Month: July 2008

  • The Wunderlich Clan Martini

    As a kid, whenever we went to any of my Mom’s family there was always a mysteriously frozen bottle of drinks in the freezer.  This bottle would come out in the evening and usually accompanied games of cribbage or talking in to the night.  I knew back then that these were the family recipe for…

  • The Martini

    Surely everyone living in the age of James Bond movies, and books, has heard of James’ favorite cocktail, The Martini.  Now, at this point, I should mention that in the books James’ cocktail of choice is not, in fact, a Vodka Martini, Shaken, not Stirred, but a Vesper or one of a number of other…

  • The Jack Rose – The Week That Could Have Been

    As I’m sure is obvious, by the dearth (that’s right, pulling out the 50-cent words) of posts on the subject this week, neither Reese nor myself were particularly moved by the Jack Rose. Though yielding of a beverage that is quite nice to look at (pink being my favorite color, after all), none of the…

  • Ingredient – Grenadine

    As I mentioned in this week’s intro post, the Grenadine you find in most grocery stores is actually just citric acid flavored sugar water.  We here at Cocktail Hacker hope to resolve that problem right now.  Grenadine can be made at home quite simply and quickly.  Plus, you get the added bonus that the homemade…

  • The Jack Rose

    This week at Cocktail Hacker headquarters we’re going to be focusing our energies on The Jack Rose.  A cocktail with nearly as many stories as to its name as it has recipe derivations.  One possible story as to the source of the name, and certainly the simplest, is that it is derived from the key…