It’s said that the first Bloody Mary was served by the bartender at the King Cole Bar in New York’s St. Regis Hotel as early as 1934. With a base of tomato juice and full-flavour Bloody Mary ingredients, this classic cocktail is an excellent addition to any brunch recipe, sure to turn your favourite weekend meal into a party….
The white Cargo is a sumptuous, decadent take on a cocktail. The drink is sweeter than sweet, yet with a weird, herbal undertone. It’s a cocktail that reminds us about our early ice cream-licking days before we hit the legal age to consume alcohol, way before the Instagram days. It’s totally unnecessary, yet here we…
The Cucumber Cooler isn’t a classic cocktail, It’s not even very well known. But for those who are familiar with it will attest, it’s just the ticket to watch the sun-down in the garden or the balcony. Or looking out the window wishing you had a balcony. The Cucumber Cooler can also be served on the rocks…
Advanced thermodynamics and quantum physics tell us beer cans are more efficient to pick up. But history reminds us again today it wasn’t always that way from the inception of Beer drinking. If we don’t remember where we’re from, how will we know where we’re going? National Beer Can Appreciation Day is here to remind…
Ingredients 1 bottle of Chianti red wine 1/2 – 1 cup (120-240ml) orange juice (preferably freshly squeezed) 1/4 cup orange liqueur (optional) 2 tablespoons brandy (optional) 400-500 g (3-4 cups) thinly sliced or cubed fruit of your choice (apples, pears, peaches, halved grapes, hulled and halved strawberries, orange, lemon, lime) Spices of your choice: 2 cinnamon sticks , 2 star anise pods, 3 whole cloves, cardamom, nutmeg,…
INGREDIENTS 4 medium ripe peaches (1 ½ pounds), plus a few peach slices for garnish if desired 1 bottle Prosecco, chilled INSTRUCTIONS First, make peach purée: Peel your peaches slice them in half, and remove the pits. Place the halved peaches in a blender or food processor, and blend until the purée is completely smooth. Peach purée is best…
Ingredients 2 ounces bourbon or rye whiskey 1/4 ounce simple syrup 2 dashes Angostura bitters 1 sugar cube, or 1/2 teaspoon sugar Orange peel or Luxardo cherry, for garnish Directions Place a sugar cube or sugar in an old-fashioned glass and saturate it with Angostura bitters. Muddle or stir to mix. Add the whiskey, fill the glass with ice, and stir well Express the orange peel over the…
Ingredients 1/2 oz. gin 1/2 oz. red vermouth 1 1/2 oz. Campari Orange twist, to garnish Directions Pour the Gin, vermouth and Campari into a mixing glass or jug with ice. Stir well until the outside of the glass feels cold Strain into a tumbler and add 1 large ice sphere or some fresh ice, and garnish with an orange…
Ingredients: 1/2 lime cut into 4 wedges 5 fresh mint leaves 5 fresh basil leaves 3 large strawberries 1/2 ounce stevia simple syrup 1-ounce Rum ( Checkout vareties of Rum ) Seltzer water to finish Directions: Place the mint leaves and 1 lime wedge into a shaker or mason jar. Muddle the ingredients together with a…
There’s a Glass for every wine Navigating the world of wine glasses can be very daunting most especially for individuals new to the industry of wine drinking, but same isn’t said about Connoisseur’s as they know their way around a glass cabinet blindfolded, picking the right glassware that best fits any particular wine that’s being…
