Over the years we have looked to spring harvest for cocktail inspirations. Rhubarb has been a favorite spring flavor for us and this year we are employing it in a variation on the Manhattan. Rhubarb has a flavor not dissimilar …
The Hemingway Daiquiri – A.K.A. The Papa Dople
Last week we shared with you the classic Daiquiri recipe and its history. Here is a variation on the Daiquiri whose recipe is attributed to Ernest Hemingway. Ernest loved his drink and you can find a number of cocktail recipes …
Tasting Tuscany
The Madison Tasters Club is a monthly tasting group comprised of non-industry, non-professional consumers of wine. The group is moderated by a professional Sommelier who selects the evening’s wines. Each month the group will taste six selections with a specific …
The Daiquiri Cocktail
Prohibition made Cuba the Gem of the Caribbean. You could hop on a plane in Miami and be in Havana before lunch sipping Daiquiri’s. It was in this lost paradise of Cuba that the wonderfully simple and perfectly refreshing Daiquiri …
Thoughts on the Martini
What happened to the Martini? Today Martinis are a shadow of what they used to be. They are fruited and laced, infused and laden with pompadours of foam. What was once beauty in simplicity has become a freak show of …
The Declaration Cocktail
With Saint Patrick’s Day right around the corner we thought it best to offer up a cocktail with a base of Irish Whiskey. After exhaustive internet cocktail surfing and more than a few trials that went south, we landed on …
Pat O’Brien’s Original Hurricane Recipe
No Trip to New Orleans is complete without a stop at Pat O ’Briens on Saint Peter Street in the Quarter. There you will find tourists and locals alike mixing to dueling pianos and Hurricane cocktails. In the early 1940’s …
