Jameson Old Fashioned

Mixology Monday is on a Wednesday this month, but whatever, it is being hosted by our friend Lindsay at Brown, Bitter and Stirred

What better occasion to post this wonderful Jameson Old Fashioned that I enjoyed at PDT in New York?… Read more

Hump Day Liquor Links

Fresh for the first day of Bourbon Month, here are this week’s links from the wonderful world of booze:

Halloween is coming and Food Channel thought it’s be agood time to find out why Dan Akroyd started Crystal Head Vodka.
HuffPo put together a fun video slide show of drunks vs. intimate objects. Please don’t try this at home (or, if you do, send us the video)!
The LA Times Ministry of Gossip reports a

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Rhubarb Cosmo

You might not be able to tell from looking at it, but rhubarb is a great cocktail ingredient. It’s tart, grassy flavor is a refreshing complement to liquor, sweet ingredients, and lime. Turn it into a syrup, and there’s no end to the rhubarb delights you can shake up. Here’s a twist on the Cosmopolitan.… Read more

Hump Day Liquor Links

Here’s this week’s boozy links from around the interwebs.

– Serious Eats wants to know if you drink at brunch.
– TheKitchn serves up some boozy deserts.
– Hal at A Muddled Thought gives us a back stage look at the Tales of the Cocktail Apprentice Program.
– Camper at Alchademics has started an archive of airline booze menus. If your flying snap a picture and send it over.
– A Dash of Bitters waxes … Read more

Game

Ingredients

1 ½ oz gin
½ oz apricot brandy
½ oz amaretto

Instructions

Combine ingredients in a rocks glass filled with ice. Stir well.… Read more

Blooming Fizz

Beat the heat with this summer chiller created by mixologist, Kim Haasarud, of Liquid Architecture. Elderflower liqueur is combined with lemon sorbet and Champagne for a bubbly, sweet treat with a bit of lemony pucker. Now, which way to the pool?

Let us know what you think! Courtesy of Moët & Chandon.… Read more

Hump Day Liquor Links

This week’s hard drink’n links:

Cocktail Obituary – Sex on the Beach – theKitchn (featuring a video from yours truly)

Survey of Drinking – Esquire
Nerdiest Kegerator Ever – BuzzFeed
How To Make Small Talk at a Bar – The Bartender Files
The Hidden Health Benefits of Alcohol? – HuffPo
The Line Between Simple & Stupid – Endless Simmer
Infusion Profusion: Game-Changing Fast ‘N Cheap Technique – Cooking Issues
Century-Old Crate Of Scotch Whisky Pulled

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Blackberry Smash

Wild blackberries are so much sweeter and juicier than their store-bought counterparts. In Northern California, you’ll see them growing wild on the side of the road. I grabbed some bowls, gathered wild berries, and turned them into a simple and satisfying late-summer cocktail. If you can’t find wild berries or some farm-fresh ones at a roadside stand or farmers market, you will probably need to add a little sugar to this recipe.

Ingredients

3 oz … Read more

Lava Flow

This week’s drink is a classic tropical cocktail that I first had in Hawaii many years ago. An island favorite for sitting in the sun, the lava flow is a combination of fresh strawberry purée, coconut, pineapple juice and rum (for flavor). You can make the strawberry purée ahead of time and use left overs on pancakes or ice cream.… Read more

Midnight Moon Infusions

Keep your eye out for a new product from Piedmont Distillers, makers of Catdaddy Carolina Moonshine and Midnight Moon. The next copper distilled spirits they’ll be putting out with be fruit-infused! We got a sneak peek (and taste) at the Moonshiner’s Breakfast at this year’s Tales of the Cocktail in New Orleans. Strawberry, cherry and raspberry are the flavors you have to look forward to. They were surprisingly smooth and authentic tasting–no fake fruit taste … Read more