Jun 3, 2021 | cocktails, cocktails at home, Cuba, recipe, rum
Since traveling to Cuba in 2017, I’ve often revisited the cocktails I enjoyed while I was there. While many people associate Cuba with cigars, its rum is also notable. With a perfect climate for growing sugar cane, it comes as no surprise that this island nation... 
May 26, 2021 | amaro, aperol, cocktails, cocktails at home, recipe
For more than 100 years, Aperol has been a summer staple in drinks. From its bright, vibrant color to its herbal and citrus scent, mixing up some Aperol cocktails will send you on a mini on vacation in no time. Although it’s a spirit easily enjoyed year round,... 
May 19, 2021 | amaro, cocktails at home, gin, Kansas City, recipe, rum, tequila, whiskey
While I don’t usually write about it, my hometown of Kansas City is home to more than great distilleries and cocktail bars. It also has many awesome breweries. The homebrew scene is alive and well and many small homebrewers have turned their passion into a... 
May 7, 2021 | cocktails, cocktails at home, recipe, tequila, vodka
Growing up, my neighbor in Maine had an old, gnarled lilac tree. Every time I smell lilacs it brings me back to standing in my neighbor’s yard. We used to pick the tiny flowers and breath in the “nectar” in through the stems. It was distinctly sweet.... 
Apr 10, 2021 | cocktails, cocktails at home, lists
My first canned cocktail was a mimosa. It was terrible. That was about ten years ago and the quality of to go cocktails has been improving ever since. Last summer I encountered two really good canned cocktails, one at Vikre Distillery in Duluth, MN and the other at... 
Apr 1, 2021 | amaro, cocktails, cocktails at home, recipe, vodka
The espresso martini was invented in the 1980’s by a British bartender named Dick Bradsell. It is a combination of vodka, coffee, and a sweetener. Bradsell came up with the cocktail at the request of a very tired Kate Moss. It has endured as a popular classic...
