The Easter weekend is going to be hectic and if you are looking for a great, easy way to offer your guests a self-serve treat, why not make up a pitcher of Fresh Sangria? While there are hundreds of Sangria …
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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 …
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 …
The D’Artagnan
Charles Ogier de Batz de Castelmore, Comte D’Artagnan was a real-life character from the Gascony region of France who served as Captain of the Musketeers for Louis XIV. In 1840 his life was immortalized by Alexandre Dumas in The Three …
The Three Essential Mixers
Like a good Chef has to have knowledge of the “Mother Sauces” a good bartender needs to know how to make the Three Essential Mixers that every well stocked bar should have. Like well-made culinary sauces these Mixers need to be made …
Brandy Milk Punch
Here is an easy one that is so soothing. I remember my mother used to occasionally have Brandy and Milk in the evening before bed. It is a drink that is still offered at Brunches in New Orleans as a …
The Martinique Crusta
Today we share with you the Martinique Crusta, found in The Gentleman’s Companion, Around the World with Jigger, Beaker and Flask written by Charles Baker. Baker recounts his introduction to this artful creation while traveling through the West Indies in 1929. …
The Brandy Crusta
Among cocktail classics is the Brandy Crusta. It is a drink all but forgotten long ago but still finding a small foothold among artisan bartenders in places where the art is respected. The drink was invented in the 1850’s by …
A New Orleans Classic: The Ramos Fizz
Tuesday February 13th is not any ordinary Tuesday, it is Fat Tuesday. It is when New Orleans Mardi Gras reaches a crescendo. It is a time to celebrate with a New Orleans Classic Cocktail from the golden age of cocktails. …
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