Birthday Festivities & Recipes For National Pina Colada Day

June 10th, yesterday, was National Pina Colada Day, and we may have had one too many to celebrate the 70th anniversary of our favorite sweet cocktail. One of the most iconic classic cocktails—and our favorite sweet cocktail—the Piña Colada turns 70. Bartender Monchito Marrero created the first Piña Colada in 1954 at The Caribe Hilton…
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Mimosa Cocktail Recipe With An Aperol Spritz Mashup

[1] Blood orange Mimosa with reposado Tequila (photos © Cantera Negra Tequila). [2] Cantera Negra Reposado is aged for up to seven months in used Cognac and Bourbon barrels. [3] Silver Tequila is aged for up to four weeks. [4] A classic Mimosa made with fresh-squeezed orange juice and Freixenet Cava sparkling wine © Eric…
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A Halloween Margarita With A Black Salt Rim

[1] A green Margarita with a black salt rim (photos #1, #2, and #3 © Twang). [2] Don’t forget the eyeballs! [3] Buy the salt here. The different types of salt. > The history of salt. > About beer salt: A NIBBLE review. > More Halloween cocktail recipes.     RECIPE: MONSTER MARGARITA   Ingredients…
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