About Cocktails: Let's Get Savory

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Cocktails Cocktails Popular Drinks Bar Basics Stories & Parties From Colleen Graham, your Guide to Cocktails To celebrate this week's savory cocktail contest announcement, I have selected a number of my favorite drinks that fall into the savory, not sweet category. Many of them are rather complex and are perfect alternatives to the Bloody Mary. There is one common element in each of the featured drinks, let's see if you catch the secret ingredient.   There is also just over a week left to submit recipes to the fruit cocktail contest. The deadline is April 27th and you can submit your recipe here...   Cocktail of the Week: Carrot and Cilantro Cooler To start off, we have an easy tequila cocktail that mixes carrot and orange juices. There's a little nectar which adds a nice balance, but it is the crisp cilantro that really makes this drink stand out. Get the recipe... Search Related Topics:  tequila cocktails  hangovers  fruit cocktails Contest Winner: Smoke and Spice and Everything Nice My compliments have to go to Diana Novak for sharing her fun mezcal cocktail in last month's contest. In it she mixes Los Amantes Mezcal with cilantro, jalapeno, ginger beer, and even Tabasco. It works. Get the recipe... Read the full results of the savory cocktail contest Search Related Topics:  mezcal  tequila cocktails  spicy cocktails Drink Your Avocado Maybe a margarita with a fruit of a different sort is more your style today. The Guacarita is all about the avocado and how absolutely delicious it is when blended with tequila, lime, nectar, and cilantro. Maybe you have to be an avocado lover to enjoy it, but it is good. Get the recipe... Search Related Topics:  tequila cocktails  frozen cocktails  margaritas Cucumber, Anyone? We'll finish this up with a fun take on the Pimm's Cup. The Celery Cup No.1 from H. Joseph Ehrmann has been a personal favorite since I was first introduced. It is a refreshing mix of cucumber vodka, cilantro, cucumber, and Pimm's and it is worthy of the effort you put behind the muddler. Get the recipe... The Secret Ingredient: Cilantro. It is the ingredient that all four of these drinks share and in each it is that finishing touch that brings the drink into balance, adds an interesting and unusual note, and is often useful when mixing savory cocktails. Get more cilantro cocktails...   Search Related Topics:  vodka cocktails  original cocktails  spring cocktails Related Searches Bar Drink Recipes Cocktails Recipes Juice Recipe Margarita Cocktail Avocado Salad Recipe Featured Articles Moroccan Cocktail Basil-ica Cocktail Soho Cocktail Bloody Maria El Pepino   More from About.com Sign-up for Shareables! An every-morning rundown of the day in history, headlines and trends produced by your pals at About.com. Please sign up it's free (of course), we think you will like it! Want More From About.com Check out our social page tailored to your interest! This newsletter is written by: Colleen Graham Cocktails Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Cocktails newsletter. If you wish to change your email address, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com   Cucumber Cocktails Sage Lady Mezcal Passion Very Manly Muppet   Follow me on: Advertisement