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At the risk of having a hit taken out on me by Swiss Marilyn Manson fans, now that absinthe is making a comeback in the U.S., it seems like the ideal liquor for Halloween-themed cocktails. Chances are, you may even see some absinthe-based Halloween cocktails Read More...
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Cocktails, like food recipes, need balance. Too sweet and you're drinking Hawaiian Punch concentrate. Too salty and you might as well gargle with seawater. Other flavors come to the rescue: Italians love bitter liqueurs like Campari, Aperol, Cynar and Read More...
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Filed under: Teas , Whisky , Recipes , Fruit , America , Spirits , Ingredient Spotlight , Guilty Pleasures , Summer Over the past few summers, cherry-based cocktails have become something of a signature for me, to the point whereupon being proposed to Read More...
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Summer is a great time for cold fizzy refreshments. And drinks made with champagne, prosecco, or sparkling wine always seem the most elegant. Sangria Blanca — a Spanish sparkling wine drink infused with fruit — is just this type of libation Read More...
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Filed under: Recipes , Cocktails , Happy Hour , Liqueurs I've never been very good at making cocktails where you have to pour in the ingredients in a certain way to create a layered effect. But the colors on this one, if you can do it right, make the Read More...
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Filed under: Whisky , Recipes , Cocktails , America , Spirits , Raising the Bar , Summer I know the Kentucky Derby was last month, and by some measures the venerable Mint Julep only crosses our radar then and then only. But when the day is hot and the Read More...
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It may sound strange, but my love for fruity wine punches actually started when I was a kid. For generations, my mother’s Neopolitan family combined ripe peaches and red wine during the summer months. Chilled on ice, this was the standard evening Read More...
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Filed under: Recipes , Cocktails , Happy Hour It goes without saying that you shouldn't drink and drive. And I would add that you certainly shouldn't drink and drive 200 miles per hour . This Sunday at 1pm marks the start of the Indianapolis 500 race. Read More...
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Filed under: Recipes , Cocktails , Happy Hour When I think of the word "Bonecrusher," I don't usually think of a champagne cocktail, but that's what this is. It's from WineIntro.com (I like how they have a pic of the ingredients you'll be using - more Read More...
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Filed under: Recipes , Cocktails , Happy Hour For a couple of years in the 1990s, I drank ginger beer all the time. I can't even remember what brands I used to drink, but I was always experimenting with the stuff to see what cocktails I could come up Read More...
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Filed under: Recipes , Cocktails , Happy Hour Continuing with the theme week of numbered cocktails comes the 20th Century, from the book Vintage Spirits and Forgotten Cocktails . Wikipedia says it was created in the late 30s to help promote the introduction Read More...
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Filed under: Recipes , Cocktails , Happy Hour Continuing with the "numbered cocktail" theme , I think this is the first drink of the Happy Hour series I've posted that's served in a shot glass. This is the 747 . Not sure why it's named after an airplane, Read More...
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Filed under: Recipes , Cocktails , Happy Hour I think I inadvertently started a cocktail "theme" week here yesterday: cocktails with numbers. Yesterday I had the Shane 75 , and today is the recipe for Esplanade 1925. This one is also from Imbibe . It's Read More...
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Filed under: Whisky , Recipes , Cocktails Did you know that there's an official Kentucky Derby recipe for the Mint Julep? This is the drink that you down as you watch the horsies fly by. It also helps if you wear a big hat. It's called The Early Times Read More...
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In honor of the 134th annual Kentucky Derby, which just happens to be happening tomorrow, I am making mint juleps. How could I not? Since I am neither a Southerner, nor have I ever been to Churchill Downs, I very easily could not. But I have lots of Southern Read More...
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