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like Die Hard is a Christmas movie this is a Christmas cocktail. What’s a whiskey sour topped with red wine? A New York Sour. What’s the best Christmas song? Fairy Tale of New York. Whose a red head? Santa! According to Rankin and Bass -the definitive authorities on all the pop culture Christmas origin stories. […]
a hint of cider sweetness paired with the earthy green tea notes of matcha to make a simple yet complex autumn or all season mocktail looking for other boiled cider recipes?
an autumn take on a brunch classic, made with boiled apple cider to up the apple punch. every fall I make a batch of boiled cider, mostly to use in pies and other apple desserts to up the apple flavor but it’s also a great add in to drinks like this or mocktails like a […]
A black rum margarita infused with the warm spice notes of cinnamon and allspice.
Micheladas are the perfect drink for hot days, combining the refreshing qualities of beer with a spicy kick. Ideal with a Mexican Style Lager, dark or light, and essential ingredients like lime and hot sauce, which are adjusted to taste.
Pea shoots are awesome. I first discovered them in New York City where I would buy huge bags for a dollar or two and put them in everything, salads, stir fries, burritos. They last for weeks properly stored (by which I mean in a bag in the refrigerator ) and unlike other greens when one […]
Sage simple syrup and fresh squeezed grapefruit juice take this tequila cocktail from no frills to sorta fancy. Add a sugared sage leaf as garnish and you’re one tiny clothes pin away from mixology. Wondering where the sugared sage leaf recipe is ? Not done yet but here’s a link to one. And here are […]
The first Irish Coffee I ever had was in San Francisco. It might have been at the Buena Vista (t’was a long time ago) but if not it was certainly in the same small tulip glass, a perfect balance of cold cream and hot slightly sweet boozy coffee. That was how it should be. It was years […]
❤️ If you’re looking for a cozy, delicious drink that will help you sleep like a baby tonight, I’ve got just the thing for you! the “Sleep Tart” a Dark Chocolate and Tart Cherry Hot Chocolate – it’s tart yet chocolaty just like the name suggests😴🍒 This recipe is a fun riff on the popular […]
Add a little spice to your eggnog, add a little spice to your life with this double dose of ginger- ginger infused brandy (or rum or whiskey) adds a kick to the eggnog while a gingersnap simple (ish) syrup adds a hint of cookie to your cream. I’m sure there are other uses for this […]
What to do when you are craving comfort but not the usual comforts? Like a much loved sweater in a new bright color, or an upbeat cover of your favorite sad song. Or a delicious hot beverage that is hot buttered but brighter. A batter less sweet, a batter less basic, a batter for […]
For anyone with a passing knowledge of Spanish calling a white wine drink “Sangria” is just sort of weird. Sangre=Blood , Sangria literally translates to bloodletting- as in the old medical treatment to balance humors until you pass out (that last bit does make sense in relation to the possible effects of any alcoholic beverage) […]
Serve this batch cranberry negroni as a teaser for your next holiday gathering. Or scale it down and celebrate small but still sparkly
On the coffee snob scale I think I fall somewhere between Chock Full of Nuts (I’m not even sure that is still for sale but I do love the old theme song) and a bean with flavor notes longer than my arm that requires a specific temperature and method of brewing or pressing or distilling. […]
Atop our bar sits a tattered copy of “Cocktail Bill Boothby’s World Drinks and How to Mix Them”. In faded brown ink the original owners (the Mr’s grandparents) signed their name and the year – 1952- on the title page. Some sections are pristine, some, like the section on Manhattans, have notes on how to […]
The history of the Margarita is muddled (something with such straight forward ingredients is bound to have been made in more than one place by more than one clever mixologist) so why not muddle your ingredients too?! Just remember that just like the classic daiquiri this is less sweet than something made with a mix.
Do you muddle? Not the muddle through that is my day to day but the drink variety- the pressing of fruit, vegetable, or herb to release its essence. If you want a mocktail that is more than just a non-alcoholic drink the best way is to use classic cocktail techniques. Club soda with lime is […]
Imperial Hard Cider topped with an easy homemade honey hot buttered rum batter will keep you toasty from top to toes! This is a delicious low alcohol winter warmer that adapts effortlessly to being just a bit more boozy (try it with bourbon!) The minute I tasted the 2Towns’ The Bad Apple knew we were […]
The paloma- a classic mexican cocktail with grapefruit, lime, tequila and a salt rim gets a refreshing update with SeekOut cucumber+juniper hard seltzer. Trust me on this one, it’s really good- the play between citrus, tequila, and the earthy sweet notes of the cucumber and juniper make this my go to hard seltzer cocktail. Originally […]
A negroni without the negroni- instead of campari sub the refreshing slightly tart goodness of Seekout’s raspberry+meyer lemon hard seltzer and you have a brighter bubbly bigger version of the classic cocktail. I love campari- if you want a campari drink without the gin and sweet vermouth this slushie is A+ looking for some other […]
A bracingly refreshing coconut rum cocktail with a ginger bite and a pineapple finish. Just a little but sweet and just right boozy, loaded with fresh ginger, lulled with coconut rum, lightened and brightened with fresh lime. We have a bottle of coconut rum in our bar of unknown origin and age. A remnant of […]
Get your Brit on while drinking local with this flavorful take on a PImm’s Cup. I’ve never been to a polo match and my extravagant hat collection isn’t what it used to be but I can get behind this British summer tradition. Light, refreshing, and complex- a Pimm’s Cup made with SeekOut’s key lime+mint hard […]
We’ve got a long weekend ahead of us, the beginning of a long hot summer. What better way to get it started and keep it going than this light and refreshing and just barely boozy take on a piña colada made with SeekOut Real Hard Seltzer’s Pineapple+Passionfruit and coconut water.
Ginger Cider Slushie? Mango Float? Rum Smoothie? What do you call a cocktail that is a mashup of so many favorite things? If I’m honest this was originally going to be a float but that Ginja Ninja cider was calling me and I just couldn’t wait for the mango to be fully iced. I’m going […]
Is it still a Manhattan when there is no bourbon? no cherry? Still the essence is there, the oak aged brandy, the carpano antica sweet vermouth, a dash of bitters. A brandy cocktail worth repeating. I keep one fancy vermouth and one inexpensive vermouth (sweet and dry) on hand because it makes a difference sometimes. […]
Eggnog Fizz Cocktail If you’re still with me after the title than you must be ready for a holiday cocktail with just a hint of nog. Cranberry simple syrup adds a bit more holiday cheer to this bubbly frothy combination that tastes better than it looks and better than it sounds because gin and egg […]
A little nutty, a little tart, smooth and somewhat sweet. This is a frozen drink for cold days, it’ll give you chills in the best sort of of way. Because you love it, and because you want more. The only problem with this Pear Pomegranate Amaretto Cocktail is that is that if you’re not careful […]
The subtle spice of cardamon and clove play nice with a kick of brandy, and a not too sweet chocolate chaser. Best of all, on a hot summer evening- frozen. Chai Brandy Alexander cocktails are the dessert drink I can’t wait to share with a crowd. The brandy alexander is a lesson in moderation. When […]
Feel like spring in a glass? plus gin. Because. Well. Gin. Whip up a batch of Garden Gimlets: gin gimlet w/fresh cucumber, lime, & basil. When spring arrives each week at the farmers market (or in your garden, if you are so lucky) brings new revelations. Berries, basil, cucumbers of all varieties. The first week of […]
This is the grownup slushy that I’m willing to wash the blender for. Refreshing, red, laced with a hint of orange blossom, and just a little bit boozy so, as long as you can manage to sip slowly, it’s the perfect hot afternoon yard beverage. Campari Orange Slushy with triple sec and orange blossom water […]
Bring on the sunny days and brightly colored drinks. Refresh yourself with this easy/fancy sipper made with homemade hibiscus infused vodka. Mostly a sidecar but perhaps more like the sort of sidecar you might find in the tropics- bright pink, strong enough for the bumpy roads. Maybe like this vintage vespa 150 from Bali ? […]
Mango Colada with banana and grapefruit It’s not even that warm today but just seeing temperatures above sixty in the forecast has me in a mad scramble for drinks laden with rum and blended with tropical fruit. Bring on the mango, the banana. I’m ready for sun naps and warm toes. Even without the […]
not your momma’s meyer lemon amaretto sour Amaretto sours are one of those drinks with “origin unknown” stamped across their back side. I’ve never been able to decide whether this is because it’s a basic variation of a classic or if the inventor is ashamed and unwilling to take credit. Given that the amaretto sour […]
Have you seen the headlines that the world will be without chocolate by 2050? This is worrisome but I won’t panic until they make the same dire prediction about vanilla. Vanilla gives me comfort, its my hug after a hard day, my kitten video, my memory palace. It takes an ordinary grapefruit and soda and […]
A refreshing and subtly herbal winter gin gimlet with fresh lime and rosemary. “We sat in the corner bar at Victor’s and drank gimlets. ‘They don’t know how to make them here,’ he said. What they call a gimlet is just some lime or lemon juice and gin with a dash of sugar and bitters. […]
