Rye — The Comeback Kid Of American Liquor Rye whiskey has a long history in the United States. As Carrie Allan writes in her excellent article (click here… Continue reading “Rye — The Comeback Kid Of American Liquor”…
A Bright Beacon Of Bourbon — The Kentucky Sunshine I promised to post two bourbon cocktails this month because September is National Bourbon Heritage Month. So here we go… Continue reading “A Bright Beacon Of Bourbon — The Kentucky Sunshine”…
Celebrating A Real American Liquor September is National Bourbon Heritage Month. In its honor I will post two bourbon cocktail recipes this month. One is… Continue reading “Celebrating A Real American Liquor”…
The Resilience Of New Orleans Ten years ago today Hurricane Katrina smashed into New Orleans and left in her wake lost lives, uprooted communities, and… Continue reading “The Resilience Of New Orleans”…
Bliss In A Glass — The Tranquilo Want to relax? Take the edge off? Has someone told you to “chill the (rhymes with duck) out” and you… Continue reading “Bliss In A Glass — The Tranquilo”…
Pride Of Peru (With Protein!) — The Pisco Sour Pisco is a grape brandy from either Peru or Chile. The Pisco Sour originated in Peru. In 1916 American bartender… Continue reading “Pride Of Peru (With Protein!) — The Pisco Sour”…
Happy Hour History Happy Hour. It can be the most wonderful time of the day. You have no more work (unless you have… Continue reading “Happy Hour History”…
The $20 Cocktail — The Place D’Armes A $20 cocktail?! Isn’t that expensive? Yes, but it doesn’t really cost $20. So why call it a $20 cocktail? … Continue reading “The $20 Cocktail — The Place D’Armes”…
Torched Dutch Grapes — The Etymology Of Brandy We’ve all heard of brandy. It’s featured in older cocktails such as the Ampersand, or newer ones such as my… Continue reading “Torched Dutch Grapes — The Etymology Of Brandy”…
Liquid Ecstasy — The Intense Ginger Sutra We’ve all heard of the Kama Sutra, the ancient Indian treatise on sex and love. Kama Sutra roughly means “love… Continue reading “Liquid Ecstasy — The Intense Ginger Sutra”…