Spirits | Drunken Diplomacy

Whisky glass next to many whisky bottles

Review #4: AD Rattray Cask Islay

Tastes likes it noses. There’s a light bandage component weaved in with honeysuckle, cantaloupe, and lemon. The taste is rather delicate for an Islay.

Man next to a woman with a painting behind them

Interview: Dave Pickerell, Distilling Savant

Master Distiller at Whistlepig

Sign with booths on the left and right of it

Around the World Cocktail Conference Cocktails

2018 San Antonio Cocktail Conference

Visiting the San Antonio Cocktail Conference

Cocktails

Friday Cynar Negroni

This bitter Negroni is the best way to jump start the weekend

Pink cocktail with lime twist in front of a lamp

Cocktails

Lovely Bunch of Pink Coconuts

Twin vodkas make a lovely pink cocktail

Orange cocktail next to gin bottle with blue label with buildings behind

Cocktails

The Aftershock

Cocktail featuring faultline and coffee liquor.

Cocktails

Liquid Therapy

Brandy sour with trio of fruit flavors

Pink cocktail with a lemon garnish next to a bottle of St. George Raspberry Brandy

Cocktails

Drunken Raspberry

Refreshing Summer Drink with Raspberry

Pandan Express Cocktail Recipe
2022-01-02
I've experimented with infusing a few spirits, but I find it plays incredibly well with high-proof American Applejack and with some bourbon whiskies. For this one, I used cask strength Bullet Bourbon, Vermouth Terino and Carpano Antica, along with Tom Foolery Applejack. If you can't find Tom Foolery, check out Copper & Kings Butchertown brandy as well. […]
Eastern Cork, Riff on the Corktown Cocktail
2021-08-09
A few years back we visited Boston's Eastern Standard […]
Birch Tree by Nomad Bar
2021-07-31
Coffee liqueuer, Amaro Nonino, sweet vermouth, aged aquavit, and cognac […]
Review #128: Edradour: The Fairy Flag 15 Year Review
2021-07-18
Sylvia received a handful of samples when she visited […]
Review #127: Sovereign Laphroaig Single Cask Whisky Review
2021-06-22
The Sovereign is a sub-brand of the venerable Hunter […]
Breakfast Negroni Cocktail – A Fistfull of Cocoa Puffs
2021-06-13
the highlight of the last Negroni Week was Wildhawk's Breakfast Negroni cocktail. The star ingredient is the Cocoa Puff infused Sweet Vermouth. […]
Review #126: Balcones Healthy Spirits Bottle
2021-06-06
It's exciting to try local products when you travel. […]
Review #125: Heaven Hill Bottled in Bond
2021-05-30
Heaven Hill used to release a 6 year old Bottled in Bond bourbon only in Kentucky. In 2019 the company started releasing a new Bottled in Bond whisky, now aged for 7 years. […]