Milestone Birthday Drink — The Ron’s Four Score
Ron, my father-in-law, recently commissioned an original cocktail creation for his 80th birthday (four score is old way of saying…
Category: Scotch
Scotch is whiskey from Scotland. Generally, it has smokier flavors than other whiskeys. Variables include the regions in Scotland, the types of barrels, use of peat, and how long it is aged.
Fiercely Crimson — The Wildest Redhead
Redheads make up a very small percentage of the population, but they generate a lot of stereotypes. The Wildest Redhead…
A Cocktail Offer You Can’t Refuse — The Godfather
The Godfather is a cinematic masterpiece and my favorite movie. Based on a popular novel, the movie has so many…
Intercontinental Smoke — The East-West Magic
Where there’s smoke, there’s fire. Or in the case of the East-West Magic, where there’s a bit of smoke, there’s…
A Majestic Cocktail — The Royal Blood
Royalty is an odd and fascinating concept to those of us who live in countries without the formal tradition. There’s…
An Antibiotic Cocktail — The Penicillin
Just as alcohol can provide temporary relief from some conditions, e.g. sobriety (ha!), antibiotic drugs can cure all sorts of…
So Good It’s A Crime — The Racketeer
A lot of colorful people, both real and fictional, have been and are racketeers. Meaning someone who’s engaged in an…
To E Or Not To E — Spelling Whisky/Whiskey
Whisky or whiskey? Which spelling is correct? Both. In honor of International Whisk(e)y Day, I figured I would clear up…
The Whiskey Queen
Who is the Whiskey Queen? My lovely wife, aka Ms. Wulf Cocktail Den, aka the Den’s operations chief, taste tester,…
Some Good Bullscotch — The Blood and Sand
Grab this bull by the horns. The Blood and Sand takes its name from the 1922 movie in which Rudolph…