Mar 16, 2011 | Bacardi, COCKPIT, Curacao & Fruit Liqueurs, La Floridita Daiquiri, Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur, MANIFEST, Rum - Rhum
The Flighty La Floridita Daiquiri The inspiration for this delectable rum cocktail came from signature Daiquiri of the Floridita Restaurant-Bar in Cuba. Its tart and only lightly sweet flavor, with subtle hints of floral is considered to be one of the most...
Jan 6, 2011 | Bijou Cocktail, Bitter & Herbal Liqueurs, COCKPIT, French Vermouth, Gin, Good Day LIllet, Green Chartreuse, GROUND CREW, Lillet Blanc, MANIFEST, Plymouth Gin, Vermouth & Aperitifs
the Gin Bijou The Bijou is Miss Flighty’s summer Negroni. To her creative palate the two drinks are opposite but the same–one fervent with dark heady spices and piquant bitter, the other herbaceous, zesty, and clean like wildflowers or a Spring rain. The...
Dec 6, 2010 | COCKPIT, Italian Vermouth, MANIFEST, Rye, Rye Manhattan, Vermouth & Aperitifs, Whisk(e)y
The Rye Manhattan is the whiskey cocktail and has withstood the cocktail fads past and present. The notorious Manhattan is more likely now to be mixed with bourbon, but no bartender will ever give the vermouth a smug glance and go back to chilling cold alcohol,...
Oct 24, 2010 | Cachaca, Caipirinha, COCKPIT, MANIFEST, Rum - Rhum
Cachaca, the Spirit of Brazil 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...
Aug 18, 2010 | Belmar Cocktail, Bitter & Herbal Liqueurs, Bourbon, Campari, COCKPIT, MANIFEST, Ramazzotti, Whisk(e)y
Created during Miss Flighty’s Amaro Craze of 2005, a time when when I was know to declare, “if I don’t have Campari (behind the bar) I will just go home.” At the time the Negroni the cocktail of the hour, but my love for whiskey compelled me...
Aug 12, 2010 | COCKPIT, Cointreau, Curacao & Fruit Liqueurs, Lemondrop, MANIFEST, Square One Organic Vodka, Vodka
Lets face it, all cocktail snobbery aside, this is a simple, well balanced drink that when made fresh, with quality ingredients, will satisfy guests that are hesitant to dive into the sometimes overwhelming specialty drink menus that are de rigueur at today’s...
