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French 75 Recipe: The Perfect Holiday Cocktail

December 13, 2020 by Sean 1 Comment

So, you’re looking for something fancy. You want a classy cocktail. Perhaps for a special occasion, a holiday like New Years Eve, or simply a way to doll up your champagne or sparking wine? Regardless of which of those describes you, I’ve got the answer: the French 75 cocktail. The History of the French 75 Last […]

How to Make a Dirty Martini: For the Olive Lovers

December 3, 2020 by Sean Leave a Comment

Aviation Gin dirty martini

The martini may quite simply be the most personal cocktail you can make. I mean, take another classic cocktail like the negroni. Sure there are some slight variations, but generally speaking most negronis are going to taste the same and have pretty close to the same ingredients and ratios. The martini however, is all over the map. […]

Blackjack Redux: A Delicious Coffee Cocktail

November 27, 2020 by Sean Leave a Comment

So there’s some history to this cocktail. First off, for the last couple years I’ve become a sucker anytime I see a cocktail on a menu with coffee and banana. This usually means they’re using the phenomenal Banane du Brasil, and either cold brew, a concentrate or some other kind of coffee liqueur. If coffee […]

Sazerac Cocktail Recipe: New Orleans in a Glass

November 18, 2020 by Sean 1 Comment

Sazerac Cocktail

New Orleans is famous for many things: Mardi Gras, Gumbo, and Jazz (to name a few). But it’s less known for being the home of another great American invention: The Cocktail.  From the Ramos Gin Fizz to the Grasshopper, The Big Easy has contributed more than its fair share of inebriating concoctions to the world. […]

Tiki Old Fashioned: The Cocktail You Didn’t Know You Needed

November 12, 2020 by Sean Leave a Comment

Tiki Old Fashioned Cocktail

One of the things I’ve tried to do a bit on this site is to give you a lot of complimentary recipes. All too often I’ll get a new cocktail book, and it feels like not only does every drink use a completely different set of ingredients, but often times they’re obscure ingredients at that. One of […]

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