Month: February 2009
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Scofflaw – Feels Good to be This Bad
Sure, it’s no longer against the law to mix and drink these cocktails, but we can always pretend right? The Scofflaw is the perfect drink for that kind of pretending too. The ingredients are classic, especially if you go with Rye, and you should. The flavor can range from dry to sweet depending on your…
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Homemade Grenadine #2: Hibiscus Grenadine
So, early on in CH history I tackled making homemade grenadine which was a real revelation for me. For both of the recipes I whipped up I used Pom juice, which turned out good. Certainly a damn sight better than the store bought stuff. but, I felt there was still something missing. I hadn’t used…
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Noilly Prat Dry Vermouth
Noilly Prat has just released a brand new recipe for their popular dry vermouth. Wait. No. That’s not right at all. Scratch that. Noilly Prat has discontinued the US version of the dry vermouth that you’ve been drinking for years. In its place, the US will now be partaking of the original 1813 recipe that…
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MxMo XXXVI: Recession Gin and Tonic
This month’s Mixology Monday is being hosted by Matt Rowley of Rowley’s Whiskey Forge. The topic, Hard Drinks for Hard Times, I’m sure hits home for a lot of us. My 401K is down 8.9% for 2009 (don’t even ask about 2008), I have friends and relatives who have been laid off, overall times truly…
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The Scofflaw
scofflaw 1. One who habitually violates minor laws or fails to answer trivial court summonses (such as parking tickets.) 2. An iconoclast Per wikitionary the word scofflaw was coined as a response to a content during prohibition times. The contest was in search of, Jeopardy style, a word meaning “a lawless drinker of illegally made…