by Brian | Sep 6, 2017 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
You make tonic water using quinine which comes from the bark of the cinchona tree. In the 19th century, quinine was the “penicillin” of its time. Quinine was the wonder drug to cure fevers. Those cinchona trees became very, very valuable and nations, like Peru, high...
by Brian | Sep 6, 2017 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
I am a fan, a devoted fan, of Crème de Pamplemousse Rose from Combier. That’s grapefruit liqueur for here in America. This recipe comes from their website but I’ve changed the name to reflect the zing this cocktail provides. The base spirit is gin, although you could...
