Vodka Aperol Refresher

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 Floridita Daiquiri

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.

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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.

Flighty White Russian

Flighty First-Class White Russian | The Dude never had it so good

  • Miss Flighty mixes up one of her deluxe White Russians with Skyy Vanilla vodka, Kahula, topped by a thick layer of heavy whipping cream prepared with a hint of spice.

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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.

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Flighty Bloody Mary Assembley | Garnishes Galore Make it a Meal

  • The final video of a four, Miss Flighty constructs her elaborate version of the Bloody Mary, a beloved classic of overindulgent , cure for hangover and hunger pangs,

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Octavio Pause or Mexican Mojito

  • The Octavio Pause, a pun that is meant to pay made homage to Mexico’s legendary poet, philosopher, and author, Octavio Paz, is Miss Flighty’s effort to make a Mexican Mojito. Cilantro takes the place of the mint and the tall summer refresher has a bit of heat, lime, zesty tangerine, the rhubarb spice Italian bitter Aperol, and the award-winning 100% blue agave tequila Gran Centanario as the drinks driving force. With a festive feel of afternoons at a seaside Mexican village, the Octavio Pause is a tasty alternative to the Cuban Mojito.

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the MacDaddy | Flighty Style Appletini with Pimm’s, Fresh Apple, & Ginger

  • Alberta’s answer to the Appletini, the Mac Daddy combines Vanilla Vodka, Luxardo, and Pimm’s, with slices of tangy fresh apple and her signature Ginger Cardamom Syrup.

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Mojito, Fly-ito, or Miss Flighty prepares a Cuban Blockade

  • How the Mojito transformed the bar industry, a frivolous theory in mixology by Alberta Straub I blame Josh Bleu for the Mojito.  There is no documentation to confirm this but I remember sitting at the round bar of the Orbit Room Café (1900 Market St. San Francisco) in the mid-’90s …

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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.

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Fresh Peach & Ginger Bourbon Old Fashioned–the Customer is Mostly Always Right

  • Miss Flighty mixes up a tasty drink with Maker’s Mark bourbon, fresh peaches and ginger. The drink was inspired by a customer request for a Southern Comfort Old Fashioned. Fresh peaches and bourbon are key ingredients in SoCo, and since her bar did not stock the popular liqueur, she offered a fresh alternative.

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A Visit to Distillery No. 209: Part 2: the legendayr Botanicals Room

  • Continue the journey through Distillery No. 209 in this second part of our tour. Arne and Flighty visit the legendary botanical room, a climate controlled vault where the spices are stored.

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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.

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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.

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Pear Necessity Cocktail | Plymouth Gin & Pimm’s with Fresh Pear, Mint, & Ginger

  • Miss Flighty gets back to basics with the Pear Necessity, a flavorful gin drink with Pimm’s #1, Luxardo, mint, lemon, ginger, and fresh pear. Take it from Baloo, the jolly dancing bear from the Jungle book, its the simple bare necessities like a good cocktail and friends that are truly important.