Stories about drinks – where they come from, why they work, and how to make them
After messing around with the Cosmo last week, I was looking for a good riff on that drink. Essentially, this means incorporating citrus and cranberry. It helps that cranberry will almost certainly make the drink pink, which felt right for Valentines Day. This is an original cocktail that, while certainly informed by reading a whole … Read more
Eggnog gets a terrible rap, which I’m pretty sure comes from bad experiences people have had with store-bought eggnog as a kid. My mom loved it, my dad hated it, it looked like straight milk so I never tried it. I didn’t have eggnog at all until 2 years ago when I has Sun Liquor’s … Read more
Diwali was on Wednesday, and my wife and I went to a party with friends to celebrate. I don’t think I’d ever even heard of Diwali before college, and Indian food isn’t really my wheelhouse (I make pasta…), but I wanted to bring something. I found a drink that I thought had the right flavors … Read more