Mardi Gras co*cktails (2024)

Throwback Sazerac

The Sazerac is the New Orleans version of an Old-Fashioned.

• Prep Time: 5 minutes
• Total Time: 5 minutes
• Yield: 1 co*cktail

Bloody Mary

If you can't make it to Emeril's New Orleans to try this kicked up Bloody Mary, try making a batch at home for friends.

• Prep Time: 15 minutes
• Total Time: 15 minutes plus time to chill
• Yield: About 10 tall glasses

Muse's Green Mary

• Prep Time: 5 minutes
• Total Time: 5 minutes
• Yield: 1 co*cktail

Berry Bacchus

• Prep Time: 5 minutes
• Total Time: 10 minutes
• Yield: 1 co*cktail

King Cake Coquito

This recipe makes a fairly large batch but it disappears fast!

• Prep Time: 20 minutes
• Total Time: 30 minutes
• Yield: 8 to 10 sservings

Absolut Good Time

• Prep Time: 5 minutes
• Total Time: 5 minutes
• Yield: 1 co*cktail

Purple Knight

• Prep Time: 5 minutes
• Total Time: 5 minutes
• Yield: 1 co*cktail

Flambeaux Punch

It’s Carnival time once again in New Orleans and Meril is serving up great food and drinks to go! We’re just two blocks off the parade route, so drop in and check out Miki’s Flambeaux Punch and grab a snack from the food-to-go menu.

• Prep Time: 5 minutes
• Total Time: 5 minutes
• Yield: 4 to 6 co*cktails

King Cake Milk Punch

• Prep Time: 5 minutes
• Total Time: 5 minutes
• Yield: 2 co*cktails

Carnival Punch

A punch is a great way to serve a thristy crowd. Whip this up for your next party.

• Prep Time: 5 minutes
• Total Time: 5 minutes
• Yield: 1 drink

A Flambeau Wedding

A flambeau is a torch used during Mardi Gras parades to help light the way for parading krewes. This co*cktail is lit on fire so be careful when making it at home.

• Prep Time: 5 minutes
• Total Time: 5 minutes
• Yield: 1 drink

Classic Hurricane

Nothing says New Orleans like a hurricane.

• Prep Time: 5 minutes
• Total Time: 5 minutes
• Yield: 1 drink

Paradise Sunrise

This play on a tequila sunrise will get the party started.

• Prep Time: 5 minutes
• Total Time: 5 minutes
• Yield: 1 drink

King's Cup

This refreshing and fruity co*cktail is the perfect libation with which to toast Mardi Gras royalty. Make your own colored sanding sugar for the rim of the glass by stirring in a drop or two of food coloring.

• Prep Time: 10 minutes
• Total Time: 10 minutes
• Yield: 1 co*cktail

Hispaniola Dance

This tasty co*cktail hails from Emeril's Tchoup Chop in Orlando.

• Prep Time: 5 minutes
• Total Time: 5 minutes
• Yield: 1 drink

Music of the Night

Try this tasty beverage from NOLA Restaurant, located in the heart of the French Quarter.

• Prep Time: 5 minutes
• Total Time: 5 minutes
• Yield: 1 drink

Mambo Punch

Should you want to get into the mambo mood yourself, try this delectable co*cktail, made with pineapple-flavored vodka and the uniquely flowery St. Germain liqueur.

• Prep Time: 5 minutes
• Total Time: 5 minutes
• Yield: 1 co*cktail

Fat Tuesday Rum Runner

If Hemmingway had made it to Mardi Gras (and maybe he did) he would have brought this Florida Keys classic with him. It’s just the thing you need while sitting on your porch watching the Mardi Gras parades roll by.

• Prep Time: 5 minutes
• Total Time: 5 minutes
• Yield: 1 co*cktail

Rum Old-fashioned

The unique flavor of puss*r’s British Naval Rum, which is aged a minimum of 3 years and is distilled according to a strictly regulated method, gives this Old-Fashioned a smooth and distinguished flavor profile.

• Prep Time: 5 minutes
• Total Time: 5 minutes
• Yield: 1 co*cktail