Autumn Pear Sidecar cocktail
With the end of the hot weather, I think it's time to put away the fruity, fizzy drinks of summer and return to the warmer amber spirits. I do love the classic cocktails that use brandy, rye, and whiskey as…
Aperol Spritz, an Italian aperitivo drink
I just spent 10 days traveling through Italy and I'm having a hard time adjusting to life back in Atlanta. Besides the daily gelato, I'm particularly missing my afternoon Aperol Spritz. Everywhere we went in Italy, as the heat of…
White Wine Peach Sangria
White Wine Peach Sangria with Albariño wine from Spain, Cointreau, fresh peaches, lemons, and oranges.
Blackberry Thyme bramble cocktail
Blackberry Thyme Bramble Cocktail Recipe a refreshing summer drink incorporating fresh blackberries, thyme-infused simple syrup, lemon juice, gin, and club soda. Includes making the thyme-infused syrup and the cocktail
La Floridita Daiquiri – Hemingway’s favorite cocktail
In Old Havana, Cuba, there is a bar called El Floridita. In 1917, a Catalan bartender named Constantino Ribalaigua Vert began working there and was soon known for the quality of his cocktails. Even if he was an expert mixologist…
Watermelon Vodka Cooler – a Summer Solstice cocktail
Happy Summer Solstice! Today is the first day of summer and it calls for a cocktail that will be great for those hot days spent with friends by the pool. A Watermelon Vodka cooler, perhaps? Maybe when you were younger,…
Michelada – a Mexican tomato beer cocktail
I don't know how it came up in conversation, but my good friend Carolyn was telling me about drinking tomato beer during her summers in Savannah. My first thought about combining beer with tomato juice was "Yuck. That cannot be…
Basil Tom Collins Cocktail – a low-cal summer cocktail
Getting dressed for the pool last weekend convinced me that it was time to go back on a diet. What a drag. When I'm watching my weight, giving up alcohol is one of the first things I have to do.…
Monkey Gland Cocktail – Prohibition-era drink
The Monkey Gland cocktail wins the prize for the oddest name and the most interesting origin. According to Ted Haigh's go-to guide, Vintage Spirits & Forgotten Cocktails, the drink came from the famous Harry's New York Bar in Paris in the…
Strawberry Mojitos – a Cuban rum cocktail
Inspired by the fresh mint and new batch of strawberries out of my garden, I'm celebrating the beginning of warm weather with Strawberry Mojitos on my front porch tonight. This also gives me a chance to break out the Centenario Añejo…
Aviation Cocktail – Great Gatsby-Inspired Friday
With the opening this weekend of Baz Luhrmann's 'Great Gatsby' remake, it seems appropriate to serve up a Prohibition-era cocktail that is visually dazzling - The Aviation Cocktail. This jewel-toned cocktail is made of gin, fresh lemon juice, maraschino liqueur…
Retro 1950’s Cocktail – The Moscow Mule
Entertaining friends for the season premiere of "Mad Men" sent me looking for retro cocktails of the 1950's and 1960's to serve. Looking through cocktail guides from that time, one drink that kept popping up was The Moscow Mule. A snappy…