My only experience with Sherry has been through cooking. That being said, when the Adonis Cocktail called for Dry Sherry I had no idea where to start. Our first liquor stop didn't carry any Sherry and having cooked with it before I figured Albertsons might have what I...
As feared, I fell behind already! I must admit the first two posts in this series were done a month ago 🙁 Time to catch up and get some Absinthe drinking in. Following our Absinthe Cocktail, the Absinthe Drip Cocktail is next in line. Since this is the way we...
Unlike the Abbey Cocktail which holds the number one position for both the first and 63rd edition of Mr. Boston's Official Bartenders Guide, the Absinthe Cocktail was nowhere to be found in the 1988 version. Though Mr. Boston's website lists a version of the Absinthe...
A copy of Mr. Boston Official Bartender's Guide inspired what I hope will become this years blog series. Found in Ryan's grandmothers pantry, the 63rd edition published in 1988 holds 207 pages of cocktail recipes. I had dreamed on starting this cocktail adventure at...
Like a modern day doctor Frankenstein, Ryan transformed my simple pumpkin spice infusion idea into a scientific experiment. After looking through a look-back at Halloween's past blog post yesterday, I was inspired to do a special pumpkin spiced rum infusion. The funny...
Many people don't know this, but Gin is by definition, an alcoholic, juniper-flavored spirit made not via the re-distillation of botanicals, but by simply adding approved natural flavoring substances to a neutral spirit of agricultural origin. The predominant flavor...
