Year: 2012

  • What I’m Drinking Now: Blood Orange Whiskey Sour

    This is the first in what I see becoming a series of posts where I can post up what I’m drinking right now.  They won’t have the depth of analysis, but will give you some ideas of drinks you might want to try. Tonight, we’re drinking Blood Orange Whiskey Sours.  We’re in Grand Lake for…

  • Review – Basil Hayden’s and Knob Creek Bourbons

    There is one iconic cocktail that is truly my constant fall back.  It’s simple to the point of almost being silly, but in that same breath it’s deep, complex and nuanced.  If you haven’t guessed already, I’m talking about the Old Fashioned.  It’s the drink I crave when I want simplicity with depth, the drink…

  • I’m Not Dead – I Swear!

    Despite my lack of posting, I swear I’m not dead.  Work has been tremendously complex the last couple months and while I still want cocktails when I get home, I rarely want to think and write about them. I’ve got a ton of posts in my mental hopper though, so stay tuned.  I’ll be making…

  • Review – Angel’s Envy Bourbon

    Opening my sample package of Angel’s Envy Bourbon brought a question to mind.  What do angels envy?  I’m not talking Hell’s Angels, Charlie’s Angels or even Archangels, I’m talking the angel’s share angels.  Every barrel of spirits loses volume over its years of aging.  That loss is called the angel’s share.  So, here’s where the…