Hemingway Daiquiri

2 ounces white rum

1 once lime juice

1 ounce simple syrup

dash grapefruit juice

1/4 oz Maraschino Liqueur or grenadine floated on top

Build all ingredients over crushed ice in a cocktail shaker. Give it a quick, sharp shake and pour into the Collins glass. Garnish with lime.

The Poinsettia

Ingredients

• 4 oz. champagne
• 1/2 oz. Grand Marnier
• Splash of cranberry juice
• 3 dried cranberries

Instructions

Pour the Grand Marnier into the bottom of a tall flute. Then pop the cork on the champagne and fill the glass. Before serving, top off with a splash of cranberry juice and drop a few dried cranberries in the glass as a garnish.

Source: Forge, New York City

[Cosmopolitan, January 2009]

Agave Stinger

Ingredients

• 1 oz. honey
• 2 oz. tequila
• 1 oz. fresh lime juice
• 2 dashes of bitters
• Splash of soda

Instructions

Heat the honey on low. Once it’s dark amber, remove from heat. Mix everything but the soda in a shaker. Serve over the ice. Top with soda.

Source: Alex Fathalla, at Commerce, New York City

[Cosmopolitan, November 2008]

Bubbly Pear Cocktail (with mocktail option)

Ingredients

• Frozen pear slice
• 1 ounce Eau de vie (flavored brandy) or pear nectar
• 4 to 5 ounces champagne or ginger ale
• champagne grapes

Instructions

Place pear slice in flute or tall glass. Add brandy or nectar. Fill with champagne or ginger ale. Garnish with champagne grapes, if desired.

[Essence, December 2008]