by Brian | Oct 30, 2019 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
I just reviewed the lovely Prosecco Made Me Do It by Amy Zavatto. No one can doubt the wonder of a Bellini or Aperol Spritz but Amy has drinks that travel down other pathways. Deep travel. Deep flavor. If you read this blog, you know my favorite beverage is...
by Brian | Dec 11, 2018 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
I just reviewed 101 Cocktails to Try Before You Die by François Monti. It’s his hit list of interesting cocktails you really want to know about, if not try. Most of the time his commentary on each of the 101 is positive. Sometimes he is scathing. he is quite fond of...
by Brian | Apr 3, 2018 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
Aperol is now 99 years old. The Italian aperitif is made with bitter orange, rhubarb, different flowers and surely some secret ingredients. At 11% it has half the alcohol of its sibling Campari and a far less bitter taste. The Campari company actually bought out the...
by Brian | Jan 3, 2018 | Cocktails, Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
A month ago I blogged about a Cranberry Cordial. Then I got a cold and I never told you what to do with it. You can find the cordial recipe here. And now, at least, what to do with it. The cordial is vodka and cranberries, diluted with cranberry juice and sweetened...
by Brian | May 20, 2017 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
Suzi and I have a few obsessions, like peony soap. We’ve searched endlessly for a successor to a bar we bought twenty years ago. We’ve come close, but a few dozen bars down and still more to go. And so it is with the other obsession: a really good Bloody Mary. We’ve...