The folks at Cabo Wabo alerted us of this little known St. Patrick’s Day tidbit. More Mexicans celebrate St. Patty’s Day than the Irish and it’s all because of the fabled Mexican leprechaun. Are they for real?
As the legend goes, back in 1845 the Irish potato famine forced a clan of Leprechauns to embark from their homeland in search of greener pastures. Unfortunately, they weren’t the only ones scrambling to find a new life … Read more
Reader Jen alerted us that it’s National Margarita Day! This was the first I had heard of it and can find little written, but why not? The Margarita is a classic, so let’s celebrate it.
Thanks, Jen!
Ingredients1 ½ oz tequila
½ oz triple sec
1 oz lime juice or sweet & sour
Bar Salt
Lime squeeze (garnish)
In a shaker with ice combine tequila, triple sec, & lime juice. Shake well a … Read more
The big game is coming up and, as always, that entails a great day of football, food, and fun. Oh, yeah, and that means cocktails as well! We have a bunch of new football related cocktails to help you get through the half time show.
Enjoy!
The Kentucky DrawThree fingers of Knob Creek Bourbon on the rocks.
The Napoleon SneakEven more super … Read more
As we close the bar on 2007, I felt it appropriate to take a look back. Sure everyone does these lists, but it is fun to look at the year that was. I I figure, hey! why not?
So with out further ado, here are some of my favorites from 2007.
Cheers!
January
– Gin, The New Vodka?
– Super Bowl Cocktails
– Top 10 US Party Cities
February
– Suck & Blow
– Presidential … Read more
Jan writes in,
“I received a bottle of limoncello recently as a gift. How do I serve this? Are there any special drinks that I can make with this?”
Well, I like it best served ice cold—I keep a bottle in the freezer—in a shot or cocktail glass. Sip accordingly. It is also very nice served with a small bit of lemon sorbet and a shot of vodka.
It is a terrific lemony addition to … Read more
The nice people at Maker’s Mark and Herradura sent us some great new holiday-themed cocktails.
Stocking – A combination of Herradura Silver Tequila and pomegranate juice
The folks at Herradua tell us “This authentic Mexican cocktail combines the season’s most celebrated fruit, the pomegranate, with the culture’s symbol of good luck, the herradura (the horseshoe). Historically known within Mexican culture as the fruta de la abundancia (fruit of abundance), the pomegranate plays a significant role … Read more
OK, I took a bit of a break, but I’ve been traveling. Got that old day job to take care of, ya know. While I was back in New York City, I needed this week’s drink to combat the chill and quench my thirst for tequila.
IngredientsWarm the milk and chocolate in a saucepan. Stir with a … Read more
Halloween is one of our favorites holidays and we spend a good deal of October getting ready for this spooky night.
One thing we do every year is add a bunch of need creepy cocktails to our collection.
Here’s a few of our new dastardly favorites:
OK, I know this site is about cocktails, not College Football. However, being a huge fan of both, I felt the need to share this clever list of rules from ESPN.com’s Page 2.
Here’s a sample of some rules that apply to us “of age” fans:
“27. You are allowed to start tailgating six hours before kickoff.
27a. If you want to remember the game, do not drink heavily during those six hours.
27b. Four … Read more
This week’s drink goes out to Lijit, the Colorado (go, Buffs!) company that supplies site search for all of you loyal Drink of the Week readers.
We created this drink specially for the hard working folks at Lijit, who when not helping you to find great cocktails on Drink of the Week, enjoy tequila and Midori.
They also had an arbitrary iPhone giveaway and and picked yours truly as a winner, for giving them inspiration … Read more
