Top Ten Cocktails I Experienced This Yearby Madelyn Miller, the TravelLady 1. Besh Steakhouse in Harrah's Casino, New Orleans. When is a cocktail more than a cocktail? If you are lucky enough to experience one of chef Alon's molecular gastronomy cocktails, you will think it is worth the price of the show. Only these cocktails are priceless, and only offered to special customers when the conditions are right. (and they have a supply of nitric Oxide)
http://www.travellady.com/Issues/May07/3856coolestcocktails.html 2. Corzo White Cosmopolitan as served at the Diffa Charity event in Dallas
http://www.travellady.com/Issues/July07/4244PerfectDrink.html 3. Tequila Sunrise, Mexico City Mexico City Airport Hilton Hotel bar
http://www.travellady.com/Issues/December06/3723MexicoCityAirport.htm 4. Morton's Chocolate Velvet Cake, in 60 big cities It doesn't look like a drink. But make sure you have a designated driver if you order this for dessert
http://www.travellady.com/Issues/January06/3017ChocolateCakeCocktail.htm  5. White Chocolate Raspberry Martini, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
LeMont Pittsburgh www.lemontpittsburgh.com
6. Mango Martini and Passion Fruit Cosmo, Nana Grill, Dallas, Texas
http://www.travellady.com/Issues/December07/4480NanaRestaurant.htm  7. Do-it-yourself Martini at Terrace Room in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Inside of the Omni William Penn Hotel
http://www.omnihotels.com/FindAHotel/PittsburghWilliamPenn/Dining.aspx
 8. Tangarita at Pelagia in Tampa, Florida at the Renaissance Tampa Hotel International Plaza's Pelagia Trattoria include the “Tangerini,” a cocktail concocted from fresh squeezed tangerine juice – provided by a Tampa-based citrus grower – citrus infused vodka and a fresh tangerine wedge.
www.renaissancetampa.com
www.pelagiatrattoria.com.
 9. Gingerbread Martini at Bistro 6301 in Shreveport, Louisiana
www.bistro6301.com
10. Bellini Flights at Opryland in Nashville, Tennessee The Bellini Flight is a specialty item offered at the Water’s Edge Marketplace Buffet. Guests are presented with three carafes filled with fresh fruit purees made on site a small bottle of Champagne and a Champagne flute. That’s it, there are no rules! They can sip each of the flavors individually or they can take on the art of mixology and create a unique combination of flavors. The flavors are an extension of the Marketplace experience in bringing the traditional Italian peach, cassis from the South of France and from across the Tropics, passion fruit.
www.gaylordopryland.com Madelyn Miller is a travel and food writer who is always looking for the health benefits of cocktails. There are fruits in many martinis, chocolate has anti-oxidants, and you always feel better after drinking them. Read her stories on www.travellady.com, www.carladynews.com, www.cocktailatlas.com, www.coffeeatlas.com and www.teaAtlas.com | 