Porchlight’s Ranch Water
A "kitchen sink cordial" lends this house Ranch Water riff layered acidity.
- story: Mary Anne Porto
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Long Island Bar Gimlet
Made with ginger-lime cordial, this take on the classic is served on the rocks.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Citrus Cordial
This citrus cordial uses only leftover peels, and can be adapted to make with any type of citrus for a cocktail or non-alcoholic sparkler.
- story: Frances Yackel
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Watermelon Rind Cordial
A recipe to rescue otherwise wasted watermelon rinds.
- story: Chloe Frechette
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Coriander Seed Gimlet
Coriander seed cordial acts as a nod to the original Gimlet’s prescribed Rose’s.
- story: Mary Anne Porto
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Green Pineapple Cordial
Repurpose your pineapple rinds for this tropical-minded sweetener.
- story: Tatiana Bautista
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Chairs Up Daiq
Pineapple cordial brings out the grassy notes of rhum agricole.
- story: Tatiana Bautista
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Alba Huerta’s Gimlet (2014 Version)
Alba Huerta's revised Gimlet calls on cordial in addition to fresh lime juice.
- story: Chloe Frechette
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Orange Cordial
Adapted from Apoteke: Modern Medicinal Cocktails, by Christopher Tierney and Erica Brod
- story: Tatiana Bautista
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Cordial
(n.) In the United States, the terms cordial and liqueur can be used interchangeably to denote a sweetened-spirit, though the latter sounds less grandmotherly...
- story: Talia Baiocchi
