Month: September 2008
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Negroni Addio!
I began this week’s explorations with a bit of trepidation. I had bought my bottle of Campari a couple months ago and hadn’t done much with it. In my early reading on the aperitif I had found that people often ordered a Campari and Soda, so I decided that was as good a place as…
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Review – Bombay Sapphire
For our gin tasting Bombay Sapphire served as our yard stick, so to speak. More so, I think this holds true for a large portion of the population. Sapphire is the most common top-shelf gin that you’ll find when ordering drinks at most restaurants and bars. And so it follows that this gin be the…
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The Negroni
This week we’re going to highlight a cocktail and ingredient you may have never heard of. Namely the Negroni and its bitter component Campari. The Negroni was created in Florence, Italy in 1919 when Count Camillo Negroni asked to have Gin added to his Americano. And, well, that’s about all the history I could find…
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A Tearful Goodbye to the Whiskey Sour
I’ve spent this week experiencing the nuances of the Whiskey Sour and it is with more than a bit of reticence that we must move on. This cocktail in its many forms is truly wonderful. I’ve tried all manner of combinations this week and can really say I’ve enjoyed them all. With and without egg…
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Gin Tasting #1
Shortly after the launch of Cocktail Hacker Aaron and I hosted a Gin tasting and I’ve been much too lazy in getting the details posted. So, here’s the start of the correction to that problem. Both Aaron and I are huge Gin fans and my collection of the same has grown quite large, 19 bottles…