Exotic cocktail drinks: The Raven cocktail is a dark and mysterious cocktail

Exotic cocktail drinks: Learn to make "The Raven" cocktail drink.

Note: This is the basic or easy to make version of the Raven.

Dark and mysterious describe this cocktail nicely. You can layer this drink for a even more dramatic effect.

"The Raven" Recipe

Ingredients:

1 oz vodka (Absolut, Skky, Grey Goose, Van Gogh Vodka, Ketel One, etc.)
1 oz rum (Go with a dark rum like Myer's)
1 oz blue curacao
1/2 oz Chambord
Cocktail Mixing Instructions:

Pour the vodka, rum and blue curacao into a shaker with ice.
Shake until cold.
Strain into a cocktail glass with ice cubes.
Finish with a layered effect by slowly pouring the Chambord over a bar spoon to float the spirit.

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Exotic and unusual drinks presents how to make a dark and mysterious version of "The Raven". A layered mixed drink that uses Vodka, Rum, Blue Curacao and Chambord raspberry liqueur.

Ice Ice Baby!

Just about every cocktail that is cold contains ice or is created in a shaker using ice. While you might think that the type of ice you use doesn't matter, it can actually make or break your drink.

Unfortunately, ice isn't usually considered an important drink ingredient. If the recipe calls for the chilly stuff, there's a good chance that standard cubes straight from the freezer will be added without a second thought. But, ice isn't just used to make a drink cold. When used in a shaker or left in the glass to melt into a cocktail, it becomes an integral part of the cocktail whether you are aware of it or not.

So, next time you reach for the ice, make sure you are choosing the right type for the recipe:

• Cubes - Cubes are the most recognizable form of ice, and the most versatile. The uses for ice cubes are just about endless. Used for liquor on the rocks, for stirring, for shaking, or even just to chill a drink, you are more likely to see ice cubes in a drink than any other form. Ice cubes are thicker and larger than other types of ice. Because of this, they are slower to melt and less likely to dilute a drink.

• Shaved - Shaved ice is the type of ice that you probably recognize from snow cones. It is softer, fine, and perfect for making drinks that have a thicker, frosty consistency. This type of ice works well in a shaker and is also ideal for making an adult, alcoholic version of the aforementioned snow cone.

• Cracked - Cracked ice looks similar to cubes, but are smaller. This type of ice melts much quicker than cubes, and has a tendency to augment a drink with more water. The best time to use cracked ice is when creating frozen drinks in a blender because they break up easier and into more consistent pieces..

• Block - If you are a bartender or just like to create a lot of drinks in your home bar, then block ice is ideal for you. Ice tools allow you to break off various sizes and shapes of ice from the block to accommodate your drink. This may be a practice you don't see much anymore, but block ice is still quite useful. These days you most commonly see block ice used for cooling punches. With the use of molds, block ice can be made into just about any form you want.

How you store your ice can greatly affect its performance in a drink. Ice can pick up the flavor of things around it, so unless you want your cocktail tasting like the catch of the day, don't store it in a freezer near fish or any other item with a prominent smell. If you keep your ice in an open container, rotate it every once in a while so that older ice also gets used. Keep several ice cube trays filled in your freezer. Cubes can easily be broken to create crushed ice or put in a shaver. Remember, ice is as important to your drink as the ingredients themselves. Use only the freshest ingredients, including your ice and you'll have great drinks.

Exotic cocktails and unusual drinks: The China Blue using lychee liqueur.

Exotic cocktail recipes: How to make The famous "China Blue" cocktail.

This is a wonderful blue cocktail that takes you out of the norm. The name alone sounds exotic. This cocktail gets it's main flavor from the lychee liqueur. The overall taste is semi-sweet and flowery. The grapefruit adds a nice balance and the blue curacao makes this cocktail visually stunning.

China Blue Recipe:

Ingredients

4 oz grapefruit juice
3/4 oz lychee liqueur
1.25 oz blue curacao

Mixing instructions:

Skip the cocktail shaker on this one, just pour right into a collins glass.
Give a gentle stir.
You can garnish with a cherry, or a grapefruit.

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Exotic cocktails features the China Blue cocktail drink recipe. Learn about a great lychee recipe. Drinks that use blue curacao.

Exotic and Unusal Mixed drinks: The "Ubiquitous Chocolate martini" using vodka and Trader Vic's Chocolate.

Exotic and Unusal Mixed drinks: The "ubiquitous chocolate martini" using vodka and Trader Vic's Chocolate.

This is a nice simple cocktail that slightly strays from the norm, making it semi-exotic. If you have not tried Trader Vic's chocolate Liqueur, this is your chance. We where very impressed by the tiki icons venture into Chocolate Liqueur.

This mixed drink is very easy to make, just two ingredients.

Ubiquitous chocolate martini Recipe

Ingredients

- 2 ounces vodka (absolut, Skky, Kettle One, etc.)

- 1/2 ounce Trader Vic's Chocolate Liqueur

Cocktail Mixing Instructions:Mix ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice and stir. (Shaking will add to much water) Strain out the ice and pour into a cocktail glass. Garnish with some shaved chocolate.

Black Light Punch

Back when we were in college (read: when the crust was still cooling on the earth) we were fascinated with "what glows under black lights." By "fascinated" we mean "we loved painting things with laundry detergent under a black light while drinking gin and tonics and wearing white clothes." Sue us - we were idiots.

If you're looking for something a little more adventurous, we recommend Aurora Jungle Juice, which apparently looks absolutely badass under said blacklights. We do, however, recommend you leave the laundry detergent out of it.

WHAT YOU NEED

2 liters Gin or Vodka
9 Liters Tonic Water
3-4 Bottles Roses Mojito Passion, OR 3-4 Canisters of Pink-Lemonade Concentrate
Ice

INSTRUCTIONS

Mix all ingredients together shortly before the party begins.
Add ice as late as possible before drinking.

Passionfruit Cooler Recipe

Yield: 2 servings

Total Time: 25 minutes

This is based off of fresh passionfruit juice from our garden. Fruit will vary in sweetness/tartness so adjust amount and sugar amount to taste. This is pretty tasty as a cocktail with the addition of rum and a bit more lime. If you are a pulp-free type, make a mint simple syrup (see note 2) instead of muddling the mint leaves.

Ingredients:

• 5-6 whole Mint Leaves
• 2 T Sugar
• 1 oz (@ 1/2 a lime) fresh Lime Juice
• 1 T fresh Passionfruit Juice *see note 1 for extracting
• 6 oz Water

Directions:

1. Muddle the mint leaves, sugar, and lime juice together.
2. Add passionfruit juice and water to the muddled mix. (Add passionfruit seeds if you are so inclined) Pour into glasses filled with ice.

*Note 1: Extracting Passionfruit Juice
Cut the passionfruit in half then scrap out the seeds and pulp into a small mesh strainer. Over a small bowl to catch the juice, scrap the seeds and pulp using the back of a spoon in order to separate the pulp and juice from the seeds. Reserve the seeds if you enjoy them in your drinks or other recipes.
*Note 2: Mint Simple Syrup. (keeps quite well, so make more than needed and use for iced tea, making lemonade, cocktails, etc...) Combine 2 c water, 1 1/2 c (285g) sugar, 1/2 c (170g) light corn syrup, and a large handful of mint leaves in a med. saucepan. Heat just until a light simmer, stirring to dissolve sugar. Remove from heat and allow mint to steep for 15-20 min. Strain and store in refrigerator until ready to use.

Scotch Apple Cider is Hot, Smoky

Ill be mixing up some of these ASAP, you'd better believe it.

INGREDIENTS

1/2 cup apple cider
1 teaspoon honey
1 (3-inch) cinnamon stick
1 (1-by-2-inch) lemon peel
2 tablespoons single-malt, not-heavily-peated Scotch whisky, such as Glenlivet
1/4 teaspoon heavily peated Scotch whisky, such as Laphroaig
1 1/2 teaspoons freshly squeezed lemon juice

INSTRUCTIONS

Heat apple cider, honey, cinnamon stick, and lemon peel in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring until the honey has melted and the cinnamon is fragrant, about 3 minutes.

Turn off the heat, add both Scotches and the lemon juice, and stir to combine. Transfer to a heatproof glass and garnish with the cinnamon stick and lemon peel.