by Brian | Mar 2, 2017 | Cocktails, Dedicated Drinker's Diary, TBT, Uncategorized
I posted this cocktail a year ago. My wife Suzi loves bourbon and hates ginger. I wondered how this combo would work for her: could bourbon beat out the ginger? When she took her first sip, Suzi closed her eyes, and then smiled. “This is really good,” she...
by Brian | Feb 5, 2016 | Cocktails, Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
The Super Bowl deserves a Super Beverage. This is it. Whiskey, rum, and fruit juice galore. I recently posted review of Whiskey Cocktails by Warren Bobrow. This collection of cocktails gems can only be described as imaginative. It’s a book about both cocktails...
by Brian | Feb 3, 2016 | Cocktails, Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
I recently posted review of Whiskey Cocktails by Warren Bobrow. This collection of cocktails gems can only be described as imaginative. I don’t know why Warren says this cocktail is a twist on the Arnold Palmer but he does: their only point of commonality is tea...
by Brian | Nov 1, 2015 | Cocktails, Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
I have often suggested that simple syrup be incorporated in cocktails as a “hidden” but on so important component. Simple syrup can, for example, elevate a margarita from okay to superior. Yes, your local bartender already knows and if you really, really...
by Brian | Jan 18, 2015 | Cocktails
So I wanted a cocktail, but something brightly, distinctively different. And I have those bottles, especially the ones almost filled and shoved to the back because after I used them once or twice, I could not figure out what else to do with them. Lack of...
by Brian | Jan 5, 2015 | Cocktails, Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews, Mixology
This petite volume describes itself as “An A-to-Z Guide to Spirits, Cocktails, and Wine with 115 Recipes for the World’s Great Drinks.” And in 330 pages author Jennifer Fiedler delivers on every part of that description. Suzen and I collect bar...
