Homebrew Underground

This very basic cocktail can be made with real Kahlua or Homemade Tropical Coffee Liqueur or Homemade Kahlua. The proportions are very simple: 2 parts Vodka to 1 part Kahlua served over ice.

This is a recipe for a blackberry liqueur cocktail that you can make with homemade Blackberry Liqueur. It is a dry cocktail (not too sweet and fruity) that is served in a Martini glass rimmed with salt (like a Margarita). It is a very basic cocktail that you can make with common ingredients like Vodka and lemon juice.

Here’s an unusual recipe for cocoa. I call it "fortified" cocoa. It is made by saving the cocoa and vodka paste from a batch of chocolate liqueur or coffee liqueur. You can also try to repurpose the cocoa paste in other recipes. I have tried repurposing the cocoa in some brownies I made, but it was not successful. It wasn’t so good in the brownies but it was good enough for this fortified cocoa recipe. The trouble is that most of the flavor gets infused into the liqueur and the remaining cocoa is weak.

Save the cocoa paste from a batch of chocolate liqueur or tropical coffee liqueur. In the filtering step I will use a paper towel as the filter.

Just "roll" it off the paper towel and save it in a glass or cup and cover with plastic wrap.

Add milk, sugar, salt, water and cocoa paste to a sauce pan. Stir with a wooden spoon to dissolve cocoa paste. When the color is uniform light brown, heat over a low flame until it is hot but not boiling.

Stir frequently to prevent scorching. Turn off flame, add vanilla extract, stir and serve hot.

This is a great almond liqueur cocktail that you can make from homemade almond liqueur or almond caramel liqueur. It brings out the natural flavor of the almond liqueur without overwhelming it. If you plan to make almond liqueur and give it away as a gift, then you can include this recipe. This drink recipe uses sweet and sour mix, the recipe for which can be found on the Bar Mixers page.

This is a quick and easy cocktail that you can make from homemade blackberry liqueur. If you plan to make blackberry liqueur and give it away as a gift, then you can include this recipe. This drink recipe uses simple syrup, the recipe for which can be found on the Bar Mixers page. Note: You can use 4 tsp of sugar if you don’t have simple syrup, but the Bramble is best made with simple syrup.

The Mojito is a very popular cocktail. This is my version. It is made with fresh spearmint leaves, fresh limes, superior quality white rum and club soda.

It is best to prepare the Mojito in a highball glass because it is easy to judge how much ice to add when adding ingredients. The glass is a simple vertical shape.

Other recipes will call for more club soda. I found that it makes a better cocktail when I use these proportions. The recipe calls for the use of simple syrup. Please check the Bar Mixers page for the recipe. Note: You can also use granulated sugar, but the Mojito is best made with simple syrup.

Add mint leaves and simple syrup to a highball glass.

Muddle the mint leaves with a drink muddler. Just bruise the mint enough to bring out the flavor. Don’t overdo it. We don’t want to fragment the mint and allow it to get into the drink.

Add the lime juice and rum.

Now add ice to about the 2/3rds level of the highball glass.

Top off with cub soda, stir lightly and add garnish if desired. When stirring, take care to leave all the mint leaves under the ice. This way the ice will act as a barrier to keep from accidentally drinking the mint leaves.

Here is another Amaretto cocktail that you can make with homemade Amaretto Liqueur. If you don’t have any homemade Amaretto, then you can use DiSaronno Originale instead. If you give away your own homemade Amaretto Liqueur as a gift, then you can provide this recipe (plus the Amaretto Cosmo recipe) as a serving suggestion.

Here is a recipe for a great party cocktail that you can make with homemade Amaretto Liqueur. If you don’t have any homemade Amaretto, then you can use DiSaronno Originale as a substitute. If you do make your own Amaretto Liqueur and give it away as a gift, then you can provide this recipe as a serving suggestion. This will make the gift even better! Use fresh squeezed lime juice for best results.

Here’s a recipe for another non-alcoholic cocktail for those occasions when you need to serve a non-alcoholic beverage. It is similar to the Lemon and Tonic recipe in that it will form a pronounced head. For best results, use chilled ingredients. The Stevia-sweetened version makes a better head than the powdered sugar-sweetened version because the Stevia will dissolve more quickly, whereas the powdered sugar requires considerable stirring to dissolve completely. Use fresh club soda for best results.

This is a very delicious and refreshing non-alcoholic cocktail that you can whip together very fast.

Blackberry liqueur is one of the most favorite of all the flavors of liqueur that I make so I developed a cocktail – the Blackberry Zinger. It is a favorite when we have company and serve drinks. Here’s the recipe: