I can hardly believe it’s almost 2012! This awesome end-of-the-year list makes sure that the classics are well-represented with cocktails like the Margarita, Long Island Iced Tea (it is a classic at this point) and the Mai Tai as well as drinks like the Appletini and Flirtini which, contrary to popular belief, aren’t dead. We’re also excited to see that one of our personal favorites, the Sidecar, continues to be a perennial favorite. Plus, this … Read more
Ingredients:
1 ½ oz Herradura Reposado
2 oz pomegranate juice (unsweetened)
½ oz vanilla syrup
1 oz heavy cream
Candy cane, garnish
Pomegranate seeds, garnish
Directions:
Fill a highball with crushed ice. Pour Herradura Reposado, pomegranate juice and vanilla syrup over crushed ice. Stir ingredients in glass using a bar spoon or swizzle stick. Insert candy cane and clear straw. Place heavy cream into an ice filled shaker, shake. Layer heavy cream in the high … Read more
Tonight marks the Feast of the Seven Fishes in some Italian families. Others will choose to celebrate tomorrow. But, it occurred to us that there will be a great deal of fish and seafood consumed in the next week as Christmas morphs into New Year’s. Our own family traditions have come to include heaping amounts of San Francisco’s local dungeness crab. For Christmas, we make the local San Francisco seafood stew – Ciopinno – a … Read more
We have been counting down the days until Christmas and can hardly believe it’s here! And, as part of that countdown, we have brought you some awesome drink recipes to try. As part of your Christmas gathering, whip up some of our Christmas cocktails for yourself and your guests.
Here is a recap of our Drinks of Christmas:
On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me…
Twelve Drambuie Drummers Drumming
Ingredients:
1-1/2 oz Scotch
1/2 oz Lillet Blanc
1/4 oz Drambuie
Orange slice, garnish
Directions:
Shake all ingredients with ice. Strain into ice filled rocks glass. Garnish with orange slice.… Read more
Thanks to my recent illness, we are bringing you our liqueur review late this week. But, it actually works as this liqueur is absolutely perfect for the holidays! It will help liven up any Hanukkah celebration, make the wait for Santa easier and add sparkle to your New Year’s cocktails.
Danzig Goldwasser has one of the most storied histories in the wine and spirits world. Goldwasser has been made at least since 1598 (and allegedly … Read more
The holidays are upon us and almost over. We have come up with lists of wine, booze and books to buy friends and foes for the holidays. In you are in need of last minute gifts, check out our recommendations.
When money is no object and your friend has it all, check out the wines on Wine Lists To Make Santa Cry.
If you want a great wine but don’t want to break the … Read more
In Twas The Night Before Christmas, it was sugerplums that danced in the children’s head. But, when I think of Christmas, I think of ham dancing across the dinner table. Ham seems to be as ubiquitous to Christmas as Turkey is to Thanksgiving. That got me thinking, what wines would go well with ham. Since Christmas is such a festive holiday, I wanted the wine to be festive as well. And, what could be more … Read more
Tonight will be the fourth of the eight crazy nights of Hanukkah. We highly recommend indulging in blue cocktails for the nights that remain. You might ask why blue drinks for Hanukkah or why is blue one of the colors of Hanukkah? We searched the internet and found an explanation that we liked. There was no consensus on why blue. A number of people attributed it to the Israeli flag. But, the explanation that we … Read more
On the eleventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me…
Eleven Peppermint Pipers Piping
Ingredients:
1-1/2 oz white crème de cacao
1 oz peppermint schnapps
1 oz heavy cream
Directions:
Shake all ingredients with ice. Strain into chilled flute.… Read more