrs. Ernest Hemingway was so fond of it, he came up with his own version, as does Miss Flighty in this episode of COTF.

The Bijou | Classic Gin Cocktail with Fresh Herb Lillet Infusion (3 versions)

The Bijou is a classic gin drink with the rich herbal sweetness of Green Chartreuse, and the dryness of French Vermouth, or as Flighty mixes it, with her homemade infused Lillet Blanc. The drink is light, sweetly complex, and balanced, the perfect alternative drink for Negroni lovers in the springtime.

Rye Manhattan

Miss Flighty mixes up that quintessential whiskey cocktail, the Rye Manhattan. Beloved for its timeless class and effortless flavor, the Manhattan never went out of style like many of its cocktail cousins, and with the growing availability of Rye, bartenders everywhere insist on the original recipe-rye, Italian vermouth, bitters, and orange twist.

The Caipirinha, a Brazilian drink so irresistable it’s why the Girl from Ipanema kept walking

The Brazilian spirit cachaca is the lifeblood of its people and the Caipirinha is the drink that made it one of the top selling spirits worldwide. The drink is a simple mixture of three ingredients: cachaca, lime, and sugar that somehow come together to create a flavor that is so irresistible that we suggest it might possibly be the reason the Girl from Ipanema kept walking.

The Belmar Cocktail | its a couple of exits before Manhattan

The Belmar Cocktail pays homage to the iconic whiskey drink of that island at the center of the world, NY, NY.

Square One Organic Lemon-drop | Rejuvenate Tired Bar Staples with Top Notch Ingredients

The Lemondrop is a drink that customers ask for no matter how fancy your cocktail list. Scoff if you like but when its made with premium fresh ingredients like Square One Organic Vodka, Cointreau, and locally sourced lemon, its easy to see why the drink is still popular. Its simple, easy to make, and wont send you backpacking across Siberia trying to locate component of its recipe.

Tipperary Cocktail | go Green with Irish whiskey and Chartreuse

Miss Flighty mixes a spirited classic from the pages of the Savoy Cocktail Book made with a base of Irish Whiskey and accented by the unexpected complexity of green Chartreuse and the subtle sweetness of Luxardo Marascho liqueur.

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The PSAde | World’s Friendliest Vodka Aperol Refresher

The PSAde is a vodka Aperol refresher with rounds of tangerine, blood orange, and cucumber muddled in for the brightest freshest flavor.

Flighty Easy Bloody Mary Mix Recipe : How to Drink Making

Flighty Bloody Mary Mix | Easy Recipe with Bold Spicy Flavor

Miss Flighty offers up her Bloody Mary Mix recipe, chock full of savory flavor, and easy to make at home. Horseradish, garlic powder, cilantro, celery salt, hot sauce, chilies, lime make up this fiery blend is more than a hangover remedy, its a meal!

Flighty Bloody Mary Vodka Infusion | Ancho Chilies, Herbs, & Cilantro

An intriguing flavorful home made infused Bloody Mary Vodka that is simple to make at home. The recipe uses an assortment of herbs and spices, such as Ancho Chilies for their rich smokiness, garlic, cilantro, lemongrass, coriander, juniper berries, and bay leafs combine to make a “pepper” vodka that in contrast to most commercial varieties that are simply hot, it can also be enjoyed on its own as a shot for the adventurous drinker.