Halloween Cocktail
After a day out and about doing errands and helping out a friend, I was slightly tacky Halloween-ed out. I wanted a cocktail that had a...
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Aug 5, 2018
Bonus Recipe: Summer Empty Nest
I think it is obvious why I christened the drink as I did; it does seem like a fitting name at this particular point in my life. This is...
May 28, 2018
Lemon Balm Sting
This is yet another take on a classic vodka tonic and it is a particularly refreshing summer drink, with citrus and floral undertones....
Apr 11, 2018
Cocchi Russo
Yes, I am being cute again. Cocchi Americano is a quinine based aperitivo and, according to the brand's website, "the name “Americano” is...
Mar 30, 2018
Good Friday
I apologize to all my Catholic friends but in view of the date it was impossible not for me to name my cocktail this despite knowing full...
Mar 23, 2018
Bonus Recipe: Rosemary Old-Fashioned
I was out with a friend the other night, saw that the bar where we met had an Old-Fashioned on their list of house specialties and...
Mar 13, 2018
Bonus Recipe: The Lavender Bunny
As promised, I tried several incarnations of this to see if the idea that had been percolating in my head made sense. I think I have...
Feb 10, 2018
Bonus Recipe: Velvet Triangle
I have a HUGE crush on Velvet Falernum at the moment. I like the old-fashioned name, I like the smoothness and flavor it imparts to...
Jan 20, 2018
Bonus Recipe: French Hot Chocolate
This is not your momma's hot chocolate. Though that is delicious and perfect as comfort for a scraped knee or soothing after slogging...
Dec 8, 2017
Bonus Recipe: Best Eggnog
When my sister and I were little, my parents had a lot of parties. They owned a huge, very special, children-shall-not-touch ceramic...
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