Category: Recipes

  • The Last Word

    When I started really getting in to cocktails I started perusing the web for resources and came across Robert Hess‘ video series on Small Screen Network and started devouring them immediately.  I watched all of them and along the way I watched one that really piqued my interest, The Last Word.  Interestingly, it wasn’t the…

  • Ward 8

    A couple of months ago I was involved in an incident involving an over-imbibing of bourbon.  I don’t think it’s really necessary to go in to all the details, but I will say that ice fishing was involved.  Since that event I’ve kinda shied away from the brown elixir.  As I’m sure you will agree,…

  • Godparents and Godchildren

    For a while now the Godfather has been on my cocktail todo list.  When I went looking for the recipe though I found that there are actually a whole family of Catholic themed cocktails that are all extremely similar.  So, as a result, I’m going to offer up a four-fer this week and cover them…

  • Pisco Sour – Cold. Frothy. Delicious.

    To use the parlance of the time I came in to the Pisco Sour as a total newb.  I’d never had one, never actually seen one in person and never even tasted Pisco.  But I was ready and willing to learn.  That willingness led me to what seemed like the logical beginning, learning about Pisco…

  • Pisco Sour

    This week I’m going to explore a cocktail that has been on my to-do list for quite some time, the Pisco Sour.  This cocktail has been gaining popularity for years in the US and is a favorite among some of my fellow cocktail bloggers.  One of the first print recipes for this cocktail can be…