Tomorrow is Canada Day and the weather is supposed to be perfect – at least here in the nation’s capital anyway. While we can’t get together in large groups or take in the fireworks with a mob of fellow patriots, we can make the most of the sunshine and warm weather. Allow me to propose…
Tipples
Martinez Cocktail
The Martinez is widely considered to be the predecessor to the classic gin martini. Part Manhattan, part Martini – it first appeared in print in 1884. The most commonly sipped version enjoyed today is most often credited to legendary bartender Jerry Thomas but the city of Martinez, California claims that a local bartender came up…
Watermelon Paloma
Guys! Patio season is finally upon us. I also caught a glimpse that my condo is prepping the pool. Fingers firmly crossed that it will be open for this scorcher of a weekend. Aside from the universal feeling of stir craziness, I’m particularly elated about the prospect of the pool because it was under construction…
Elderflower Rosé French 75
I can’t rejoin you today as usual, sharing cocktail content with a frothy story. I have included a recipe herein but I need to first acknowledge the events of the last three weeks. The killing of George Floyd has been the catalyst for an impassioned, global cry for an end to police brutality, an end…
Rhubarb Sour
It’s rhubarb season but the perennial vegetable seems next to impossible to find in grocery stores. Luckily, my friend Sarah grows some in her garden and I did a curbside pickup for some of her yield. I knew I wanted to make a cocktail from the beautifully sweet-tart vegetable. I waffled about how best to…
Jungle Bird
Like most Tiki cocktails, the Jungle Bird is dangerous. Unlike other drinks of the Polynesian persuasion, this one brings a lot more bitterness to the table in the form of Campari. Otherwise, the formula is consistent with the Tiki tradition of fruit juice, rum and demerara syrup. I have indulged in more than a few…
Singapore Sling
On my virtual happy hour series I’ve been pushing people a bit beyond the three-ingredient cocktails we started with. In part because there are only so many three-ingredient cocktails you can do before it starts getting repetitive. In part because some viewers have asked for a bit more of a challenge. And lastly, because there…
Gold Rush
As I’ve been hosting my nightly Virtual Happy Hours, I’m always researching accessible three-ingredient cocktails, The Gold Rush fits the bill perfectly. This is an adaptation of the classic whiskey sour but without the egg white and bitters. Made with only bourbon, lemon juice, and honey syrup, this is sort of like a cold version…
Isaac Newton’s Sidecar
As part of my personal commitment to bring a bit of levity to your life during these dark and uncertain times, today I am serving up an endlessly drinkable reinterpretation of the classic Sidecar cocktail and my recommendations for must-watch television. I think we are all spending a heck of a lot more time in…
Herbes de Provence Rosé Sangria
One of my most popular recipes of all time is my Elderflower Rosé Sangria – while hosting my nightly Virtual Happy Hour on Instagram, I wanted to put together a sangria that people could easily recreate with what they had on hand. Even when we’re not in isolation, limiting our trips outside the home, and…
