Mundo Perdido Cocktail
It’s no secret that we’re huge fans of Smugglers’ Cove. Our names are even displayed in the doorway of the bar as a testament to how many rums we have imbibed there.
The coronavirus pandemic has brought the fun to …
Cocktails
Grape and Gin Cocktail
I came across a recipe from Tamara's Table named simply "Grape and Gin" cocktail. I am usually skeptical of food bloggers' cocktails, because their cocktails tend to the low proof realm and can either be too basic or too "artsy", with no middle ground.
Gravitational Constant Cocktail
The Gravitational Constant Cocktail features Jamaican rum, PX Sherry, and a touch of Allspice dram.
10 Scotch Cigars Cocktail
Balancing the legendary peaty, iodine rich Laphroaig 10 with Fernet is a bold move, and I'm not sure it's entirely successful.
Smoked Julep Cocktail with Laphroaig
Those who know me, know that I love the frog aka Laphroaig. However, it’s a notoriously difficult ingredient to incorporate in cocktails because it can easily beat up the other ingredients. I came across this cocktail in the Death & …
Groundhog’s Day Negroni
The Groundhog's Day Negroni is a quarantine-approved Negroni with aged Hampden spirit and a lot of gin.
Bikini Bottom
Pineapple goes surprisingly well with peaty scotch. This is exemplified in the super-tropical Ardbeg Drum special release whisky. Peated scotch typically evokes tasting notes of “meaty” and “bbq” and when combined with pineapple, the flavors meld into a smoked pineapple …
We Tried Cocktails To-Go During COVID-19
Times are tough. And the distressing thing is that you can’t even visit a bar to drown your sorrows. We’re in the middle of a long “shelter in place” order that started mid March and is expected to continue at …
Deadpan Fix
We made a lot of ginger syrup, as described in our previous post on the spicy ginger daiquiri. A lot.
The reason we bought a massive ginger and made the syrup in the first place is because we …
How to Make Ginger Syrup
Ginger syrup is a great cocktail ingredient – it really plays beautifully with rye and adds a spicy and sweet taste to cocktails.
A few weeks ago, we noticed that a lot of cocktails in the Death …