I’ve got a new article in the latest issue of Drink Me Magazine about “white dog” or unaged whiskey. Coincidentally, I picked up a bottle of Buffalo Trace White Dog at BevMo yesterday, which is exciting, because it wasn’t available outside of Kentucky until very recently. The article also includes a recipe for a cocktail …
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It’s getting hot out there (but not here; SF always gets colder during summer). The Bourbon Coke Float is a great way to cool off and forget about the heat. Mexican coke is preferred because of its real cane sugar and a lighter, spicier bourbon like Elmer T. Lee or Blanton’s with orange bitters adds …
I saw the band Frightened Rabbit last night at the Fillmore in San Francisco, and their latest album just happens to be called “The Winter of Mixed Drinks,” so I can justify referencing the concert here. One of my favorites of their songs is “Old Old Fashioned,” which brings to mind the distinction between the …
Saturday was BaconCamp in San Francisco, and in addition to being on the judging panel, I gave a brief presentation on proper use of bacon in cocktails. The trick is to use every part of a pound of bacon. 1. Bacon Swizzle Stick: nobody wants a limp, soggy strip of bacon dangling over the edge …
Everyone has a basil gimlet on their menu right now, and the topic keeps coming up in conversation, so I thought I should address it. It also makes a great pitcher drink for a party (the recipe is on my Labels for Batching Cocktails pdf on the Print page). A classic gimlet is 2.5 ounces …
Some people have a magic touch, and TSB‘s furtive fingers mix the meanest sangria I’ve ever tasted, but she also makes the process quick and simple, despite the complexities that other sangria masters claim the drink requires. The following are her recipes, for which I can take no credit other than my role taste testing …
Apparently, the Bottled Bloody Brunch Batch is a hit, and I’ve gotten good feedback on it from industry pros and friends alike, so I thought I would make the recipe more portable by creating a half-sheet, printable PDF. This recipe for making a half-gallon of great Bloody Mary Mix right in the bottle now includes …
I don’t bake, but I had some down time last week, and nothing to amuse me but the contents of my pantry… and bar. It may sound fancy, but profiteroles are easy to make pastry shells. It’s just milk, butter, flour and salt, cooked briefly, mixed with eggs and sugar and baked. A monkey could …
Continuing with my Vice Cream endeavor, I made a homemade fro-yo in the tangy Pinkberry-style, flavored with Campari, the bitter Italian apéritif, and fresh squeezed blood orange juice to get great color, and a flavor that starts off sweet and ends on a clean, lightly bitter note. Campari Frozen Yogurt 1 24-ounce tub of Greek …
Maybe it’s just the wacky growing season in California, but I just found rhubarb at the grocery store, so I’m making a new-fangled old fashioned. The rhubarb mush isn’t pretty, so I opted to shake and strain this cocktail, rather than the traditional muddle and stir. I used a blood orange because I had one …
