Pomegranate Pucker
This makes a perfect Valentine’s cocktail. It is a simple pomegranate gin sour. Pomegranate juice is tart and not overly sweet. It pairs well with juniper, olives and oranges. Thus, our selection of ingredients.
Category: Sour
The Ghost of Birthdays Past
When we host a party, my wife often tells me she wants a cocktail(s) that will pair with food “X” for which she can coordinate a name, even the colors she wants. This time she wanted a cocktail with tequila and pineapple. While there are a few delicious, classic pineapple/tequila…
Kumquat Sour
I love kumquats, partly because it’s a fun word, but mainly because of the sweet and sour flavor. It’s the only citrus I know of that you eat whole – peel, seeds and all! A few years ago, I bought and planted a kumquat tree and eagerly awaited it’s first…
New York Sour
This has become one of my favorite sours. If we have a bottle of red wine open, it’s the first cocktail I consider. The egg white makes a velvety mouth feel and the large ice cube in the shaker creates a nice texture. Use a full bodied, fruity wine such…
Belle Meade Sour
I like my whiskey sours 1:1 bourbon and lemon sour. For the lemon sour, I prefer 2:1 lemon to simple syrup. I also like the mouth feel of egg white. 1 1/2 oz. Belle Meade Bourbon 1 oz. Fresh lemon juice 1/2 oz. Simple syrup 1 large egg white (can…
Paradise Remembered
It is Mixology Monday! The theme, “Drink of Shame,” is the invention of our host Tipicular Fixins. We have all quaffed a few sweet, strange libations and I have imbibed my share of questionable drinks. This Month’s challenge, (now that we are real mixologists), is to create a cocktail that…
Belle Meade Bourbon
We had a magnificent time at the Cured – Belle Meade Bourbon Paired Dinner this past week in San Antonio. A meal at Cured Charcuterie is always a treat and this 5 course pairing was no exception. Visiting with Andy Nelson of Green Briar Distillery and hearing about the resurrection…
Grapefruit Tequila Sour
This has just the right balance of sweet, tart and sour. It will be prettier with white grapefruit juice, but we usually can only get ruby reds. Just be sure to use fresh juice.
Amaretto Sour
This is Jeffery Morgenthaler’s version. He’s right: It’s awesome. 1 ½ oz. amaretto ¾ oz. good bourbon 1 oz. lemon juice 1 tsp. 2:1 simple syrup ½ oz. or 1 Tbl egg white Chill old fashioned glass Add all ingredients to a shaker and dry shake to break down egg…
Pisco Sour
2 oz. Pisco 3/4 oz. fresh lime juice 3/4 oz. simple syrup 1 egg white Chill cocktail glass with ice and water Add all ingredients to shaker and dry shake to emulsify the egg white Add ice to shaker and shake to chill Strain into cocktail glass and top with…
The Ghost of Birthdays Past
When we host a party, my wife often tells me she wants a cocktail(s) that will pair with food “X” for which she can coordinate a name, even the colors she wants. This time she wanted a cocktail with tequila and pineapple. While there are a few delicious, classic pineapple/tequila…
Kumquat Sour
I love kumquats, partly because it’s a fun word, but mainly because of the sweet and sour flavor. It’s the only citrus I know of that you eat whole – peel, seeds and all! A few years ago, I bought and planted a kumquat tree and eagerly awaited it’s first…
New York Sour
This has become one of my favorite sours. If we have a bottle of red wine open, it’s the first cocktail I consider. The egg white makes a velvety mouth feel and the large ice cube in the shaker creates a nice texture. Use a full bodied, fruity wine such…
Belle Meade Sour
I like my whiskey sours 1:1 bourbon and lemon sour. For the lemon sour, I prefer 2:1 lemon to simple syrup. I also like the mouth feel of egg white. 1 1/2 oz. Belle Meade Bourbon 1 oz. Fresh lemon juice 1/2 oz. Simple syrup 1 large egg white (can…
Paradise Remembered
It is Mixology Monday! The theme, “Drink of Shame,” is the invention of our host Tipicular Fixins. We have all quaffed a few sweet, strange libations and I have imbibed my share of questionable drinks. This Month’s challenge, (now that we are real mixologists), is to create a cocktail that…
Belle Meade Bourbon
We had a magnificent time at the Cured – Belle Meade Bourbon Paired Dinner this past week in San Antonio. A meal at Cured Charcuterie is always a treat and this 5 course pairing was no exception. Visiting with Andy Nelson of Green Briar Distillery and hearing about the resurrection…
Grapefruit Tequila Sour
This has just the right balance of sweet, tart and sour. It will be prettier with white grapefruit juice, but we usually can only get ruby reds. Just be sure to use fresh juice.
Amaretto Sour
This is Jeffery Morgenthaler’s version. He’s right: It’s awesome. 1 ½ oz. amaretto ¾ oz. good bourbon 1 oz. lemon juice 1 tsp. 2:1 simple syrup ½ oz. or 1 Tbl egg white Chill old fashioned glass Add all ingredients to a shaker and dry shake to break down egg…
Pisco Sour
2 oz. Pisco 3/4 oz. fresh lime juice 3/4 oz. simple syrup 1 egg white Chill cocktail glass with ice and water Add all ingredients to shaker and dry shake to emulsify the egg white Add ice to shaker and shake to chill Strain into cocktail glass and top with…
