Category: Recipes

  • Monkey Gland

    We’ve all got a number of glands performing various tasks in our bodies.  Now, I’m no anatomy expert but last I checked I don’t have a Monkey Gland.  I’ll double check…Thymus (check)…Salivary (check)…Monkey (yeah, no).  Hmmm…Well, sounds like a tasty cocktail and thus a good choice for this week’s investigations. Gary Regan notes that there…

  • Apple Martini – Green and Tasty

    The week of Apple Martinis, although not the manliest thing I’ve ever done, actually wasn’t a terrible experience.  In fact, I’d be so bold as to say that this drink has gotten a bad rap.  Sure, given the recipe you choose it can be a little unnatural tasting there are options to help out.  Let’s…

  • Apple Martini

    That’s right, I’m putting away my man card for the week and doing the Apple Martini.  Certainly they must be tasty. Okay, now that the intro sentence has scared away all the hardcore cocktail aficionados I can tell you the truth.  I’ve had an Apple Martini or seven in my time and I kinda like…

  • Gin Rickey

    I’m going to take a somewhat interesting turn this week.  I’m going to cover a cocktail that has no sweetening agent whatsoever.  This isn’t the first time I’ve covered a drink like this, but they’re fairly few and far between.  A (distant) relative of the Gimlet I’m going to be looking at the Rickey this…

  • White Russian – The Dude Was Right

    The Dude certainly had the right idea.  The White Russian is truly a tasty cocktail.  There isn’t a huge amount of room for experimentation here so I’m going to leave this one mostly up to the drinker.  That said, I do have a few bits of advice. One – Branch out from your normal coffee…