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…
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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…
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…
Earl Grey Sour
Today is the first day of Spring and I’m marking the occasion with a little help from my friends at Sipsmith who generously gifted me this bottle of their London Dry Gin, a couple of Fever Tree tonics and their SIP 100 Gin Cocktails With Only 3 Ingredients book. I wanted to feature a cocktail…
Midsummer Gin Dream
A friend reached out and asked if I could feature some easier cocktails that don’t require any hard-to-find ingredients, days of infusing, or an array of bar tools that you don’t own. So, here is the Midsummer Gin Dream, a simple, build-in-glass cocktail that is a subtle riff on the standard gin and tonic. Because…
Lilac Luminaria
Let’s Get Blitzen: Cocktail Advent Calendar – Day 22 = Lilac Luminaria. In case this is the first time you’ve seen the word “luminaria” it’s a small paper lantern, commonly a paper bag with a candle set inside. It’s significant in Hispanic cultures around Christmastime. I’ve named this cocktail “Lilac Luminaria” because it is a…
Raspberry Gin Cosmo
Let’s Get Blitzen: Cocktail Advent Calendar – Day 13 – Raspberry Gin Cosmo. Like a cosmo but better. Using gin in place of vodka and a splash of Chambord, raspberry liqueur, makes it more interesting. I feel like I kind of missed the Cosmo trend – I was still in high school when Sex and…
Santa’s Strawberry Helper
Let’s Get Blitzen: Cocktail Advent Calendar – Day 9 – Santa’s Strawberry Helper. Guys, you know what’s not fun? Making a series of cocktails when you’re hungover. That was my day yesterday. The lack of editorial calendar is catching up with me and I had to wake up the morning after my book club Christmas…
Raspberry Snowdrift
Let’s Get Blitzen: Cocktail Advent Calendar – Day 8 – Raspberry Snowdrift. How did we make a full seven days without even a single drop of gin? I don’t know what’s gotten into me but we are kicking off week 2 with a serious rectification of that issue. This is a slight variant on a…
Bee’s Knees Cocktail
Let me start off by saying, I’m sorry Mom, Mom’s friends, and Dad. This instalment of Taste & Tipple isn’t personal. The Bee’s Knees is a classic gin cocktail with a name that reminds me of the kind of description a boomer would use to characterize a fledgling romance, “Oh, he just thinks you’re the…
