Month: July 2008

  • The Old Fashioned – Embury’s Version

    I whipped up an Embury Old Fashioned on Monday evening.  Despite the variables in the recipe the drink turned out to be very good.  I chose to go with the following quantities: Embury’s Old Fashioned: 2 oz Eagle Rare Bourbon 1 tsp Simple Syrup 3 Dashes Angostura Bitters Twist of Lemon Embury got this one…

  • Cocktail Tools – Tovolo Perfect Cube Ice Cube Trays

    Ice is essential to a good cocktail.  In the case of drinks served over ice, good looking ice is also a nice visual touch.  As I’ll discuss in detail in a later post I’m on a personal mission to create the perfect cocktail ice at home.  One of the requirements of what I deem good…

  • Christmas in July!!!

    Santa came extra early this year folks! Shortly after we launched the site my Aunt Ronnie ordered a boat load of cocktail books from Harper Collins. They all arrived yesterday!  As a result the Cocktail Hacker library has increased exponentially. Here’s the list of books that Ronnie got for us: The Ultimate Party Drink Book…

  • The Old Fashioned

    Well we’ve reached the last of Embury’s Six Basic drinks, the Old Fashioned.  Per Wikipedia, the Old Fashioned is thought to have been created as a Bourbon Whiskey cocktail at the Pendennis Club in Louisville, KY.  Then popularized by distiller Colonel James E. Pepper and later brought to the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City.…

  • The Manhattan – A Week of Deliciousness

    I came in to this week not knowing anything about the Manhattan.  I had never had one, nor had I had any other cocktails that use Sweet Vermouth.  To some extent I had a very twisted picture (or is that taste) in my head as to what the Manhattan would bring to the table.  From…