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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
“Go away you English Kanigits or I’ll taunt you a second time” (if you don’t know where that quote comes from – Don’t admit it!) 1 1/2 oz. vodka ½ oz. St. Germain Elderflower Liqueur 1 ½ oz. lemon sour or: 1 1/3 oz. lemon juice and 2/3 oz. simple…
1.5 oz. Milagro Plata Tequila ½ oz. St. Germaine Elderflower Liqueur 2 oz. lemon sour or: 1 1/3 oz. lemon juice and 2/3 oz. simple syrup (1/3 oz = 2 tsp.) dash Regan’s Orange bitters dash Angostura Orange Bitters Chill cocktail glass with ice and water Add all ingredients to…
This cocktail is a bourbon and orange sour with the almond sweetness of the orgeat and the kick of habanero. The name originated during a family ski trip to Steamboat Springs a number of years ago. We would always eat at the Tugboat Saloon on our first night and, so,…