Harvey Wallbanger

Harvey Wallbanger

Ingredients

1.5 oz.Vodka
3 oz.Orange Juice
.5 oz.Galliano
GarnishOrange Slice
GarnishCocktail Cherry

Directions

  • Combine the Vodka and Orange Juice in a Collins Glass over Ice
  • Stir till Combined
  • Float the Galliano on Top
  • Garnish with an Orange Slice and Cocktail Cherry

The Harvey Wallbanger was invented sometime in the 1950’s. It hit mainstream, however, as a Disco Cocktail in the 1970’s. This cocktail is basically a Screwdriver with a Galliano float. It can be hard to see the Galliano because it blends in with the Orange Juice.

Bahama Mama

Bahama Mama

Ingredients

1.5 oz.Dark Rum
.25 oz.Coffee Liqueur
1 oz.Malibu
2.5 oz.Orange Juice
1.5 oz.Pineapple Juice
.5 oz.Lime Juice
.25 oz.Grenadine
GarnishPineapple Wedge
GarnishCocktail Cherry

Directions

  • Combine the Alcohol and Fruit Juice in a Hurricane Glass over Ice
  • Stir till Combined
  • Top with Grenadine and let it float to the Bottom
  • Garnish with a Pineapple Wedge, Cocktail Cherry and Straw

The Bahama Mama is a vacation drink that is very in line with the Hurricane and Piña Colada. The drink has had its recipe tweaked over the years and nobody quite makes it the same way. The original contains Coffee Liqueur, but many recipes omit it. It adds a nice earthy taste to the drink, so I left it in.

Brass Monkey

Brass Monkey

Ingredients

1 oz.Dark Rum
1 oz.Vodka
2 oz.Orange Juice
GarnishOrange Slice

Directions

  • Combine the Ingredients in a Rocks Glass over Ice
  • Stir till Combined
  • Garnish with an Orange Slice

The name “Brass Monkey” has been used as the name for a couple different cocktails. This recipe is the most commonly accepted “Brass Monkey,” which is pretty much a Screwdriver with Dark Rum. Through the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s this was sold as a pre-mixed cocktail by the Heublin Company. This drink inspired the song of the same name by the Beastie Boys.

Buck’s Fizz

Buck’s Fizz

Ingredients

1 PartChilled Orange Juice
2 PartsChilled Champagne
GarnishOrange Twist

Directions

  • Fill a third of a Champagne Flute with Orange Juice
  • Top with Champagne
  • Stir till Combined
  • Garnish with an Orange Twist

The Buck’s Fizz is a U.K. Christmas Cocktail that was created in 1921 by Malachy McGarry at the Buck’s Club in London, England. This drink is a predecessor to the Mimosa. A band of the same name won Eurovision in 1981.

Melon Ball

Melon Ball

Ingredients

2 oz.Melon Liqueur
1 oz.Vodka
1 oz. Orange Juice (or Pineapple Juice)
GarnishMelon Ball

Directions

  • Combine the Ingredients in a Cocktail Shaker with Ice
  • Shake for 15 seconds
  • Double Strain into a Cocktail Glass
  • Garnish with a Melon Ball

The Melon Ball is an 80’s Cocktail probably named after the Melon Baller, a kitchen utensil used to scoop balls of Honeydew, Cantaloupe, Watermelon and every other Melon. This drink is also commonly made into shooters.

Mimosa

Mimosa

Ingredients

1 PartChilled Orange Juice
1 PartChilled Champagne
GarnishOrange Twist

Directions

  • Fill half of a Champagne Flute with Champagne
  • Top with Orange Juice
  • Stir till combined
  • Garnish with an Orange Twist

The Mimosa, originally named Champagne Orange, is a riff on the Buck’s Fizz. This famous brunch cocktail is thought to have been invented by Frank Meier in Paris, France. This is an Official IBA Cocktail.

Painkiller

Painkiller

Ingredients

2-4 oz.Pusser’s Rum (Dark Rum)
4 oz.Pineapple Juice
1 oz.Orange Juice
1 oz.Cream of Coconut
GarnishPineapple Wedge
GarnishCocktail Cherry
GarnishNutmeg

Directions

  • Combine the Ingredients in a Cocktail Shaker with Ice
  • Shake for 15 seconds
  • Strain into a Hurricane Glass over Ice
  • Grate Nutmeg over the top
  • Garnish with a Pineapple Wedge, Cocktail Cherry and Straw

If you like Piña Coladas, you’ll like its riff, the Painkiller. The drink was created in the 1970’s at the Soggy Dollar Bar in the British Virgin Islands. Despite not inventing the cocktail, the bastards over at Pusser’s trademarked the drink and have sued people over using different Rum. You can use different Rum, but according to the evil corporate overlords, it is not a Painkiller. This cocktail has three levels with different amounts of Rum. The more pain you are currently in, the more Rum you use.

Paradise

Paradise

Ingredients

1.5 oz.Gin
1 oz.Apricot Brandy (or Applejack)
1.5 oz.Orange Juice

Directions

  • Combine the Ingredients in a Cocktail Shaker with Ice
  • Shake for 15 seconds
  • Double Strain into a Cocktail Glass or Coupe

The Paradise is the perfect cocktail for anyone with their mind on their money, and their money on their mind. When Snoop Dogg created the worlds largest Gin & Juice in 2018, he created a Paradise. This Cocktail also played a large part in the 1932 film, One Way Passage. This is an Official IBA Cocktail.

Screwdriver

Screwdriver

Ingredients

2 oz.Vodka
To TopOrange Juice
GarnishOrange Slice

Directions

  • Pour the Vodka into a Highball Glass over Ice
  • Top with Orange Juice
  • Stir till combined
  • Garnish with an Orange Slice and Straw

The Screwdriver, or in the U.K. “Vodka and Orange,” is a very simple cocktail. It was invented by Americans fighting overseas in Turkey during World War II. A popular theory as to how it got its name is because soldiers lacking spoons used screwdrivers to stir their drink.

Sex on the Beach

Sex on the Beach

Ingredients

1.5 oz.Vodka
1 ozPeach Schnapps
2 oz.Orange Juice
2 oz.Cranberry Juice
GarnishOrange Slice

Directions

  • Combine the Alcohol and Orange Juice in a Highball Glass over Ice
  • Stir till combined
  • Top with Cranberry Juice and let it float to the bottom
  • Garnish with an Orange Slice and Straw

The Sex on the Beach was probably invented sometime prior to 1982. It is essentially a combination of a Fuzzy Navel and Cape Codder. This is an Official IBA Cocktail.

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