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Drunk Uncle Islay Cocktail
Cocktails 

Drunk Uncle

Islay scotch and Cynar. Enough said.
Cocktails 

Aperol Spritzmenot

The recent New York Times article on the Aperol Spritz has driven a wedge through our household. One of us likes the drink, the other one is sensible. While the Spritz is not good (guess which one of us is …

Cocktails 

Bitter Giuseppe

Giuseppe must have been a really bitter bastard. I like him.
Cocktails 

Friday Cynar Negroni

This bitter Negroni is the best way to jump start the weekend
Cocktail with lime garnish and beautiful view
Cocktails 

Belly Flop

Spirit forward cocktail with terroir gin
One champagne flute filled with champagne and one small cocktail glass filled with amber liquid and topped with a lime
Cocktails 

Lebron’s Salty Tears and The Celebrating Bandwagoner

Go dubs! #dubNation

Featured Articles

5 Recommended Single Malt Scotch Whiskies under $50
Best Whisky Reviews 

5 Recommended Single Malt Scotch Whiskies under $50

2020-11-10 Michael L 0

We’ve tried a few hundred single malts at this point, so we finally feel qualified to recommend whiskies. Before we get into the recommendations, few parameters:

  1. All the whiskies are readily available; nothing on the list is impossible to
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We Tried Cocktails To-Go During COVID-19
Bars Best Cocktails San Francisco 

We Tried Cocktails To-Go During COVID-19

2020-04-01 Sylvia L 0
What to Make with Laphroaig
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What to Make with Laphroaig

2019-09-24 Sylvia L 2
Cocktail in front of a mirror with a lemon garnish, the mirror reflects the cocktail
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Cocktails to Make with Cognac

2019-06-03 Sylvia L 0
Lagavulin Vertical Tasting: Which Lagavulin Bottling is the Best?
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Lagavulin Vertical Tasting: Which Lagavulin Bottling is the Best?

2019-02-16 Sylvia L 2
Several leather couches in front of beautiful, multi level bar with art on the walls and a painted cieling
Bars Best 

Top 3 Cocktail Bars in Singapore for Dates

2019-02-05 Michael L 0

About the Authors

We are a San Francisco-based duo of cocktail and whisky enthusiasts. We're always happy to connect! You can read more about us here and get hold of us here.

Sylvia and Michael

Recent Articles

  • Bunnahabhain 18: A Full Bodied Islay Sherry Monster
    2021-04-04
    I make little secret of my love for sherried whiskies. […]
  • Review #123: Nikka Coffey Malt
    2021-03-07
    The Nikka Coffey Malt comes from Suntory's Miyagikyo […]
  • cocktail with a long stem in front of bananas and green plantThe Cooking Banana Cocktail
    2021-02-13
    Plantains are never the stars of the show. The starchy cooking bananas are a lot like the malt that makes malt whisky. It takes a process to turn sweet. […]
  • Review #122: Nikka Coffey Gin
    2021-01-02
    Nikka Coffey Gin comes from the same massive Coffey […]
  • Review #121: Glengoyne 21
    2021-01-01
    We liked the Glengoyne 10 so much we grabbed a bottle of its older brother. The 21 is aged in ex-sherry, and you get plenty of it on the nose and palate. […]
  • Plantation Panama Old ReserveReview #120: Plantation Panama Old Reserve
    2020-12-25
    Plantation rum from Panama, aged for 10 years in ex-bourbon, and finished in ex-Cognac. […]
  • Last Rites Cocktail
    2020-12-24
    The Last Rites is only lightly sweet, and has that indescribable funk from passionfruit. […]
  • Rum Review #119: Plantation Fiji 2009
    2020-12-12
    Plantation rum from the island of Fiji.ged 7 years in ex-bourbon in the tropics, and 2 years in ex-cognac in the tropics. […]

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