Have you heard the one about the soda maker, vodka salesman and Russian woman? One fateful day in 1941 Russian immigrant Sophie Berezinski walks into the Cock ‘n’ Bull restaurant in Hollywood. She was desperate to sell 2000 copper mugs …
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El Morocco
Today we share with you the “El Morocco” a cocktail that surfaced in the 1939 publication of Around the World with Jigger, Beaker and Flask, by Charles Baker. The drink is an interesting blend of Cognac, Port and pineapple juice …
Grilled Pineapple-Ancho Margarita
Ancho Reyes is a Mexican liqueur made from Ancho and Poblano peppers. It is a sweet and subtly spiced with a hint of smokiness. Ancho Reyes liqueur adds a great lift to many traditional cocktails and works particularly well in …
Lemongrass Gimlet
Every year my wife plants a pot of lemongrass on our deck as an ornamental. The root of this tall grassy plant has wonderful culinary uses. Lemon grass root is pungent with a distinctive herbaceous-citrus like character. It is commonly …
Frozen Peach Mule
This week’s tropical heat wave brings out the blender drink in us. Today’s cocktail is an easy to make, refreshing drink that will take the edge off of the heat. It is a frozen take on the Moscow Mule that …
Coconut Cardamom Cooler
There is a heat wave on the way and when it comes to hot weather cocktails, we look for drinks that include something hydrating in their composition. Today we offer you a refreshing combination of Brandy with Coconut Water and …
Miss Scarlet
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 …
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 …
