by Brian | Feb 27, 2019 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
I’ve just reviewed the lovely book Field Guide to Bitters and Amari devoted to all those ingredients and liqueurs we love. Love with mystery. I can tell you when I had my first Mai Tai. And how it I made it. The year was 1967. I was starting graduate school. I...
by Brian | Feb 26, 2019 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
I’ve just reviewed the lovely book Amaro devoted to all those bitter liqueurs we are learning to love. I still have trouble with Campari, but an Aperol Spritz is a gift from God. Actually, there is a an even better version of the spritz I have posted here: Sunshine...
![Gin Basil Smash [which is not the Basito]](https://cookingbythebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/wc-IMG_3877-1080x675.jpg)
by Brian | Sep 17, 2018 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
Correction on 9/30/2018: I errored. This IS the Gin Basil Smash. It is NOT the Basito. I’ll post that next weekend. Sorry! Basito uses brown sugar and rum. Yum. If I say “Mojito” you know the drill. Mint leaves muddled with simple syrup and lemon juice. Add rum,...
by Brian | Aug 28, 2018 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
My herb garden overflows with mint, so I naturally think of a mojito. And rum. Ah, but there is life beyond rum. Use gin instead. Now, that’s a simple sentence to utter but a difficult one to implement. Rum is, well Captain Morgan aside, rum. But gin is a whole...
by Brian | Aug 26, 2018 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
I recently blogged the delightful new book The Art of the Party by Kay Plunkett-Hogge. Art is a magnificent book for anyone giving a party, planning a party, or dreading a party. The dread will go away. Very quickly. Very deliciously. Next weekend is Labor Day and...
