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Know your liqueurs and discover how to create wonderful cocktails at home using distilled spirits like aperol, amaretto, cointreau, Bailey's and Kahlua.
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Homemade Orange Liqueur
Homemade Triple Sec
15 mins
butternut squash and sage shrub
Butternut Squash and Sage Shrub Recipe
25 mins
Espresso Martini Granita
Espresso Martini Granita Recipe
10 mins
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Homemade Sweet Vermouth Recipe
20 mins
Lavender-Rosemary Infused Vodka in a bottle
30 Homemade Mixers for a DIY Home Bar
Homemade Vanilla Liqueur
Vanilla Liqueur Recipe
25 mins
Homemade Creme de Menthe Liqueur
Homemade Crème de Menthe Recipe
15 mins
Blood Orange Negroni in a glass, garnished with a slice of blood orange
Blood Orange Negroni Recipe
5 mins
Homemade Chambord Raspberry Liqueur
Homemade Raspberry Liqueur Recipe
10 mins
Frozen Mudslide in a glass
Frozen Mudslide
5 mins
Homemade Pumpkin Liqueur
Homemade Pumpkin Liqueur
20 mins
Simple amaretto sour cocktail with cherries and an orange slice garnishes
Simple Amaretto Sour
3 mins
Spiked Christmas Coffee
Spiked Christmas Coffee
10 mins
Flaming Spanish Coffee
Flaming Spanish Coffee
10 mins
Vice Cream Sundae
Vice Cream Sundae
36 mins
birthday cake shot
Birthday Cake Shot
5 mins
Ginger Martini cocktail
12 Snappy Ginger Liqueur Cocktails
Homemade Spiced Pear Liqueur
10 mins
Cocktail basket
Make Your Own Personalized Cocktail Gift Basket
Sugar Cookie Martini
17 Dessert Cocktail Recipes
Friday night in the grove cocktail recipe
12 Tasty Recipes for Jagermeister Cocktails and Shots
White Cosmo Cocktail With Sugared Cranberry Garnish
20 Delightful St. Germain Elderflower Cocktails
Negroni cocktail recipe with an orange twist
The Negroni Cocktail
3 mins
Woo woo cocktails in tall glasses with ice, garnished with lime wedges.
Woo Woo Cocktail
3 mins
Toasted almond cocktail recipe
Toasted Almond Cocktail
3 mins
Green apple martini cocktails and a cocktail shaker on a marble table
Apple Martini
3 mins
Sombrero Cocktail Recipe
Sombrero Cocktail With Kahlúa
3 mins
Fuzzy Navel cocktail recipe in glasses garnished with oranges
Fuzzy Navel
3 mins
Spiked Thai iced tea cocktail with Kerrygold Irish Cream Liqueur
Thai Iced Tea Cocktail
3 mins
Scarlet O'Hara Cocktail with Southern Comfort
The Scarlett O'Hara Cocktail
3 mins
B-52 shots in three shot glasses
The B-52 Shot
3 mins
Liquore Strega
What Is Strega Liqueur?
English apricot liqueur recipe
English Apricot Liqueur
20 mins
A view over the Ugolini vineyard in the Valpolicella wine region
The Wines of Valpolicella
Campari Italian Bitter Aperitif
What Is Campari?
Chartreuse Liqueur
What Is Chartreuse Liqueur?
Oatmeal Cookie Shot
Oatmeal Cookie Shooter
3 mins
Grinch cocktail recipe
The Grinch Cocktail
3 mins
Homemade liqueurs
Homemade Italian Liqueurs
Averna Amaro Liqueur
What Is Amaro Averna Liqueur?
RumChata Cream Liqueur
What Is RumChata?
Boozy S'mores Milkshake
Boozy S'mores Milkshake
5 mins
Kir and Kir Royale
Kir Cocktail
3 mins
Americano cocktail recipe in a glass with a lemon wedge
The Americano
3 mins
Chocolatini Cocktail
Chocolatini Cocktail
3 mins
Novo Fogo Barrel Aged Cachaca and My Sherry Amor Cocktail
5 Best Cachacas for Mixing up a Fantastic Caipirinha
absinthe drip
Absinthe FAQs and Cocktails
Peppermint Patty Shooter
Peppermint Patty Shot
3 mins
Chambord Black Raspberry Liqueur
What Is Chambord?
X-Rated Fusion Liqueurs
What Is X-Rated Fusion Liqueur?
Cement mixer shot
The Cement Mixer Shot
3 mins
Four shot glasses of Girl Scout Cookie Shot Cocktail
Girl Scout Cookie Cocktail
3 mins
Two Campari and soda cocktails in highball glasses garnished with orange
Campari and Soda
5 mins
Pineapple tequila mixed drink garnished with lime and pineapple
Pineapple Tequila Mixed Drink
3 mins
M&M shooters on a green background
M&M Shooter
3 mins
Gladiator Shooter
Gladiator Drop Shot Cocktail
3 mins
Perfect Manhattan Cocktail with Knob Creek Bourbon Whiskey
Perfect Manhattan Cocktail
3 mins
Chocolate Sauce
Mexican Chocolate Sauce
4 mins
The Beautiful Cocktail
The Beautiful Cocktail
3 mins
Midori Melon Liqueur
What Is Midori Melon Liqueur?