Year: 2008

  • RSS Feed Change

    I’ve recently switched our RSS feed over to FeedBurner.  If you have any issues with the old feed (http://cocktailhacker.com/?feed=rss2) please change your readers to point to the new one (http://feeds.feedburner.com/CocktailHacker) or use the RSS link in the lower right of the page.  That said, the old feed should redirect to the FeedBurner link so there…

  • MxMo XXXIV: Spice – Hess House Bitters

    The topic of this month’s Mixology Monday is Spice and Craig over at Tiki Drinks and Indigo Firmaments is kind enough to host this shindig.  Let’s not beat around the bush, cocktails are amazingly tasty, but like food some times they need a bit of spice to make them truly incredible.  Cocktail bitters provide that…

  • The Martinez

    Said to be the forefather of the Martini, the Martinez takes the cocktail in a sweeter direction employing sweet vermouth, gin, maraschino and bitters.  The cocktail originated in the late 1800’s and there are a few versions of the tale of its origination.  The first claims that Jerry Thomas created the cocktail for a man…

  • Homemade Irish Cream – Bottled Awesome

    Making homemade Irish Cream is a yearly holiday tradition for me.  I’ve been making it for about 6 to 7 years and my friends and family have come to expect their yearly supply.  This year marked my highest production year, but as always I had a great time making it and have an even better…