For this week’s Wine Wednesday, we are heading back to the 1970’s and imbibing in it’s most popular wine – Riunite Lambrusco. As many of you may know, I love, love, love Lambrusco. It is fizzy and fruity and pairs really well with food. But, I had never had the wine that beget the craze in the United States – Riunite. As an aside, Riunite was one of the only Lambruscos available in the United … Read more
We can hardly believe that New Year’s Eve is around the corner! If you are looking for great cocktail recipes and finger food, then this is the book for you. The New Old Bar is the latest book from Steve McDonagh and Dan Smith of the Hearty Boys (winners of the first Next Food Network Star) out of one of my favorite cities – Chicago! And, the recipes have Chicago written all over them. How … Read more
Don’t want to haul your whole cocktail kit to your friend’s party, but want to be ready if duty calls? Then Bar10der is for you. If MacGyver was a bartender, this would be his bar tool. Bar10der packs 10 bartending tools into one tool that folds down to about 8 inches and weighs a little less than a pound.
What’s included?
Muddler Reamer Channel Knife Jigger Zester Knife Stirrer Strainer Corkscrew Bottle Opener
The bartender … Read more
Attention Maker’s Mark and bourbon fans! Acclaim Press has recently released The Ambassador of Bourbon – a photographic journey that chronicles the magic occurring in Loretto Kentucky. The lush photos examine the distillery during the day and night, in summer and winter. The journey begins with the grain (corn, wheat and rye and with a heavier use of wheat than most bourbons, which provides the soft tones that Maker’s exhibits) as it ferments, forms the … Read more
How to chill a fine Scotch without succumbing to tons of dilution? A question as old as the Whisky itself.
Sipping Stones, made of 100% soap stone, solves the problem by not being ice. That’s right, these rocks are rocks. Simply store these dice sized cubes in the freezer and they are ready to chill when you are. Which for me is always.
So how did they do chilling my Scotch (or beverage of your … Read more
Bourbon cider glaze
Combine apple cider, maple syrup, molasses and apple cider vinegar in a nonreactive sauce pot. Heat and gently reduce to 2/3rd of a cup.
Gently warm 1/3rd cup of bourbon in a saucepan to eliminate the alcohol. Add this to the reduced cider liquid. Reduce this mixture … Read more
Gift baskets can be a fun way to give the gift of cocktails this holiday season. The idea is simple: Pick a cocktail your recipient will love, then get the ingredients and package them in a gift box or basket … along with copy of DIY Cocktails, of course.
The level of DIY-ness is up to you. You can create your own recipe and print it on a decorative card, include a bottle of your … Read more
When Santa comes tonight, surprise him! Instead of putting out milk and cookies, leave out cocktails and candies. I am sure that Santa would appreciate a hot toddy to warm him up or a classic Martini to get his blood flowing.
Here are our top five picks that will knock Santa’s socks off:
Light up your Hanukkah with more than candles. We’ve put together eight crazy cocktails, one for each night. You can even make a game out of it. Assign a letter to the dreidel to four of these and drink away.
Fun, right? Please make sure a responsible adult handles the matches while you are drinking.
Eight Crazy Drinks For Hanukkah:
If you have a wine lover on your list, this wine satchel is a great way to get them to bring wine to your house.
Each one of a kind wine satchel is hand crafted from almost entirely recycled materials. The body is made of recycled (and cleaned) billboard vinyl and the straps come from old seat belts. The bottom is reinforced with recycled bicycle inner tubes, which is good because this bag hold six … Read more