by Brian | Mar 14, 2017 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes, Uncategorized
Yesterday I reviewed a wonderfully brilliant cocktail book, Wild Cocktails by Lottie Muir. The concept of this book is simple: go outdoors, into your garden or the forest, pick some elements of nature, and use them at home to make components: flavored liquors,...
by Brian | Sep 30, 2016 | Recipes
Four years ago I posted a recipe for simple syrup made with Concord grapes. Concord grapes come only in the fall and they cannot be forgotten. They are the definitive sweet grape flavor. They also have skins you could make a tire from. The original recipe is repeated...
by Brian | Jan 10, 2016 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
We were just in the market and I told my wife, “I need a fresh peach.” My wife is pleasant and understanding but can at times be overwhelmed by my requests, my senseless requests. “Brian, it is January. There are no fresh peaches.” “Okay,...
by Brian | Nov 1, 2015 | Cocktails, Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
I have often suggested that simple syrup be incorporated in cocktails as a “hidden” but on so important component. Simple syrup can, for example, elevate a margarita from okay to superior. Yes, your local bartender already knows and if you really, really...
by Brian | Oct 1, 2015 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
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...
