Cherry Bitters

Another round of bitters got underway today!  I have had the supplies all ready to go, just needed to sit down and figure out what was going to go in the bitters, and determine if I was going to make this batch all in one shot, or do a double maceration.

I had compiled quite a few [...]

What do you do with a bottle of Falernum?

Why make cocktails, of course.  I have had my newly finished bottle of falernum sitting in the fridge for a couple of days now, and decided I had better start putting it to good use!

After a fair bit of research, I ended up using Kaiser Penguin’s recipe for falernum, and used Lamb’s 151 as the base.  [...]

Celery Bitters, Round 1

After making homemade grenadine, I decided to kickstart things into cocktail high-gear and get some other cocktail ingredients going.  I now have some falernum resting comfortably in the fridge for which I used Kaiser Penguin’s recipe (I’m still undecided about whether I like the toasted spices or not).  AND, I have a batch of Pimento Dram [...]

The Quest for Cocktails continues...

A second night in the big city, and after a day of running around to places like Gourmet Warehouse to stock up on Scharffenberger chocolate and other sundries, and checking out the local gluten-free baking scene,  I for one, was ready for some dinner and a couple of cocktails.

When over in Vancouver, I like to opt [...]

Cocktails in Vancouver

I decided to head to Vancouver this weekend, to visit, pick up supplies, check out the gluten-free baking scene over here, AND of course, sample some cocktails.

After having made my way tediously from the ferry through the tunnel (only took an hour ), I was definitely ready for some dinner and a cocktail.   We [...]