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  • Mother’s Day Cocktails

    Guess what time it is?  Did you guess “Thought Experiment Time”?  No?  Well, it is.  So, here’s the experiment; we’re going with word association this time.  What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the words “Mother’s Day”?  Did you say brunch?  If not, pretend you did, just to make me happy. …

  • Honeymoon Cocktail – An Apple A Day

    An apple a day keeps the doctor away.  Or so the saying goes.  So what does the distilled essence of a bushel-load of apples get you?  A damn fine cocktail and, near as I can discern, immortality.  The Honeymoon Cocktail is another drink where the fresh apple flavor of the calvados really makes the drink…

  • Honeymoon Cocktail

    All life is a honeymoon, right?  No?  Crap.  Well, there is good news.  We have cocktails to help bring us up to that honeymoon level any time we like.  Now, you’re never going to guess this after that cheesy intro, this week’s cocktail is none other than the Honeymoon Cocktail.  After mixing up the Calvados…

  • The Derby – A Cocktail Mashup?

    Are you familiar with the idea of a mashup in music terms?  It’s when you combine elements of one song with elements of another and the result is a new, hybrid song.  There are tons of examples, but here’s one of my favorites to get you started, “Galvanize the Empire” by Party Ben.  With me…

  • The Derby

    When I think of The Derby, the first thing that pops in to my head is awesome bourbon cocktails.  I’m not much of a horse racing guy, what can I say.  Though, when said bourbon cocktail pops in to my head it’s usually a Mint Julep in a frosty silver cup.  So, I have to…