I’ve had another round of bitters in the works, and these pink grapefruit bitters are particularly tasty. I started with a base of Bacardi 151 — one of the few overproof rums available to us up here, and one that is too fiery to successfully use blended in cocktails. What else to do with a bottle [...]
For all you Valentine revelers, here’s a Valentine’s cocktail that Cupid himself might like to kick back with. If you have a date for Valentine’s, enjoy, knowing that Cupid is getting his vacay time in. If you are flying solo for Valentine’s, take comfort in the fact that Cupid is on the beach in Bermuda [...]
Another evening with falernum needing to be used up … another colonial cocktail from Vintage Spirits and Forgotten Cocktails! I think I’m up to number 6 or so of these that I’ve documented here or on Flickr.
I still have about 250 ml of homemade falernum to use up, and have been trying it in as many [...]
Its more than enough time since the last cocktail from Vintage Spirits and Forgotten Cocktails and while I’m not strictly going in alphabetical order, I am moving roughly from the front to the back.
So tonight’s Dr. Cocktail Bingo landed on The Blackthorn Cocktail! This one is a gin-based cocktail of few ingredients. Its on the dryer [...]
Another Thursday Drink Night — Last night’s theme was nuts: liqueurs made from nuts, nut infused booze, and more nuts. Go check them all out, make some for yourself and and vote for your favourite!
I’m not a big nut liqueur fan, usually finding them too sweet and cloying, so this was a bit more of a [...]