Posts Tagged ‘gin cocktails’
New Year’s Resolution: Craft Cocktails at Home or Why Cocktails are Like Sex
It’s time to take the plunge and start making some creative cocktails at home. Discovering cocktails leads you down the same path as learning about sex:
*Infatuation: you throw vodka and rum into everything, pretend your are Capt. Morgan and drink with wild abandon.
*Experimentation: oh, gin is good; scotch is interesting, what happens when I add some bitters to the mix!
*Regrets: I went home with who?? I’ll never drink tequila again.
Seasonal Cocktail: Bloodthirsty
Bloodthirsty Go now! Go find ‘em! Get thee some blood oranges now! One of Jeff’s best cocktail inventions ever. Inspired by Bluecoat gin….oh yeah!
Read MoreThe Mysterious Marvelous Mythical Martinez Cocktail
Mysterious because there are more variations on this classic cocktail than I’ve seen for any other cocktail. It’s odd that this cocktail has no ‘definitive’ version, although it is alleged to be the precursor to the Martini.
Marvelous because it is very delicious in an aromatic way.
Mythical because every cocktail historian has another spin on how it came to be.
Martinez? I have yet to find a reference as to why it called a Martinez. Something about a guy in a bar named Martinez….?
Evolution of a Cocktail
we invented the Pomeranian cocktail. So named because our friend Deb was infatuated with the idea of getting a Pomeranian puppy and because the drink featured pomegranate juice. Deb realized her folly, got another cat or three, but we’re still in love with grenadine. That’s what you call fresh pomegranate juice mixed with simple syrup: grenadine.
Read MoreThe Tailspin
Sunday nights are more decadent than Friday nights. Friday nights are all about potential, all about making plans or executing plans, but by the time you get to Sunday night, it’s the last bit of indulgence before the grind of the work week kicks in. One deliciously made cocktail on a Sunday night is a…
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