Month: July 2009

  • Amaretto Sour

    This week I’m going to cover one of those deceptively simple cocktails.  The Amaretto Sour only has two ingredients, Amaretto and Lemon Juice and yet it is so often executed poorly.  I guarantee if you’ve ordered an Amaretto Sour out somewhere you’ve been served a poorly prepared drink.  Why?  Sour mix. The classic recipes call…

  • Ramos Gin Fizz – Foamy Deliciousness

    This was another cocktail that really impressed me.  Looking at the ingredients I was a bit skeptical to begin with.  I mean you’re intentionally combining lemon juice and cream and expecting the result to be good.  That’s just not something that usually fits in my world view.  Well, I should say my previous world view. …

  • Review – Beefeater Gin

    This won’t come as a surprise to most of you, but, I drink a lot of gin.  It is hands down my favorite spirit for cocktails and my collection shows that.  At present my home collection contains around 20 bottles.  That aside, up until last week I didn’t have a bottle of Beefeater in my…

  • Ramos Gin Fizz

    I’m back in action and ready to take on a new cocktail!  This week I’m going to cover another drink that’s been on my Todo list for a long time but, for lack of a better word, I’ve been avoiding it.  The cocktail in question is the Ramos Gin Fizz.  My inspiration for finally tackling…

  • Back from Tales

    Well, we’re back from Tales of the Cocktail 2009 at least physically.  Mentally, not so much.  As I sat at work today I kept half expecting someone to come up with a cocktail sample for me.  Seems my sense of reality has been a bit warped by the whole experience.  All towards the good though,…