Month: November 2014
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Review – Crafthouse Bottled Cocktails
Bottled cocktails, mixers and the like are something I’ve usually shied away from. Â Typically something that comes from a bottle is going to taste, well, like it came from a bottle. Â The fruit juices are flat, the herbal notes are muddy, bleh. Â So, I was naturally a bit apprehensive when I was offered review samples…
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Dickel Dozen – Challenges
My bottle of George Dickel Barrel Program Tennessee Whisky arrived earlier this week* and with it some challenges.  I’m up for a challenge, so I’ll be posting my answers to Twitter/Facebook in the coming few days.  So you’re not totally caught un-aware, here are the questions prompting my answers. Share a photo of you sippin’ George…
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Homemade Orange Bitters
Lately I’ve been drinking a lot of carbonated water at work and at home.  My favorite way to drink it is with quite a few dashes of bitters.  While I like the flavor of aromatic bitters (and I’ve been using a previous batch frequently), I prefer fruit bitters.  Having barreled through a couple bottles of Fee…