Recipes for Alcoholic Drinks Beginning With C

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Caffè Corretto (Espresso Corretto): 1 part grappa (or brandy), 2 parts espresso. A shot of espresso coffee “corrected” with a shot, usually grappa or brandy.

Caipirinha: One lime (tip: get rid of white center), 1-2 tsp (5-10 mL) sugar (to taste), cachaça (to fill glass containing lime, sugar, and ice).; Cut the lime in four pieces and crush with sugar using a wooden pestle in a whiskey tumbler or similar glass. Add cachaça, stir, and finally add crushed or grained ice, or ice in cubes. The finer the ice, the faster it cools, but also dilutes the mixture.

Caipiroska: See for Caipirinha. Cachaça is substituted by vodka.

Caipirísima: See for Caipirinha. Cachaça is substituted by rum.

Careless Memory: 1 part whisky, 1 part Bacardi, 1 part dark rum, 1 part Malibu poured over ice and mixed with Coca-Cola. If the Coca-Cola is flat (as is preferable for this particular drink) the mixture is shaken before serving.

Caribbean Sling: 1 part Gin, 1 part Rum, dash of Cointreau or Triple Sec, big squeeze of lime, big squeeze of lemon.; Pour over ice in a high ball glass. Top off with club soda and garnish with marachino cherry.

Carlo Sud: ½ oz Benedictine, 2 oz amber rum, 1 to 2 dashes Angostura bitters.; Combine all ingredients in a shaker half-filled with ice and stir until well chilled. Strain into a cocktail glass. Run lemon twist around rim and drop into drink.

Cast Iron Chowder: Place a rusty nail in a double shot glass of cheap Vodka (Kamchatka or Taaka is ideal).; Remove the nail and add the Vodka to a cup of orange soda (e.g. Fanta or Sunkist)and garnish with a lime wedge.

Cement Mixer: 1 oz (30 mL) Baileys, 1 oz (30 mL) lime juice.; Fill a shot glass 2/3 full with Baileys, and gently float the lime juice on top.

Champagne Blues: Champagne, blue curaçao, lemon peel. Pre-chill champagne and curaçao.; Pour champagne into a chilled glass. Add curaçao to taste. Twist lemon peel over drink and drop into glass.

Cherry Dr. Pepper: ½ oz. Captain Morgan Run, ½ oz. Cherry Schnapps (Mc.Guillicutty’s is best), 1 oz. Captain Morgan TATTOO & a splash of Cola.; Can be made into a full size drink. Tastes just like Cherry Dr. Pepper when you add the Cola.

Chocolate Martini: 2 oz (60 mL) vodka, ½ oz (15 mL) creme de cacao.; Pour ingredients into shaker filled with ice then pour into Martini glass.

Classic Champagne: 1 cube of sugar, dash of Angostura bitters, chilled dry champagne, 1 tsp (5 mL) of brandy, cocktail cherry.; Place the cube of sugar in a champagne flute and add a dash or two of Angostura bitters. Carefully fill the glass with champagne. Add the teaspoon of brandy. Serve decorated with the cocktail cherry.

Clockwork Tangerine: 12 oz Sprite® soda, 1 packet Kool-Aid® Tangerine mix, 1 oz Bacardi® gold rum, 1 oz Smirnoff® vodka.; Mix all ingredients in a beer pilsner glass. Stir together, and serve.

Cocksucking Cowboy: Butterscotch schnapps, Baileys.; Half fill a 4-shot glass with butterscotch schnapps. Then, holding a teaspoon over the shotglass, gently pour Baileys on top so it floats over the schnapps. That’s it!

Coconut Pie: 1 shot Malibu® coconut rum, 1 shot Kahlua® coffee liqueur, fill with cold milk. Serve with or without ice.

Comfortable Screw: 2 fingers of Southern Comfort, on the rocks in a tall glass.; Fill with orange juice.

Condom: A two layer shot. First layer: vodka. Second layer: Baileys.; Fill the glass at ¾ of vodka. Then pour the Bailey’s gently over the vodka with a spoon.

Cosmonaut: 2 parts Tang® powdered soft drink, 1 part vodka, 3 crushed ice cubes.; Mix really well and serve

Cosmopolitan: 1½ parts vodka, 1 part triple sec, 1 part cranberry juice, dash of lime.; Shake with ice. Strain into a cocktail glass.; Common Variation #1: (Dale DeGroff) 1½ oz (45 mL) citron vodka, ½ oz (15 mL) Cointreau, ¼ oz (7 mL) fresh lime juice, 1 oz (30 mL) cranberry juice.; Shake all ingredients with ice. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with an orange peel.; Common Variation #2: (Gary Regan) 1½ oz (45 mL) citrus vodka, 1 oz (30 mL) triple sec, ½ oz (15 mL) fresh lime juice, 1 or 2 dashes cranberry juice, for colour. Shake and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a lime wedge.; Common Variation #3: 35 mL cytrynowa (Polish lemon vodka), 15 mL triple sec, 5 mL Rose’s Lime Cordial, 5 mL fresh lime juice, 20 mL cranberry juice, 2 dashes Hoppes Orange Bitters. Shake with ice, and then strain into Cocktail Glass. Garnish with a flamed orange twist.

Crazy Ivan: 1 part black tea (brewed), 1 part vodka.; Pour vodka into hot tea. Drink immediately.

Creeping Death: 4 shots vodka, 8 shots extra dry vermouth, 1 pinch salt, fill with orange juice.; Shake well.

Crunk Juice: 8 oz can Red Bull energy drink, 1½ oz cognac. Pour both ingredients into a cup, stir slightly, and serve.

Cuba Libre: 90 mL (3 oz) Coca-Cola, 30 mL (1 oz) rum, 60 mL (2 oz) gin (optional), 2 dashes bitters (optional), lime wedge.; Rub the rim of a highball glass with the lime. Fill the glass with ice. Add rum. Fill with Coca-Cola. Drop in the lime squeeze.

Cucaracha: 1 part Kahlúa, 1 part tequila.; Pour the Kahlúa, then slowly pour in the tequila so that two distinct layers are form. Some mixing in the middle is fine (and even desirable) but at the top it should be all tequila. Light the tequila with a lighter, and allow the blue flame to burn.

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