This post was made in partnership with Truvia®. Recipes and ideas are my own. Halloween may have you thinking about those sweet treats filling up your jack-o-lantern buckets, but today we’re going to be talking about a different kind of…
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Clairin Casimir’s U.S. Recall – A Deeper Look
On October 10, 2018, the New York State Liquor Authority caused a stir within the cane spirits community. The subject: A press release regarding Clairin Casimir, distilled in Haiti and imported to the U.S. by La Maison & Velier, is…
second line season
2 oz Calvados (Boulard VSOP)1/2 oz Lemon Juice2 tsp Amaro Montenegro (1/3 oz)1 tsp Maraschino Liqueur (1/6 oz Luxardo)2 dash Boker’s Bitters (Jerry Thomas Decanter) Shake with ice, strain into a wine glass half rimmed with sugar, fill with pebbled…
Grindelwald’s Goblet – Fantastic Beasts Halloween Cocktail
This color changing Halloween Cocktail celebrates the new movie The Crimes of Grindelwald, and the Harry Potter Universe! We are big fan’s of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter books and the fantastic immersive world that she created in these stories and…
parisian sour
2 oz Louis Royer Force 53 Cognac (Camus VS)3/4 oz Dolin Blanc Vermouth1/2 oz Lemon Juice1/2 oz Cane Syrup (Simple Syrup)1 Egg White Shake once without ice and once with ice, strain into a cocktail coupe, and garnish with chocolate…
How Bartenders in Pre-Prohibition New York Changed the Way We Drink
This is part one in a four-part series by New York Cocktails author Amanda Schuster about New York’s role in shaping how we drink. There is much talk about the influence New York City culture has on the modern cocktail…
sfumato swizzle
1 1/2 oz Sfumato Rabarbaro Amaro1 oz Pineapple Juice3/4 oz Lime Juice1/2 oz Doctor Bird Jamaican Rum (Smith & Cross)1/2 oz Falernum (Velvet)1/2 oz Giffard Banane du Bresil Build in a Collins glass, fill with crushed ice, swizzle to mix…
Friday Musings: Perspective
Recently I watched a truly informative little video that’s currently circulating on Facebook about how to take great photos with an iPhone camera. Most of us take pictures up at eye level and although the results are pleasant enough, they’re…
Fall Feelings Boozy Round Up 16 boozy ways to get in the fall spirit!
Put out some decorative gourds and make some cocktails! It finally feels like fall! Apple-groni Cocktail Apple Elixir Cocktail Caramel Apple Jellies Sparkling Apple Sherry Cocktail Pairing Rosé with Apples Black Licorice and Amaro Bat Jellies The Negroni Nero Private…
Tales of the Cocktail Heads to Puerto Rico in 2019
Each year, the Tales of the Cocktail Foundation partners with a domestic or international host city for Tales on Tour, a traveling conference meant to further the foundation’s mission to educate, advance, and support the industry on a global scale. These stops…