Guilty-Pleasure Cocktails

Piña Coladas, White Russians, Car Bombs & More Guilty-Pleasure Cocktails
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OK. It's time to come clean. In between nosing, tasting and discussing highbrow classics like the Sazerac and the Negroni, we admit to indulging with a guilty pleasure or two. But, fortunately, we're not alone. Liquor.com contributor and master mixologist Simon Ford even got some of the best bartenders in the country to confess to enjoying a range of potent fruity, frozen and neon-colored cocktails when no one's around. So make sure that the coast is clear and then whip up one of these shameful concoctions. Your secret is safe with us.

Guilty-Pleasure Cocktails
Piña Colada(01 of09)
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This tropical drink is the mother of all guilty pleasures. "It has committed several crimes, including the fact that it's usually blended and often served in a coconut shell or pineapple," Ford says. "But it's undeniably a delicious frosty blend of rum, coconut and pineapple and is the ultimate poolside drink."View recipe: Piña Colada
Irish Car Bomb(02 of09)
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This unfortunately named boozy mix combines three of Ireland's best-known exports: Guinness, Baileys and Jameson. "While you can't appreciate any of the individual ingredients," Ford says, "it gets you to your destination pretty quickly. It's also available at just about every dive bar in America. Bombs away!"View recipe: The Irish Car Bomb
White Russian(03 of09)
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This rich tipple was a guilty pleasure long before The Big Lebowski made it part of modern pop culture. While the Dude preferred his with cream, if you leave it out you'll get a Black Russian instead.View recipe: White Russian
Alabama Slammer(04 of09)
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"The Sex on the Beach, the schnapps made from peach, the Velvet Hammer, the Alabama Slammer. . ." Tom Cruise lists a whole slew of drinking sins in the movie Cocktail. Ford likes this tipple, which combines sweet Southern Comfort, sloe gin, amaretto and orange juice. "I can hear you cringing," he says, "but when no one is looking, it's quite tasty."View recipe: Alabama Slammer
Sex on the Beach(05 of09)
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It's hard to order this fruity cocktail with a straight face. But there's nothing particularly racy about the recipe, which calls for vodka, peach schnapps and two types of juice. For a twist, you can add a bit of crème de cassis or Chambord.View recipe: Sex on the Beach
B-52(06 of09)
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Named after the B-52 Stratofortress long-range bomber, this shot is made of equal measures of three spirits--Kahlua, Baileys and triple sec--layered on top of one another. "It tastes like dessert, looks pretty cool and can still impress the unsuspecting novice tippler," Ford says.View recipe: B-52
Kamikaze(07 of09)
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This dive-bar staple never fails to deliver a mouth-puckering wallop. Add a bit of cranberry juice and you have a Cosmo. Or replace the vodka with tequila and you basically have a Margarita.View recipe: Kamikaze
White Bat(08 of09)
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This drink combines two guilty pleasures: it's a mashup of a Rum and Coke and a Kahlua and Milk. It's also a favorite of master mixologist Audrey Saunders, owner of New York's acclaimed Pegu Club, who was introduced to the concoction by none other than Liquor.com advisor and bartending legend Dale DeGroff. "This is one guilty pleasure that will be passed down from one generation of bartenders to the next," Ford says.View recipe: White Bat
Flaming Dr. Pepper(09 of09)
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Ford admits a weakness for this shameless shot of amaretto topped with 151-proof rum, which is then lit on fire. The flaming glass is dropped into a beer, and "for some inexplicable reason, the result tastes just like Dr. Pepper soda," he says. This is one drink best ordered in a bar and not made at home.View recipe: Flaming Dr. Pepper Shot

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