Tag: Cocktail

  • Adios Margarita!

    I can officially say I am a changed man with regard to Mexico’s most well known spirit.  This week has really been the epitome of what this site is about.  I took a liquor I knew nothing about and for the most part disliked.  Learned what I wanted about it, experimented with one of its…

  • The Margarita

    We’ve been experimenting with cocktails for quite some time now here at Cocktail Hacker.  We have over a dozen drinks under our belt and not one of them has included tequila.  Which, as I’m sure some of you would be quick to point out, is wholly unacceptable.  So, in that spirit, this week we’re going…

  • Gin and Tonic

    The Gin and Tonic, the cocktail that started my love.  The G&T is so utterly simple that a lot of people, I would hazard to guess, wouldn’t even classify it as a cocktail, rather a simple mixed drink that you pound back to get buzzed.  I on the other hand will expound that a well…

  • The Tom Collins – In Summary

    Sadly, I’ve not had the time I like to spend experimenting fully with this cocktail this week.  But, on an up note, I have a wealth of prior knowledge to draw from.  There are a few points I’d like to make about the Collins.  The first being Gin is but one base spirit that can…

  • Tom Collins

    This week’s cocktail is one of my absolute favorites.  When I first started enjoying cocktails my go to drink was always the Gin and Tonic.  This drink is a great choice when out and about as most restaurants will have passable gin and tonic in their bar.  At home you can craft an even more…