Liqueurs

5 Ways To Honor National Irish Coffee Day, Including an Irish Coffee Cupcake

Today is National Irish Coffee Day. And who doesn't like when its completely acceptable to put a little extra somthin' in your drink in the daytime. I may or may not be doing it right now. What? It's just coffee. To celebrate this very special holiday, here are five boozy and delicious Irish coffee ... More >>

How to Make the Perfect Margarita for Cinco de Mayo, Diagram-Style

Illustration credit: tabletinfographics.com You don't need Triple Sec or fancy ingredients to make a good, basic margarita. That's exactly what a good margarita is, after all: basic. If you decided not to brave the Cinco de Mayo crowds this year, just follow the simple diagram above to make the per ... More >>

A Month of the Irish: 31 Ways to Get Your Paddy On

It's the Month O' The Irish. Well, the Irish-Americans, that is. We've previously brought you A Month of Oatmeal and 29 Ways to Indulge in Chocolate, so in honor of Irish American Month, we've searched the town for its greatest Irish bevvies and the best spots to grab an after. Get bolloxed with an ... More >>

On the Rocks: Cocktails Named After Musicians for New Year's Eve

Have a G.G. Allin and bring in the New Year indecently!​Everything is more exciting, sometimes even redeeming, when it has a cool name: Sexual acts, alcoholic beverages, movies, albums, etc. OK, maybe just sexual acts and drinks. Since there are thousands of sites that have the former covere ... More >>

Build-A-Bar: Bärenjäger Honey Liqueur

Photo by Nicholas L. HallBears, bait, Battlestar Galactica.​A few days ago on Twitter, I commented on the strange turns my job has taken of late, migrating into areas that fall outside of my actual job description by a good margin. My friend Phaedra and I joked back and forth about it for a wh ... More >>

Happiness Is A Warm Buzz: 5 Hot Cocktails

Photo by Anne Taintor​So it's not exactly chilly outside, but at least it's rainy. And last night, we just pretended it was cold, whipping up a warm concoction that quieted the cough, soothed the sore throat and helped us drift off to dreamland, Ambien-style. As much as we love the tart, frui ... More >>

Liquor Treat: Using Leftover Halloween Sweets for Six Candy Cocktails

Photo by terren in VirginiaCandy overload. Must. Make. Cocktails.​Once Halloween has come and gone, I'm always left with a giant pile of Halloween candy. I have eaten it, tortured people by bringing it in to work, and baked it into all kinds of cakes and desserts. But this year, I plan on tryi ... More >>

Top Five: Liqueurs on Blue Bell Vanilla

Choices...choices...​Since I'm not a Texas native, I don't get Lone-Starry-eyed at the mere mention of Blue Bell ice cream, but I defer to its greatness. Blue Bell is not simply a taste of quirky provincial pride -- like Cincinnati chili -- but a champion amongst half-gallons, and a contender ... More >>

Build-A-Bar: Green Chartreuse

Made by silent monks.​Green Chartreuse is one of my favorite liqueurs. Not only does it have a long and storied history within the cloistered walls of the near-silent Carthusian monks, with links to Alchemy and a near-conspiratorial secrecy, it's also one of the most singular and intriguing li ... More >>

Is Good Tequila Required for a Good Margarita?

​ Years ago, a wise bartender in a cantina known for its destination margaritas and so-so cuisine revealed his secret: Cointreau. "I can beat El Tesoro and triple sec any day, with common tequila and Cointreau." I didn't know how much wisdom he had, so I asked him to make what he had descr ... More >>

Build-A-Bar: Crème de Violete

Mmmmm. . .violets.​Hopefully you've all gone out and gathered the requisite supplies, so we can get down to the real business at hand -- booze, and how to use it. Sure, you could just drink it neat. In fact, that's the first thing I do whenever I'm trying out a new spirit or liqueur. It's the ... More >>

Top Five Giggle-Worthy Cocktail Names

Caitlinator​I can definitely order a Cosmopolitan or a Sazerac with a straight face (unless I happen to be on my third one). But a "Boob Grabber"? Here are my Five Favorite Giggle-Worthy Cocktail Names. 5. Monkey Piss (amaretto, banana liqueur, pineapple juice). If I ever ordered this dri ... More >>

Jack Daniel's Tennessee Honey Whiskey: Get Some for Your Honey

​I get sent a lot of samples here at the Houston Press offices. A lot. Most go straight to the newsroom to be quickly drunk or devoured by our staff writers. And although I may taste them myself, I'm rarely inclined to write about any of them. Such is life. So when something impresses me enou ... More >>

Papa's Punch

Reserve 101's Hemingway

Pineapple-infused Tuaca at 360 Sports Lounge

Stirred & Shaken: Pineapple-Infused Tuaca at 360 Sports Lounge

Troy Fields​"I tell people I vote, but I never do," my friend tells me. "I think you should vote, but I don't do it." We're at 360 Sports Lounge watching Election Day returns on a big screen in the corner and sipping on one of the bar's specialties, Tuaca infused with pineapple. (It's as sweet ... More >>

Branch Water Tavern's Ramble

Stirred & Shaken: Branch Water Tavern's Ramble

Troy Fields​I'm not sure that the whiskey sour has developed a wimpy reputation, but I have one decent piece of anecdotal evidence. I was at Leon's Lounge a few years back with my friend Dulin, who doesn't drink much. (He's an Irish Catholic outlier.) Dulin ordered a whiskey sour, and the bart ... More >>

The Next Door's Bend Me Over

CATBIRD'S TRUCK STOP CAPPUCCINO

Lunch Box at Christian's Tailgate

WASHINGTON AVE. DRINKERY'S WAD SHOOTER

T.K. BITTERMAN'S RUSTY NAIL

COACHES PUB'S COLORADO BULLDOG

B.J.'S SPORTS PUB'S BUTTERY NIPPLE

Jumps Bar and Grill

Radioactive Rainbow

JONNY'S SPORTS BAR

BLOW POP

MULDOON'S

WHITE MISCHIEF

DOLCE VITA'S

CANNOLI MARTINI

CHUY'S

SILVER ANNIVERSARY MARGARITA

Katz's Deli's

5th Avenue

NUMBERS'S

COME FUCK ME PUNCH

BAKER STREET PUB & GRILL'S

MONICA LEWINSKY

SHAY MCELROY'S

OATMEAL COOKIE

THE SPAGHETTI WESTERN

ITALIAN MARGARITA

Pomegranate Martini

Ziggy's Healthy Grill

Colorado Bulldog

The Doghouse Tavern

Up All Night

Clayton's Liquid Cocaine

A Dark and Stormy Night

Warren's Inn's Blue Hawaiian

Near-Perfect

Lancaster Hotel's Cream Soda

Controlled Explosion

The Stag's Head's Exploding Irish Car Bomb

Stirred and Shaken

Charles Clark's Ibizaritas

Stirred and Shaken

R&R Lounge's Blue Balls cocktail

Stirred and Shaken

Cadillac Bar's American Flag cocktail

Stirred and Shaken

The Davenport's Costa Rican martini

Stirred and Shaken

Magnolia's Ramos gin fizz

Stirred and Shaken

McCormick & Schmick's Spanish coffee

Booze in a Blender

El Meson's Orange Margarita

Gelato Bravo

Maggiano's Vanilla Ice

Booze in a Blender

Two-Tone Tonic