SeanMike | January 9, 2011
I’d had ideas for a variety of posts. For instance, I got an iSi Gourmet Whip Pro for Christmas, and I’m very excited about doing tons of stuff with it! But…holidays…and then, like everyone else in DC, I got sick. Blech. So while watching the end of the football games today I decided what I [...]
Category: Cocktails, Recipes, Rum, Tea |
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Marshall | December 12, 2010
Yep, it’s that time of year where our weekends (and the occasional weeknight) are filled with Holiday parties and merriment. The Christmas Spirit has hit me pretty hard this year. I’ve been watching Christmas movies and singing carols. I have my first live tree whose named Elmer. Now all I need is some snow and [...]
Category: Bitters, Brandy, Christmas, Cocktails, Cointreau, Pimento Dram, Port, Recipes, Syrups |
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SeanMike | November 22, 2010
Well, it’s been a while, but it was time for Mixology Monday again! This time it’s being hosted at Rock & Rye by Dennis. Thanks, Dennis! The theme is “Forgotten Cocktails”. Given the resurgence in cocktail culture, and my relative lack of scholarship done “on my own”, I did what I figure most folks would [...]
Category: Bourbon, Calvados, Cocktails, Grenadine, Mixology Monday, Orange Flower Water, Recipes, Syrups |
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SeanMike | November 1, 2010
13 days ago, I was frantically doing laundry and packing. Suddenly I hit a point where all I could do was wait for an hour or so; I’d just gotten a five pack of bitters from Bitter End Bitters in Santa Fe, New Mexico, so I threw together a drink using a pineapple that I [...]
Category: Bars, Bitters, Cocktails, Events, Mixologists, Orgeat, Recipes, Repeal Day, Rum, Washington, DC |
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SeanMike | September 1, 2010
It’s BUH-now, not buh-NULL. Just so you know. When I heard the theme I had a great idea, because, well, everyone knows Bonal and rye go together so well, but man – stirred? Feh. My first attempt was a Negroni variant. Equal parts rye instead of gin, Bonal instead of sweet vermouth, Gran Classico instead [...]
Category: Cocktails, Mixology Monday, Recipes, Rye Whiskey |
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