Jul 22, 2020 | cocktails, cocktails at home, gin, mezcal, recipe, rum, tequila
I’ve always been a sucker for watermelon. I like the artificial flavor but fresh is best. It takes a little work to juice a watermelon but it’s so worth it. Summer isn’t official in my book until I am sipping on some watermelon cocktails. The juice... 
Jun 24, 2020 | cocktails, cocktails at home, home, lists
In previous posts, we’ve talked about tools every home bartender needs and how to pick a cocktail you’ll actually like. Once you have these, it’s time to learn how to stock a home bar. People often want to make their own cocktails but find the liquor... 
Jun 14, 2020 | cocktails at home, ingredient adventures, Kansas City, whiskey
The base of any good cocktail is a quality spirit. Many classic whiskey cocktails rely primarily on the flavor of the spirit, so it’s important to find one you like. Tasting whiskeys at a distillery or in a barrel room gives you a chance to try before buying a... 
Jun 11, 2020 | cocktails, cocktails at home, mezcal, recipe, rum, whiskey
In my last post, I made a simple pineapple infused rum. Now it’s time to kick it up a notch, start a fire, and make some grilled pineapple cocktail syrup. This is a bit more involved than the infused rum, but it goes a lot further in cocktails so it’s... 
Jun 11, 2020 | cocktails, cocktails at home, recipe, rum
This weekend I felt creative and decided to tackle a couple of cocktail projects. In quarantine, I’ve been working my way through recipes and techniques in Death & Co’s two cocktail books. Since they are written by professional bartenders, I have... 
Jun 9, 2020 | bourbon, cocktails at home, recipe
One of the easiest ways to experiment with cocktails, is to use an infused simple syrup, as I mentioned recently. It allows you to transform a cocktail you already like into something slightly different. A simple syrup is typically one part sugar and one part water...
