Celsius Cocktails, a pop-up cocktail bar in Bryant Park in New York City is offering warm winter drinks made with Kahlúa s rich blend of vanilla and 100% Arabica coffee beans. If you re in Manhattan this season, stop by, I hear the cocktails are reasonable ($8- $12) but if not, the recipes below will help keep you warm.

Snowcap

1 part Kahlúa Mocha®
1 part ABSOLUT Vanilia®
Hot chocolate

Combine ingredients in mug and stir to combine. Top with whipped cream.

Irish Winter

1 part Kahlúa Coffee Cream®
1 part Jameson Irish Whiskey®
Freshly brewed coffee

Combine ingredients in mug and stir to combine. Top with whipped cream.

Snow White

1.5 parts Kahlúa Hazelnut®
1 part vanilla syrup
Steamed milk

Combine ingredients in mug and stir to combine. Top with whipped cream.

more Holiday Cocktails
recipes and photos courtesy Kahlua

Decided what to be for Halloween yet? Maybe you should consider being a monster.

Captain Morgan is looking for the “Ultimate Monster.” Send a pic of you in your costume to Captain Morgan for a chance to win a trip to New Orleans for you and five friends–a prize package worth $18,000.

You can enter on the Captain Morgan Halloween site or send your photo via MMS to “CAPTIN” (or 227846).

Contest is open until November 2.
Contest Rules

Finally! Season 3 of “Mad Men” premieres August 16. And it’s just not “Mad Men” without booze.

Who can forget when Sally Draper mixed a Tom Collins for the grown-ups? Or when Don Draper wooed Rachel Menken with one of the prettiest Mai Tais I’ve ever seen? And of course there was Freddy Rumson’s … incident in the office after one Screwdriver too many.

So what better way to celebrate the start of this new season than with a 1960s Mad Men cocktail party!

Here are a few cocktails we’ve seen characters order, plus some additional suggestions appropriate for the era.

Old Fashioned (Don Draper)

1 sugar cube
1 dash bitters
1 tsp. water
2 oz. rye whiskey

Muddle the sugar cube, bitters and water in an old-fashioned glass. Add rye and stir. Add ice plus a twist of lemon peel. (Don’t leave the peel in the glass) Garnish with an orange slice.

Vodka Gimlet (Betty Draper)

1 oz. lime juice
1 tsp. simple syrup
1.5 oz. vodka

Shake with ice then strain into a cocktail glass.

Gibson (Roger Sterling)

2.5 oz. gin
1/2 oz. dry vermouth

Stir with ice, then strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a cocktail onion.

Brandy Alexander (Peggy Olson)

1/2 oz. Creme de Cacao
1/2 oz. brandy
1/2 oz. heavy cream

Shake with ice and strain into cocktail glass.

Other 1960s cocktails:

Greyhound
Moscow Mule
Bloody Mary
Negroni

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Luxe Coterie, a high-end jewelry and spirits company, will hide a sticker in New York City on August 21. Whoever finds that sticker can redeem it for a rare bottle of Mendis Coconut Brandy worth $100,000. This particular bottle is signed by the founder and sealed in gold leaf.

The company will provide clues to the sticker’s whereabouts via Twitter. Hunters will have from 9 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. on August 21 to find the Luxe Hunt sticker.

Mendis Coconut Brandy is a 100% all-natural clear Brandy distilled from coconut essence. It is matured for a minimum of two years in Halmilla wood casks.

Is this brandy really worth $100,000? I don’t know, but I’d be willing to taste some to find out. So if you find the sticker, be sure to share.

Luxe Hunt

Mendis Coconut Brandy

Patron recently launched it’s new and improved “Patron Social Club“, a place where tequila aficionados can learn more about the brand, ID their bottle, learn about Patron sponsored events, and try out some very good tequila cocktails.

What makes this different from the ordinary spirit brand website is the way they have brought in content from some of the blogoshpere’s top voices. They include, Urbandaddy, Thrillist.com, Daily Candy, and going.com and cover a wide range of topics. My favorite is uncrate’s guide to grill gear.

Chere it out: Patron Social Club

Long banned from broadcast, many brands are now tipping there toes into broadcast. The latest comes from Absolut.

From the press release:

..ABSOLUT “Hugs,” continues the brand’s iconic tradition. Part of the “In An Absolut World” campaign that depicts scenes from an idealized world as envisioned by the brand, the spot sends a message of hope during these difficult times, suggesting people should exchange hugs and other signs of affection rather than currency. “Hugs” features a classic soundtrack by beloved jazz artist Louis Armstrong.

Jim Beam recently launched it’s first TV campaign with 3 funny new commercials, with the tag line “the Bourbon”. Not to be satisfied with these ads, Jim Beam is looking to you to “remake” their ads. The creator of the best ad will win a grand prize of $25,000, a trip for four to Las Vegas, and a chance to have your video showcased on JimBeam.com. Four runners-up prizes, Sony® HD Digital Video Cameras, will also be awarded. Aspiring filmmakers, actors, comedians and your “Average Jims” are encouraged to enter “The Remake” or “Best Story” categories.

The winner of “Best Story” for the most creative individual who uses humor and imagination instead of fancy video production equipment to create a successful commercial. The prize for “Best Story” is a Flip™ Mino video camera.

“We’re looking for people who are talented and funny to spoof these videos and win some great prizes,” said Rory Finlay, global chief marketing officer, Beam Global Spirits and Wine, Inc. “Every guy has his own idea of the perfect girlfriend, party or tragedy – and often these ideas are wholly unrealistic and hilarious.

Watch the Ads, see examples and enter your video at JimBeam.com. the site is complete with all sorts of goodies to help you make an awesome ad.

Jim Beam’s “The Remake” Video Contest