by Brian | Jul 15, 2019 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
Mangos are curious cocktail ingredients. Much like bananas — in those banana daquiris you may have enjoyed — mangoes give you a drink with “body.” You are quite, quite aware of this texture as you drink and swallow. There is substance to this sweetness. Because...
by Brian | Oct 7, 2018 | Recipes
I love trout. Pan-fried and served with splashes of lemon juice, the taste of trout is distinguished and unforgettable. Now, this recipe is different. The prominence of the trout flavor itself is muted. It’s there, it’s there, but there are so many other flavors that...
by Brian | Aug 5, 2017 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
I know, you see mangos and avocados and you think “salsa.” We always eat mangos, indulging in their sweetness and enjoying the dense flesh. Drinking a mango? Well, you need your blender and then you must sieve and … That flesh does not easily convert to a liquid. Or,...
by Brian | Jun 15, 2017 | 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 quantity of rum you would normally find in a daiquiri. You want the fruit ripe here. The...
by Brian | Mar 30, 2017 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes, Uncategorized
With all the cocktail books that have appeared, we finally see many cocktails secrets in the spotlight. Authors are telling us those special things that mixologists, for generations, have done to fashion exceptional cocktails — ones that we have been unable to...