Cocktail Hacker

Category: Wrap Up

  • Hot Drunken Cider

    This has been a wonderful holiday week and I certainly hope you all had a great time as well.  I did spend a little time on a hot cider based cocktail, with much emphasis on the “little”.  Basically I made some mulled cider using a great organic pressed apple cider made locally and some standard…

  • Martinez – Okay, I guess

    I came to an interesting realization this week due to my experiments with the Martinez.  When I really enjoy a cocktail I find myself making it over and over again, trying recipe variations and noting the differences.  In the case of cocktails that I’m not in love with I tend to shy away from making…

  • Homemade Irish Cream – Bottled Awesome

    Making homemade Irish Cream is a yearly holiday tradition for me.  I’ve been making it for about 6 to 7 years and my friends and family have come to expect their yearly supply.  This year marked my highest production year, but as always I had a great time making it and have an even better…

  • Egg Nog – A Cup O’ Creamy Deliciousness

    So, as promised, I made homemade Egg Nog over the Thanksgiving holiday.  To give a brief summary for those of you with ADD, it is totally worth the effort.  I went with the standard (non-cooked) Good Eats Egg Nog recipe and used Eagle Rare bourbon as my spirit of choice.  The whole process took less…

  • Champagne Cocktail – Ummm… Yeah

    Ok, so I really tried to like the Champagne Cocktail and I can’t say that I didn’t, but it certainly wasn’t great.  I found that no matter what bitters you use I simply couldn’t get enough of their flavor to shine through to make it worth using decent Champagne.  I also changed up the method…