Sometimes the hardest part of this job is coming up with cocktail names that aren’t already in circulation. There are already drinks named, “Tequila Sunrise”, “Tequila Sunset”, “Sunscorched”, “The Sun Also Rises”, “Pink Sunset”, “Sundowner”, I could go on. I wanted this drink to have “sun” in the name because the ombré pink hue with…
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Escape Artist Cocktail
As we’re approaching what would normally be March Break, I’m sure many of you are reminiscing fondly about the heart-racing moments of standing in the security line at the airport behind a family of 7 as they are informed they can’t travel with more than 3 ounces of liquid and proceed to sort through their…
Snowcone Sophisticate
Well friends, I have some exciting news: I entered my first-ever cocktail competition. That may come as a surprise to you given how many drinks I’ve whipped up over the past three years. The truth is, I often struggle with impostor syndrome. I worry about what “professional” bartenders will think of me, will they sit…
El Diablo
Listen, I know drinks have been dominating the content around here lately. I had intended for today’s post to be a fabulous shrimp and Israeli couscous dish that I’ve recently perfected. I went to make the dish today to shoot for the blog only to realize that I’d used up all my Israeli couscous the…
Pop My Cherry Margarita
If you’ve been following along for awhile now you might have noticed that I *really* like cherry cocktails. This summer stone fruit is just the tops in my opinion and I’ve whipped up the Ruby Tuesday and this Cherry Bourbon Sour using this star ingredient. This Pop My Cherry Margarita pairs freshly muddled cherries with…
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…
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…
Safe Harbour
The one good thing to come out of this pandemic is all the time I have to mix drinks and host my own show. While my Netflix deal is still pending, I’ve been hosting a nightly Virtual Happy Hour on my Instagram stories. I try to keep the cocktails simple – using 3-5 ingredients and…
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…
