How to Make a Caipirinha
It’s time to get exotically Brazilian with their national cocktail the Caipirinha (pronounced k-EYE-pir-een-YA). The base spirit is a crude style of rum called cachaca (pronounced kuh-CHAA-kuh) which presents a murky fruitiness to the palate. …
How to Make an Aviation Cocktail
It’s time for a fancy cocktail. The Aviation is an opportunity to showcase your top-shelf gin and its floral juniper notes. If you’re able to lay hands on Creme de Violette liqueur then you’ll be…
How to Make a Whiskey Sour
Happy Memorial Day to everyone! Today, let’s take a look at a bar standard the Whiskey Sour. Classic cocktails include a family of sours which can range from the Lemon Drop to the Sidecar. The…
Links from Libation
Here are your booze news links to keep your holiday weekend rolling along. Enjoy! Jim Beam is putting out a delicious small batch bourbon for those that don’t like Jim Beam. How did…
How to Make a Screwdriver
You’ve got a bunch of brunch-heads filling up your bar one weekend morning and some of them need a pick-me-up from the night before. The Screwdriver provides a soothing kick for the morning after and…
How to Make a White Russian
Did you come here looking for the latest Slavic sex tips? Then you better look elsewhere, bucko! Today’s article is all about making the classic White Russian cocktail. For a cream-based drink, it’s actually pretty…
How to Make a Lemon Drop
A customer tells you they’re on a new detox diet and that they want a ‘healthy’ cocktail. You nod approvingly while pondering this wonderful contradiction. But what drink would appeal to their fleeting stab at…
Links from Libation
Come get your mind blown from this amazing bowl of drink jellied links! Don’t push or panic because there’s plenty to go around. One wonderful sign the world is slowly but surely returning…
How to Make a French 75
So let’s add some fancy to our champagne cocktail game. Today we’re making a French 75 which calls for breaking out the champagne and mixing in some decent gin. Hey, nobody ever said this cocktail…
How to Make a Bellini Cocktail
Aunt Janice is back and she’s not taking “No” for an answer this time. Janice is going to brunch, and there’s not a damn thing anybody can do about it. Oh, she’ll have her Bellini,…