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 …
Review #103: Glen Moray 10: Blackadder Liquors Hasegawa Exclusive
In the Yaesu Shopping mall in the middle of a busy train station, there sits an impressive bottle shop. It’s packed from floor to ceiling with liquors and whiskies. Like many Japanese liquor stores, Hasegawa allows you to purchase drams …
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 …
Spicy Ginger Daiquiri
As always, I’m a huge fan of the daiquiri. Simple to make, simple to fuck up, daiquiris traditionally contain just three ingredients: rum, lime juice, and sugar. Now that I’m home all the time, I’ve been able to invest …
Dolores Park Swizzle
In these caronavirus times, with bars throughout San Francisco closed, I’ve found myself increasingly willing to make more complicated cocktails. The Dolores Park Swizzle is one such drink. Hailing from the Death and Co. Cocktail Book, the drink contains X …
Review #102: Springbank 18 Fresh Sherry Cask
Last Thursday, before the COVID-19 crisis quarantined us all starting this week, we went to Overproof. The reservations had been long outstanding – I made them early February, so I felt obligated to go (there was a $25/pp cancellation fee …
Review #101: Bruichladdich 1990 Signatory 26 Year
Truth be told, we started this review a while ago. We had this alongside the previously reviewed Bruichladdich 1990/25 travel exclusive. Both drams are excellent and I’d happily guzzle either of them. The slight edge goes to the namesake …