Daily Mix / Martini Monday / Tequila / Mezcal / Vodka
by Keet · Published February 15, 2020 · Last modified March 28, 2023
(This recipe courtesy of bartender Tommy at Gigante Bar & Restaurant, Eastchester, NY.) The SOHO cocktail is a mix of ingredients I didn’t expect to like, but did. The bartender at Gigante Bar in Eastechester, NY shared this recipe with...
I didn’t understand the point of the SCOTCH & SODA until I watched a bartender serve it. First, he filled a tall, narrow-mouthed highball glass with ice and walked away. A minute later he reported back to swirl the ice...
What cocktails do you think actors turn to most often to take the edge off? What would they drink at the Oscars after-party? Here’s a list, as best as can be determined. They range from low-profile drinkers (no idea what...
Commentary / Daily Mix / Spirits
by Keet · Published January 28, 2020 · Last modified January 29, 2020
Our 9,000-year experimentation with drinking explained.
For those with a taste for gin, the GIN GIMLET is a lighter alternative to a gin martini or Negroni. The taste and fragrance of cucumber make it particularly refreshing. Requirements: Gin, lime, cucumber, simple syrup 3 oz. (2 jiggers)...
An article was published a while ago about eight unhealthy cocktails to avoid. Contributed by Clara Hogan to Liquor.com, she names the following cocktails which are so rich in sugar and/or fat (from cream) that you’re not doing yourself any...
In Jack Finney’s 1970 novel, Time and Again, a man travels from current day New York City to the winter of 1882, NYC. He does so via a combination of extensive training of the manners, history and attitudes of the...
Bourbon / Daily Mix / Shots on Saturday
by Keet · Published January 4, 2020 · Last modified August 24, 2023
The law requires that American (largely Kentucky) bourbon consist of at least 51% corn; but it can be as high as 80-90%. The other components are rye, malted barley and wheat. Some of the traditional bourbons consisting of corn, rye...
Daily Mix / Tequila / Mezcal / World Wednesday
by Keet · Published December 28, 2019 · Last modified September 18, 2022
The drink of choice for writer Jack Kerouac and singer Jimmy Buffet, the MARGARITA is one of the most festive, popular drinks. It first appeared in Mexico and then southern California in the 1930’s and ’40’s and since then has...
Daily Mix / Rum / Shots on Saturday
by Keet · Published December 20, 2019 · Last modified December 21, 2019
“If you keep on drinking rum, the world will soon be quit of a very dirty scoundrel!” — Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island Chances are, you along with the rest of the U.S. think of mixed drinks when you think...
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