Article Archive for August 2009
I love avocados and I really love guacamole. I grew up in southern California with a Hass avocado tree in my back yard and I grew to love them. It wasn’t until I moved out …
When you think of music to drink cocktails to, it’s hard not to default to the Rat Pack. The music of Sammy, Dean, Frank and the boys does a martini justice. But to when you …
I was recently asked how long a bottle of dry vermouth is good for once it’s opened. I said, I wasn’t sure, that I never had the stuff around long enough to find out. The …
The favored cocktail of Julia Child, the Reverse Martini is a refreshing drink that pairs well with oysters, ceviche, shrimp, mango, pear and a hot summer’s day. As advertised, the recipe here is a reverse of …
What is the tequila you drink when you can drink virtually any tequila? Patron Silver. It is just so smooth and flavorful that it can often turn a non-tequila lover into a devotee.
Patron Silver is …
The gin must be full flavored and not at all “vodka-like” for this drink to work. … Recipe: 1.5 oz Lillet Blanc 3 oz Gin .5 oz Gran Marnier 2 sprigs fresh Thyme 1 halved orange slice, for garnish Method: Muddle the thyme sprigs in the bottom of a cocktail shaker with the .5 oz of Gran Marnier.
The Bloody Mary is considered the Queen of the morning after drinks, the perfect bar cure for that which the bar caused the night before. However, there are others and this one, the Corpse Reviver #2, …
Down with the British! Down with the Redcoats with their London dry gins! It’s time to be revolutionary! Or so the folks at Philadelphia Distilling are hoping you will be. To the growing market of …

