Posted on July 26, 2010 by mheusler
The Tom Collins is a Collins type of cocktail that uses gin. A Collins cocktail usually has a base of lemon juice, sugar, carbonated water and a spirit of some sort. There are different names giving to Collin style cocktails, for instance a John Collins uses bourbon in place of the gin and a Juan [...]
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Posted on July 24, 2010 by mheusler
(Varietals not specific brands) # 1- Amarone – (Italy) #2 – Barolo (Italy) #3 – Reisling (Germany) #4 – Red Chateneauneuf Du Pape (France) #5 – Brachetto D’Acqui (Spumante) (Italy)
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Posted on July 19, 2010 by mheusler
I really enjoy Dry’s sodas, especially their lavender soda which I found at Whole Foods about a year ago. Other flavors offered by the brand include vanilla bean, kumquat, juniper berry and cucumber. The sodas are made for those who like carbonated beverages but are put off by mass produced sodas that use high fructose [...]
Filed under: Booze | Tagged: Cocktail of the week, France, Beefeater 24 Gin, Hendrick's Gin, Max's Creation, Summer Breeza, Dry's Sodas, Lavender Soda, Creme Yvette, dried violet petals, Provenace, Rose Water, Grapefruit Rind | Leave a Comment »
Posted on July 12, 2010 by mheusler
I’m not the biggest Champagne fan in the world, as I much more prefer sweeter sparkling wines like Prosecco, Cava and Brachetto to Champagne which is more often than not, very dry. There are some cocktails that use Champagne that I do like with my favorite probably being the Champagne Cocktail. I like pretty much [...]
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Posted on July 4, 2010 by mheusler
I was fucking with these hardbody before ‘the dude” blew them up. When I was in high school we used to hit this bar Desmond’s up. It’s on Park Avenue South and is still around to this very day. They were accepting of 16 year old kids with shitty as hell fake ID’s from Times [...]
Filed under: Booze | Tagged: Ronnybrook Farm, White Russian, Kahlua, Tia Maria, Tito's Handmade Vodka, Svedka, Desmond's Pub | Leave a Comment »
Posted on July 1, 2010 by mheusler
This is my cheap bourbon of choice as I can almost always find it available for about $15 a liter. It’s produced at the Buffalo Trace distillery in Frankfort and is aged for three short years before being bottled at a conservative 80 proof. It’s got a nice wheat like color to it and on [...]
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Posted on June 27, 2010 by mheusler
This is about as classic of a cocktail as you’re ever going to find and one in which the whole is more than the sum of it’s parts. You won’t need a lot of ingredients to make it properly just make sure that you use really good quality products. The drink is believed to have [...]
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Posted on June 26, 2010 by mheusler
I suppose categorizing specific alcoholic beverages as a digestif can get a bit confusing. Technically, they’re supposed to be served after a meal to help settle the stomach. Aperitifs are traditionally served with “finger foods” before a meal to help build an appetite. If you’ve ever seen “Made” with Vince Vaughn, then you probably remember [...]
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Posted on June 21, 2010 by mheusler
Let’s talk about what a fizz is because besides from containing carbonation of some sort it also is a specific category of cocktails. A regular fizz is usually going to contain a sweetener, either lemon or lime juice, spirit and carbonated water. It’s basically a sour with bubbles. If you add an egg white to [...]
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Posted on June 6, 2010 by mheusler
Alright, so let’s start with vodka. Anyone immersed in mixology and cocktail culture knows that vodka has sort of been a taboo item that serious bars and bartenders would prefer not to serve. I’ve seen people politely been shut down when asking for cocktails made with vodka at Death and Company. And I completely understand [...]
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