Widmer (one of the best Hefeweizens around) has a great new video site that features 3 young ad guys, lemons and lots of good beer.
The theme: How many ways can we get a wedge of lemon in to a glass of Widmer? What happens are a serious of creative and hilarious videos, ever thing from roller coaster to golf clubs, that deliver the fruit to the glass. You are all are encouraged to submit … Read more
Elephant Garlic is a larger version of the wonderful spicy clove we all love. (If you don’t think so, stop reading.)
Emeril created this quick, easy treat to complement his Bloody Bull recipe. We think they are great by themselves.
Ingredients
6 cups canola oil, for deep frying
1 cup very thinly sliced elephant garlic cloves (about 1/8-inch slivers)
4 rosemary branches
Salt
Instructions
For the Fried Garlic: In a heavy 2-quart pot, heat the … Read more
This post from Gothamist hits close to home. I started this site many years ago to get away from the dreaded Gin & Tonic. Not that there is any wrong with the simplicity of the gin, vodka, whiskey, tonic, soda combinations, they are efficient but let’s face it, boring.
Yes, this is the year of the cocktail and there are quite a few gourmet bartenders popping up in upscale bars, but still the ease of … Read more
Jeremy from Trendhunter.com explores the latest in beer. This fun list covers a few thing mentioned here, like the beer launching fridge (video) and the Milwaukee’s Best Light Beer Cannon (more video).
Cool new products include temperature sensitive labels from Coors, so you know when your beer is cold. A must when drinking Coors! There is also a Beer-Milk, a beer for Dogs, so Spot is not left out during the game and my favorite, … Read more
This week we have a fun twist on the classic Lemon Drop, sent in by reader Becky. This cocktail is not only tasty; it’s guaranteed to add electricity to your summer party.
Ingredients
1 oz vodka
2 tsp lemon juice
2 tsp sugar
1 oz blue curaçao
1 oz sweet and sour
Instructions
Combine everything in a shaker and shake vigorously with ice. Pour into a cocktail glass and enjoy this beautiful blue drink. Cheers!… Read more
This one comes from a real life doctor (at least that’s what he told us)!
One of the best possible hangover cures for the morning after:
Ingredients
1 oz evaporated milk
1 oz Kahlúa
Instructions
Fill with hot coffee, preferably made with well water from my mountain estate! Repeat if necessary.
Thanks, Dr. James!… Read more
After years of wanting an energy drink to go with my vodka that wasn’t something sickly sweet here at last I have found a player. Move over grandpa’s ginger ale or tonic and enter the new world of the energy mixer.
I enjoy one part Smirnoff Blueberry and two parts JetSet tonic.
Peace!
JetSet Energy Mixers… Read more
Monday night marked the closing of San Francisco’s First Cocktail Week Celebration. The event took place at Absinthe, the wonderful Brasserie in Hayes Valley. The bar at Absinthe has become ground zero for great cocktails in San Francisco.
The front bar featured Manhattans, the Bengali Gimlet (made with Tanqueray Rangpur Gin and muddled lime leaves – yum!) and the house special version of the Sazerac (made with rye, simple syrup & Peychauds bitters in a … Read more
The folks at Instyle Magazine recently put together this fun collection of cocktails our favorite celebrities love. They run the table from ultra fancy gourmet cocktails to simple I can get it anywhere drinks. Feel free to help us add to this list if you know a celebrity and their favorite libation.
Who – Jessica Biel
Cocktail – Angry Dragon
Where – The Grand, New York City
Who – Madonna
Cocktail – Pomegranate Martini
Where … Read more
In our ongoing effort to make Drink of the Week more Web 2.0 friendly and let the readers have more say in the content we recently implemented a Cocktail Rating Widget. This widget allows you to rate all of the drinks on the site on a 1 – 5 martini scale (see the working widget below). Based on your ratings the widget will recommend the best cocktails for all to discover. So go ahead let … Read more
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