Recipe Rum Cocktail Tado Ka Fruity with a hint of bitterness, this deeply hued cocktail ushers in the summer. Ingredients: 60 ml Tanduay Rum 120 ml Del Monte Pineapple Orange Juice 15 ml Grenadine 6 dashes Angostura bitters Directions: Pour all ingredients in a shaker. Add ice and shake. Strain into a rock glass and fill it with fresh tube ice. Garnish with an orange … Read More
Recipe Whisky Cocktail Oscar Sour by Diageo Reserve Brand Ambassador Rian Asiddao Recipe by Diageo Reserve Brand Ambassador Rian Asiddao This caramel whisky sour is a great late night movie marathon cocktail. It’s deliciously sweet and creamy with caramel notes, balanced by the sourness of the lemon. The caramel popcorn on top is a yummy treat while downing this frothy drink. Ingredients: 60 ml Johnnie Walker Gold Label Reserve 20 ml caramel … Read More
Beer Cocktail Recipe Rum Cocktail Regalo: Cedric Mendoza’s Bacardi Legacy Cocktail Bacardi Legacy Cocktail Recipe of Cedric Mendoza Senior Bartender at Singapore Manhattan Cedric Mendoza’s entry to the Bacardi Legacy Cocktail competition in Singapore is something that could ignite our sense of Filipino Pride. Named after the Tagalog word for “gift,” Regalo conveys a couple of meanings. It’s Cedric’s gift to everyone, and it’s also a nod to the gift he … Read More
Rum Cocktail Caramelized Spiced Banana Daiquiri This rich, spirit forward cocktail has notes of banana and cinnamon, with a sweet, banana finish (like banana cue). Ingredients: 60 ml rum 30 ml lime 3 slices banana (Lakatan) 10 ml butter 2 dashes cinnamon powder 10 ml brown sugar Pinch of salt Directions: Caramelize the bananas with butter and sugar in a small pan. Deglaze with 10ml rum, … Read More
Cocktail Saving Sally This sweet, citrusy cocktail draws inspiration from the sci-fi romance flick Saving Sally. The use of childhood candy Skittles adds color, flavor and a touch of whimsy. This tastes like young love. Ingredients: 45 ml lemon and lime Skittles-infused Absolut Citron 60 ml soda water 60 ml apple juice Infuse How to make Skittles-infused Absolut Citron: Infuse 240 ml Absolut Citron … Read More
Cocktail Mama-laid Collins A different take on the Tom Collins, this drink uses orange vodka instead of gin and eliminates the soda top. It is refreshing, tart, sweet, and citrusy, perfect for an afternoon Christmas picnic with friends. We used orange marmalade for this mix; you can play with different marmalade flavors and take turns with your friends creating this fun serve. Glass: jam jar (with lid) … Read More
Cocktail Weng-Weng This drink, which is kind of like a Long Island Iced Tea when it comes to the number of spirits in it, is something that will surely get you buzzed in no time. Nobody really knows how the name came about. It’s said that it’s named after diminutive action star of the 1970s, Ernesto de la Cruz, who was better … Read More
Drinking 101 How Famous Cocktails Got Their Names The naming of drinks can be one of the easiest or hardest things about making cocktails. The name can be an inside joke, based on the spirit or other ingredients, or the color, etc. Sometimes it seems even effortless. And other times, it takes a group effort brainstorming, word association games and several Google searches before a name is settled … Read More