I love bitter! So, naturally, I love this theme! I think the amari and other digestifs add an amazing complexity to any style of cocktail, (well, I haven’t tried it with Tiki drinks – yet!) This month we have two cocktails to offer. We obviously have the Holidays in mind…
November’s Mixology Monday has come and gone and we’re talking brunch cocktails. From the Caribbean to the Far East, an egg, maple syrup, French Toast, coffee and bananas – all in a glass, (well, actually several glasses). That’s enough for the yammering, let’s get to the cocktails: First up…
It’s Mixology Monday CXIII and we’re happy to be hosting! The theme we chose is “Bacon, Eggs and Booze” ’cause nothing makes a holiday brunch taste better than amazing cocktails. For this theme, we have 2 offerings: a sangria and a zero proof cocktail, (or nearly zero proof), for…
Well, it’s autumn, with falling temperatures and falling leaves, kiddos and costumes and far too many treats. Looming are the next set of holidays, the serious ones complete with feasts, gifts, parties and gatherings of family and friends. One perennial problem is: what to do with guests the morning after,…
It’s already Mixology Monday for October! This Month we are hosted by Frederic of the Cocktail Virgin and the theme is “Mashups.” The challenge is to combine 2 cocktails into one Monster. I started thinking of Scotch drinks, but nothing seemed to be anything special. Looking at the Blood and…
The theme for this month’s Mixology Monday is “Drink Nerdy.’ Our host, Rebecca of The Shrubbery blog, challenges us to embrace our inner cocktail nerdyness. From her Announcement Post, “The thing that unites everyone who participates in MxMo is our love of of cocktails. We love the history, the alchemy,…
This month’s Mixology Monday is hosted by Adam of the Mr. Muddle blog. He has chosen the theme of vinegar, as in the Shrub. A shrub is simply fruit, sugar and vinegar. They are generally sweet/tart and you can enjoy them with a little carbonated water or mix them in…
Mules, those descendants of the Moscow Mule in all their forms, are becoming more and more popular. Why? Because they are a) easy to prepare and b) taste great. What better cocktail to serve your guests than this popular libation? Now, you Moscow Mule aficionados out there can rightly complain…
It’s Mixology Monday May 2016! This month’s theme, hosted by Nick of the Booze Barn, is “Dry.” Around here, we like dry, (maybe why we live in South Texas)! The idea this month is to make a cocktail using a dry base spirit with no more than 10% sweetener/juice and…
Barrel aging at home is fairly simple, not ridiculously expensive and seriously worth doing. The in’s and out’s of getting started are covered in our Barrel Aged Cocktails page. While simply barrel aging cocktails is reason enough to get started, the real magic occurs when you age something in a…