Thinking, Writing, Cocktailing — The Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson was a multi-faceted 19th century American. Individualist, poet, philosopher, romantic, abolitionist, writer. While we know a lot…
Category: Liqueurs/Cordials
Liquors and cordials are sweeter spirits; a liqueur’s sugar content has to exceed certain regulated levels. Don’t confuse sweetness with weakness.
Carbelicious Cocktail — The Day Old Bread
Carbe what? I made up the word carbelicious to refer to tasty carbohydrates such as bread. The Day Old Bread…
Cocktail Painting — The Nighthawk
Evoking stark contrasts between light and dark, and between loneliness and community, Nighthawks is a famous 1942 painting by Edward…
Sip When Scorching – The Heatwave Cooler
When it’s hot, fiery, or torrid outside, you want something cold. Kansas City may not be somewhere you associate with…
Remember What? — The Remember the Maine
While anchored in Havana harbor in 1898, the battleship USS Maine exploded and sank, killing a majority of the crew.…
Evening Cocktail — The Ce Soir
French for this evening or tonight, most Americans who don’t speak French probably know the phrase “ce soir” from the…
Hidee Hidee Hi — The Minnie the Moocher
First recorded in 1931, Cab Calloway made “Minnie the Moocher” a classic song of the Jazz Age. Almost fifty years…
Not Horsing Around — The Merry Go Round
Call it a merry go round, call it a carousel, it has delighted kids around the world for years. Adult…
Stimulated, Muscled, Or …? — The All Jacked Up
Is someone really excited? Is someone seriously muscled? Is someone or something really FU as in the old military acronyms…
Holiday Spirit — The Cheerful Cherry
Who says you need a holiday to get in the holiday spirit (pun intended)? Although a winter holiday cocktail competition…