Stories about drinks – where they come from, why they work, and how to make them
When we moved into our new house, I was really excited that we had healthy citrus trees. I had spent enough time here in the past several years to know that backyard citrus was the real deal, and my dad has always told me stories of snacking from the trees on his walks home growing … Read more
Triple Sec generally, and especially Cointreau, have featured heavily on the blog this winter. With winter citrus comes good pairing with a spicy orange liqueur, and that’s the primary theme I’ve explored for the last two months. What’s definitely been missing is any discussion of Grand Marnier; like Cointreau, it’s French and tastes like oranges. … Read more
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
Once I decided I was going to be writing a lot about triple sec this winter, I knew I was going to write about the Cosmopolitan. I expected it to be a takedown of the cocktail culture of the 90s because the drink sucks but got popular anyway because of a TV show. Unfortunately for … Read more
Some cocktails take a lot of work. There can be juicing, shaking, stirring, and straining in even the most classic of recipes like the negroni or margarita. More intense drinks involve making custom syrups and infusions which take even more effort. And while I think the juice is usually worth the squeeze for these drinks, … Read more
I love being outside. Cycling, running, hiking, skiing, snowshoeing, kayaking, golf, I love it all. Get me out where nature is thick, people are sparse, and I’m breaking a sweat. But I also run a (mostly) cocktail blog, so I obviously love drinking as well. For a while, the only thing that really sounded good … Read more
I call this blog Mixing Ingredients, but thus far I’ve really only talked about the ingredients that have alcohol in them (like vermouth…). While that’s the crux of any cocktail, the other stuff is just as important to the overall quality and character of the drink. So, today, I’m going to talk about seasonal winter … Read more