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,...
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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...
Black Russian
The BLACK RUSSIAN is simple to make, requiring just two ingredients: vodka & Kahlua. Kahlua is a Mexican liqueur made from rum, sugar, vanilla bean, and arabica coffee. It alone contains 20% alcohol. Given that each bottle is seven years...
Irish Car Bomb
The IRISH CAR BOMB is a very tasty all-Irish drink meant for immediate consumption. By dropping a shot glass mixed with Jameson Irish Whiskey and Bailey’s Irish Cream into a half pint of Guinness stout, the goal is to drink...
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...
Soho (cocktail)
(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...
Scotch & Soda
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...
Drinks of the Stars
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...
The History of Alcohol
Our 9,000-year experimentation with drinking explained.
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