Cocktail Hacker

Tag: Wrap Up

  • The Bronx – An End to a Tasty Week

    I’ve really enjoyed my week with the Bronx.  I hadn’t experimented a lot with oranges in the past so I decided that this week my focus would be on finding the right orange juice for this cocktail.  To start my journey I found all the oranges I could and got to juicing.  From left to…

  • The Pegu – Pretty in Pink

    This week seemed to fly by and during the course I made a lot of Pegus and enjoyed all of them, well, for the most part at least.  As I mentioned at the start of the week my starting recipe was the one from The Joy of Mixology (2 oz gin, 1 oz Cointreau, 1/2…

  • The Aviation – Now with Violette

    My bottle of Creme de Violette finally arrived from Sam’s Wine last Tuesday.  I eagerly opened the box and pulled out a bottle of lovely violet colored spirit.  The beautiful color is the first and most striking thing you’ll notice about a bottle of Creme de Violette.  I admired for only a short time though…

  • The Aviation – Minus the Violette

    I entered this week with a bit of trepidation.  You see about a year and a half ago Aaron and I were both just getting in to mixing cocktails.  We decided that with the 4th of July fast approaching we should throw a party and feature gin drinks.  Being new to the game we both…

  • Pimm’s Cup – English Summer in a Glass

    This week’s cocktail was an interesting departure from the norm here at Cocktail Hacker.  The Pimm’s Cup is very low in alcohol and really quite refreshing.  I can certainly see why this is a summer favorite in the UK.  As I mentioned in my intro post I started the week with the recipe from The…