by Suzi | Jul 20, 2010 | Cookbook Reviews, Dedicated Drinker's Diary
Did you ever wonder what Angostura Bitters is? And why you use it? There are dozens of bitters, liqueurs with distinctively bitter taste. Some, like the French Picon or Italian Compari, are familiar themselves as beverages — ones that most of us have to develop a...
by Suzi | Jul 5, 2010 | Cookbook Reviews, Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
When I make cocktails, my patience varies with the season. On a winter’s night with nowhere to go, I don’t mind taking my time creating a demanding beverage that requires multiple steps with finely tune ingredients. On a hot summer night, when I don’t want to mess...
by Suzi | Jun 21, 2010 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
How does a great cocktail spring from these factors: Demographic trends of European nations An oil-filled cylinder with a piston Champagne A thirsty, stressed aviator with a pet lion The French 75 is a now classic cocktail created by Raoul Lufbery, a French-American...
by Brian | Jun 1, 2010 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
What are the words I dread to hear at a dinner party? “We’re out of sangria.” You see, while you can easily whip up a cocktail, sangria is another story. Sangia is not just wine with fruit and maybe some additional liquors added. No, there is a critical time factor....
by Suzi | May 26, 2010 | Cookbook Reviews, Dedicated Drinker's Diary
Here is a very, very, very simple recipe. And yet it is totally delicious and refreshing. Flavored waters are a staple of Mexican cuisine. On a warm day, and better on a hot one, sitting with a glass of freshly made aqua fresca can simply make a dizzy world seem calm....
