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... 
Jun 3, 2020 | cocktails, cocktails at home, gin, home, recipe, tequila, vodka
I love fresh herbs in cocktails. They are great for syrups and garnish. With extra time at home, I decided that it could be fun to grow a cocktail herb garden. I grew up gardening alongside my parents, but it was not something I continued to do when I got older. My... 
May 20, 2020 | bourbon, cocktails, cocktails at home, mezcal, recipe, rum, tequila
We’ve talked before about how to go about choosing the perfect cocktail for you. But, with most bars still closed, many of you are making cocktails at home. And, while many drink recipes are available freely online, you may not really enjoy what you find. What...
