by Brian | Sep 29, 2015 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
Pegu is the name of a river in Burma. When Burma was Burma, not Myanmar, and the British reigned as dominant colonists, they drank what else? Gin. They had a gentlemen’s club, the Pegu Club, just outside Rangoon with a lively, creative bar. You can imagine it:...
by Brian | Sep 10, 2015 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
When I saw this recipe in Texas Home Cooking by the Jamisons, I knew I would make it. And the next day, I did. Texas Home Cooking from 1993 is venerable and perpetually wonderful. You can find a review right here! Suzen and I have driven in Texas Hill Country outside...
by Brian | Aug 29, 2015 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
How do you make a great cocktail? Mixologists are in constant migration, searching, testing, tasting, and celebrating. There are an infinite number of combinations and techniques. It’s tough to say something is the best, the ultimate. So, on that scale of...
by Brian | Aug 20, 2015 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
Peach flavor is actually complicated. It can be very intense and yet there is an underlying subtlety that must be protected. Take the recipes for peach daiquiri. My recipe below uses peaches and just peaches. But other recipes call for peach liqueur, alone or in team...
by Brian | Aug 10, 2015 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
Sooooo good. This beverage is just delicious. It’s filled with complex flavor and thick, like a smoothie. And, it’s actually low in alcohol content with only about 75% of the rum that is normally in daiquiri. You want the fruit ripe here. The berries can...
by Brian | Aug 6, 2015 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
When I made these, I had every intention of using them as garnish for cocktails. But they sat there, in that bag, on the shelf just to my right. I nibbled. I admit it. I nibbled away and soon they were gone. And soon, there will be more. I don’t blog about candy...
