Drinks Wire

What Is Good Mixed with Cognac?

My favorite is a Sidecar. Use cognac instead of brandy! In fact, you can  substitute cognac for any drink made with brandy. Cognac is brandy that is made in the cognac region of France. It is also distilled in a unique way.… Read more

What Does ‘Float’ Mean?

As in “floating” alcohol in a drink.

Floating means to pour gently on top of the drink. Floating refers to the fact that you want the liquor to “float” on top of the other ingredients. You also don’t stir a drink after adding a float.… Read more

Navy Seal

Thanks, Kasandra!… Read more

Hosting a Barbecue with the Onion

Football season is here, that mean BBQs. The Onion gives us some hosting advice.

Hosting a Barbecue… Read more

Online Dating Tips from The Onion

I couldn’t write these tips any better. These are keepers!

Online-Dating Tips… Read more

Drink of the Week – Pacific Splash

Ingredients

2 oz vodka
2 oz cranapple juice
2 oz pineapple juice

Instructions

Fill a collins glass with ice and add vodka. Fill with juices.

Thanks, Heidi!… Read more

The Landing – Long Wharf – Boston

Awesome spot for a brew or tropical favorite in downtown Boston. Friendly service and handy take out from Legal Seafood down the street makes this outside wonder a perfect place to drink away a summer afternoon.

The Landing, Long Wharf, Boston… Read more

Tropical Explosion

Prize winner at the Bell & Hand, Boston:

Ingredients

    1 oz Southern Comfort
    1 oz Stoli Raspberry
    1 oz Stoli Orange
    Pineapple juice

Instructions

Combine liquor in a pint glass filled with ice. Fill with pineapple juice.… Read more

Drink of the Week – Blue Motorcycle

Instructions

1 oz tequila
1 oz rum
1 oz vodka
1 oz gin
1 oz blue curaçao
Sweet & sour mix
7 Up

Ingredients

Fill a collins glass with ice and add alcohol one by one. Fill with sour mix and top with of 7 Up. Garnish with a cherry.… Read more

Old-Fashioned Recipe

How do you make old-fashioned mix from scratch? Better to make each drink separately from scratch.

Old Fashioned

You can premix bitters with sweet & sour as well.… Read more