Monthly Archive: March 2020

New York Sour

As a nod to the city and the health-care workers who are currently fighting tirelessly against COVID-19, I thought I’d post a cocktail recipe associated with the city — the NEW YORK SOUR. Basically, a Whiskey Sour with a dry...

Quarantine

Given the name of this cocktail and our current condition, I had to pass this recipe from Manila, Philippines along.  It is a great expansion of the dry gin martini, transforming it into a complex white rum & citrus drink,...

Best Stay-at-Home Cocktails

With most restaurants & bars closed during coronavirus quarantine, several are offering cocktails for curbside take-out, from L.A. to Kansas City to NYC. Among the most popular drinks are Moscow Mules*, Margaritas* or Margarita kits, the Old-Fashioned*, Rye Manhattans*, SaltyDogs...

Irish Coffee

IRISH COFFEE is a combination of our two favorite ingredients, hot coffee and whiskey. I always tie it into Christmas-preparation relief or Saint Patrick’s Day. It began in the 1950’s when an Irish airport bartender mixed the two together to...

“He chose … poorly.”

An Old Fashioned is not a drink I’d ordinarily order at a bar. It’s too easy to make at home. When I do order a cocktail, it’s usually something that sounds interesting, using ingredients I don’t have at home. But...