Fall Into Fall — The Third Season Today is the autumnal equinox (from the Latin for equal night), so after today the days get shorter and the… Continue reading “Fall Into Fall — The Third Season”…
Blueberry Booze — Mirtillocello This is not something you put in breakfast cereal. Let me rephrase — you could put it in cereal, but… Continue reading “Blueberry Booze — Mirtillocello”…
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”…
Tales From Tales This year’s Tales of the Cocktail conference (my second) in New Orleans was a glorious success. Hung out at familiar… Continue reading “Tales From Tales”…
Like Scotch (but not in the Facebook way) — The Affinity When it comes to dark liquors I’m a bourbon and rye man. My wife loves Scotch, so the Affinity is… Continue reading “Like Scotch (but not in the Facebook way) — The Affinity”…
Dominican Style Drinking — Mamajuana Mama what? Yes, you read the word correctly. No, it has nothing to do with the drug that’s legal in… Continue reading “Dominican Style Drinking — Mamajuana”…
Of Avians And Axl Rose — The Jungle Bird What do Axl Rose (of Guns N’ Roses) and avians (you know — birds) have in common? They’re both sort… Continue reading “Of Avians And Axl Rose — The Jungle Bird”…
DR DR Gimme The News — The In The Dominican The DR refers to the Dominican Republic, not doctor as in the title of the classic Robert Palmer tune. I’ve… Continue reading “DR DR Gimme The News — The In The Dominican”…
Knives And Heels — The Stiletto A stiletto can be classy, deadly, or both depending on context. Like the blade on the namesake knife or the… Continue reading “Knives And Heels — The Stiletto”…
A Princely Cocktail — The Raspberry Beret Elmer Fudd says: “This a gwate dwink if you wike waazbehweez or yowah going to kill da wabbit!” It’s also… Continue reading “A Princely Cocktail — The Raspberry Beret”…