by Brian | Mar 6, 2015 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
We all hear about cooking “fresh and local.” Various people gain credit for the start of the locavore movement, and, while I mean no disrespect to folks in California, the trend began long ago and far away. Brandy is distilled wine and the Spanish...
![Amaretto Sour [with Bourbon!] from The Essential Bar Book by Jennifer Fiedler](/var/www//wp-content/uploads/2015/02/wc-IMG_8253-531x700-119545_531x675.jpg)
by Brian | Feb 4, 2015 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
Suzen surprises me, still. It’s a mere 29 ½ years, and she keeps expanding her consumption pattern, both solid and liquid. She was always fond of sensitive white wines. I don’t think her taste buds are declining, but she has developed this curious...
by Brian | Dec 24, 2014 | Cocktails, Mixology, Recipes
I have already posted again this year my recipe for eggnog, the absolute best possible eggnog: Best Eggnog, Ever, Period There is a rival holiday beverage, the Tom & Jerry, which supposedly was created in the early 1800’s as a variant of eggnog. To quote...
by Brian | Dec 7, 2014 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
Ounce for ounce, agave is about 1.5 times sweeter than sugar. But agave comes with other more important benefits: color, liquidity, and viscosity. It’s a powerful tool for the home bartender. As a substitute for simple syrup, it gives you that deep color, a...
by Brian | Sep 16, 2014 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
It’s finally fall and your farmers market is abundant with the summer’s bounty of fruit, particularly apples and pears. I have this love/hate relationship with pears that I don’t think I can win. When good, a pear is the best fruit possible. Of course, a...
