Month: April 2009

  • Paloma

    I’ve been wanting to cover another tequila cocktail here on CH and this weekend I made it my mission to find that cocktail.  I’d heard tale of a cocktail that is said to be more prevalent among Mexican locals than the Margarita, the Paloma.  The Paloma is a tall drink (think Collins-ish) made with grapefruit…

  • The Last Word – Or is it?

    Ok, I’ll admit the tag line on this wrap up post is a little lame, but I couldn’t think of anything better and it certainly won’t be the last words I speak of this cocktail so it is kinda fitting.  In that odd, play on words, sort of way.  I really enjoyed this week’s cocktail. …

  • Coronal Bitters: Hellfire Evolved

    As I mentioned in my MxMo post on the Fire Island Daiquiri I’ve been steeping a new batch of Hellfire Bitters for the past couple weeks.  The recipe I used is the same that I used for my first batch, but I changed it up a bit.  When I made these bitters the first time…

  • MxMo XXXVIII: The Fire Island Daiquiri

    This month’s Mixology Monday is being hosted by Tristan at the Wild Drink Blog.  Thanks in advance Tristan!  This month MxMo takes a look at twists on the classics. In Tristan’s words: This month’s Mixology Monday is all about twists on classic cocktails, that for one reason or another do an even better job than…

  • The Last Word

    When I started really getting in to cocktails I started perusing the web for resources and came across Robert Hess‘ video series on Small Screen Network and started devouring them immediately.  I watched all of them and along the way I watched one that really piqued my interest, The Last Word.  Interestingly, it wasn’t the…