Year: 2010

  • Jockey Club Cocktail

    I’m going back to my all time favorite spirit this week, gin. It’s been far too long since I’ve ventured down this path and it’s time I change that.  This week we’re heading back to the pages of the Savoy for an old recipe.  In flipping through the recipes, the Jockey Club Cocktail jumped out…

  • Rusty Nail – Can I Just Have The Scotch?

    When I drink scotch I drink it neat, maybe a tiny piece of ice if I’d like a bit of mellowing to the flavor.  With that, I came in to this week thinking that the Rusty Nail could improve upon straight scotch.  That turned out to not be the case at all, at least not…

  • Super Bowl Prep

    As I explained last year, I’m not really a football fan.  But, with the coming of Super Bowl XLIV I thought you might be looking for some suggestions on food and drinks.  Last year I offered some advice to lead you in the right direction.  Here are some quick links to last year’s posts to…

  • Rusty Nail

    This week I’m going to be mixing up a drink I’ve had on my mental list for a long time, the Rusty Nail.  I’m a huge fan of scotch.  Well, more correctly whiskey in general.  Drambuie on the other hand, I have no idea what to expect.  I’ve never tried it and actually haven’t even…

  • Chrysanthemum – Mildly Life Changing

    Life changing might be a bit of an overstatement, but this cocktail definitely changed the way I look at Benedictine and dry vermouth.  As I began sipping my first Chrysanthemum and taking notes, as I always do, I wrote this down.  “Four sips in and this drink is already one of my favorites.”  At the…