There has been a recent interest in Amaro. The word literally means “bitter” in Italian and represents a group of herbal liqueurs. Amaros come from numerous proprietary recipes and are compounded blends of various herbs and bittering agents. Typically Amaros …
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Foamy Margaritas
Foamy Margaritas Today we are going to show you our favorite way to dress a Margarita. Creating salt foam to top a Margarita proves to be a more subtle way to deliver the signature salty bite than the traditional salt …
Pisco Sour
The Pisco sour is the National Cocktail of Peru and mighty popular in Chile too. Each country prides its own version with a slight variation in recipe. In Peru they use the Egg White to Add Froth to the drink …
The Ultimate Pomegranate Martini
With Valentine’s Day on the horizon we share with you the Ultimate Pomegranate Martini. It is said that the first pomegranate was planted by Aphrodite, the goddess of love, fertility and beauty. The fruit has a long history of passion …
Lion’s Tail Cocktail
The holiday season is a wonderful time for drinks made with Allspice Dram. This somewhat unknown cordial is also known as Pimento Dram (allspice is the berry of the pimento tree). Made from a base of rum infused with allspice …
Smokey Cider Margarita
Here is a great drink that will help you segue into fall while still hanging on to a bit of summer. Our Smoky Cider Margarita takes summer’s favorite cocktail and infuses fresh fall cider into the glass. We use Mezcal …
The Florodora Cocktail
The Florodora Cocktail was created in 1900 and was named for the wildly successful Broadway comedy musical of the same name. In the show there was a sextet of girls known as the Florodora Girls who attracted a faithful …
The Mai Tai
Ok it is 3:00 somewhere and we are into the Mai-Tai’s. They are a classic from our Grandparent’s era that has endured the test of time. As always with these classics there are a million copy-cat recipes that may be …
The Trinidad Especial
Here is a drink that weaves sweet and bitter together seamlessly. It comes to us from the South American Island Country of Trinidad and is no doubt influenced by the folks at Angostura. The original recipe calls for Pisco“Mistral” which …
Rum & Honey AKA The Jamaican Black Stripe
Here is a versatile drink that plays as well in the heat summer as it does in the cold of winter. It is a variation of a drink that comes from The Gentleman’s Companion, Around the World with Jigger, Beaker …
