by Brian | Oct 11, 2019 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
“Would you like more?” I asked my wife. “Hell, yes,” she smiled. That is an accomplishment. When I met Suzi a mere 34 years ago, she was not an imbiber. Over the years, I’ve won her over. And this drink won her way, way over. There are many stories about the...
by Brian | May 14, 2019 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
I just posted a happy review of Tiki: Modern Tropical Cocktails. And this is the first cocktail there that caught my eye. How can you pass on a Zombie? Yes, I do watch the Walking Dead on TV [although I have 35 episodes recorded but not yet watched]. I think I’m going...
![La Vie En Rose Version 2 [Brian’s Version]](https://cookingbythebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/wc-IMG_4801-1080x675.jpg)
by Brian | Apr 14, 2019 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
My original post appears below. I just wanted to tell you about an occasion I had to invent a new cocktail. I wanted my La Vie En Rose. But we had no Lillet, just Capel Pisco and Pamplemousse Rose. No Lillet, I needed to cut the sting of the pisco, but I...
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...
