This post was made in partnership with Kerrygold Irish Cream. Recipe and ideas are my own. Years ago, when I was working a 9-5 job where I left my house and went into an office, my day-to-day activities often including working with…
The Travelling Cocktail Drinker: The Best Bars in New York
The Big Apple is famous for its cocktails, regularly battling it out with London to be known as the premier destination for cocktail enthusiasts. You can’t visit New York without making a trip to one of these popular bars –…
Imbibers’ Summer Reading
It’s summer, the workload lighter and the chance to have an afternoon off to relax with a book is significantly higher. Alcohol is a tasty subject and here are five books that serve up a dash of drink history. They…
Un Petit Macaron Tower for Bastille Day Entertaining with Louis Jadot Wine
This post is brought to you by Louis Jadot wine. Recipes and ideas are my own. We LOVE a reason to entertain around Stir and Strain headquarters, and while the fireworks have died down (mostly) around Los Angeles, we’re still…
Will We Finally Get the Good Stuff in the US? TTB Considers Fixing Bottle Size Problem
Since Prohibition, U.S. Consumers have long gotten the short end of the stick when it comes to getting many of the great spirits made in other countries. One reason: The antiquated legal restrictions on the allowed size of distilled spirits…
History of the Espresso Martini
Before we had even heard of Vodka Redbull, there was another alcoholic cocktail credited with keeping partygoers awake until the early hours. The Espresso Martini combines kahlua, vodka and hot espresso coffee with a generous amount of sugar syrup to…
Rosé Breakfast Bramble
This week is rosé cocktail week! To celebrate the launch of my new book Celebrate Rosé, I had Drinkstagramers and cocktail mavens whip up their favorite cocktails using rosé. Some had never used rosé in a cocktail before, all the…
Cool Down with a Coffee Cocktail
Cool Down With a Coffee Cocktail There is something wonderful about summer – the long, hot days make it the perfect time to enjoy the outdoors and us Brits like to make the most of every minute. But it can…
How the Financial Crisis of 2007 Reshaped the Rum World
In the course of researching various rum-related topics, there’s some recent history that I keep bumping up against. Between 1997 and 2009, one company purchased several extremely important rum companies such as Angostura and Appleton. It then went bankrupt during…
Low Rent Cocktail of the Month: The Dr. Dad
It’s been forever since I’ve handed out a Low Rent Cocktails to you all. So, I thought I’d throw you one for all the dads out there since we just celebrated Father’s Day. The dads just trying to get through…