Summer is upon us and that calls for an easily made cocktail on a warm summer evening on the porch. I like an Old Fashioned cocktail when it is made correctly. You can find some recipes at my blog on… Continue Reading →
This time of year brings warm afternoons and cool evenings, which means plenty of time to enjoy a refreshing sip on the porch before the night turns crisp. The Fool’s Gold recipe is a deceptively light bourbon cocktail, featuring a refreshing combination of bourbon, lemon juice, and limoncello liqueur. Enjoy a glass this weekend… Ingredients […]
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Now that you can whip up a daiquiri or stir a Sazerac like the best of them, advancing the home bar tends to lead towards making your own mixers, batching some favorite recipes and upping the presentation. To travel down this road, consider the following additions from our suggested Intermediate Home Bar Tools.
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The first part of this series focuses on Bar Tools that any Home Bourbon Bartender will need. Part 2 focuses on Intermediate Bartending Tools and Part 3 focuses on Advanced Bartending tools.
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Today is St. Patrick’s Day and I thought I would look at the Old Mr. Boston Official Bartenders Guide from 1935 to see what cocktails might have been served on St. Paddy’s Day, 88 years ago. I found three cocktails… Continue Reading →
There are an estimated 900 gazillion bourbons available these days. Okay, maybe it’s only about a thousand but still, with even that many to choose from, asking which ones work best in cocktails is a very valid question. Sadly, I haven’t tasted every single bourbon –yet (although, believe me, I am giving it my best), but many great cocktails have been made from a few in particular that I can confidently recommend. Read on to learn the top 10 bourbons for cocktails!
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I found a new book to add your personal collection or holiday gift list—Lawyerly Libations, Concoctions for the Counselor, Apéritifs for the Attorney, Elixirs for the Esquire, and Additional Alcoholic Anecdotes: A Cocktail Compilation for the Burgeoning Barrister’s Bar, by Michael J. McCormick. While…
If you’re interested in making whisky cocktails at home, you’ll need these bar tools and a few choice mixers.
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While apples get all the attention come autumn, try your hand at one of these cocktail recipes that put pears front and center.
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Cool cider and fresh pear balance out spicy rye in this cocktail, which is meant to capture the transition into Fall.
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