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Sep 12, 2020 | cocktails, cocktails at home, gin, recipe, United Kingdom
I remember the first time I saw sloe gin listed on a cocktail menu. I assumed it was just a thicker version of gin, like molasses. This was a little bit right, but mostly wrong. Sloe gin is a liqueur, while classic gin is a spirit. In the years since I first tried it,... 
Aug 28, 2020 | cocktails, cocktails at home, gin, mezcal, recipe
When it comes to summer drinks, I want something that’s refreshing but also surprising. As a home bartender with probably too many bottles in my collection, my tastebuds are admittedly spoiled. I find myself making up new cocktails nearly every night. However,... 
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 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...
