Every year for the last decade or so (with the exception of 2 pandemic years) I’ve done a ski trip to Vail, Colorado. It’s one of my favorite places on Earth, and each time I go there’s now certain things you have to do: The pork shank at Mountain Standard… Ski the back bowls… Get […]
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Morgenthaler’s Sherry Eggnog: The World’s Best Eggnog Recipe. Period.
Jeffrey Morgenthaler is about as close as it gets to a legend in the drinks industry. I take that back, it’s not close. Morgenthaler is a legend in the drinks industry. So much so, he became the topic of a running joke amidst our Top 100 bar travels. Literally 50% of the time when we sit at […]
Mezcal Margarita Recipe: The Margarita’s Smoky Sibling
Everyone likes a good margarita. Hell, most of the world will even settle for a bad margarita. There’s something about that combination of tequila, lime, and orange that leads you to relaxing days – no matter how bad things are in “real life”. I’ve made my thoughts on artificial mixes pretty clear, and the margarita is no […]
Avocado Margarita Recipe: Quite Possibly the Best Margarita Ever
So the other day I was sitting in my kitchen looking at the produce we had sitting in our fruit basket, and was trying to come up with a cocktail to make. I took one look at the avocado that was sitting there, and was reminded of one of the first “must have” drinks I […]