Orange Bourbon Toddy
The girls made a pumpkin bundt cake the other day, which called for an orange syrup. I had some left over, and tonight made a hot toddy. Several others in the h...
Author: Will Cox
The Wise Sage
James Frederic Rose, of the Temple Bar, New York, has come up with a tasty way to drain one’s bottle of Harvest Spirits‘s Core Vodka. I have misplac...
Old Fashioned Variation
Substitute applejack for the bourbon. Old Fashioned Variation In an old fashioned, or rocks, glass place a half cube of sugar. Soak the sugar with two to three ...
Johnny Chapman
It’s a real pleasure to have friends over for dinner and cocktails. Last night was just such an occasion. I prepared a short cocktail menu of seasonal dri...
Buffalo Trace Bourbon Marinade
1/4 c. Buffalo Trace Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey 1/4 c. extra virgin olive oil 1/4 c. apple cider vinegar 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 tsp. sea salt 1 tsp. f...
Gin Basil Smash
Back when I wrote about mixing my wife’s pesto with gin, the Internet didn’t offer up any suggestions of what do with the pesto. Shortly afterward, ...
A Spirit, Sugar, Water, and Bitters
This week I have been concentrating on the Old Fashioned, varying which bourbon I use, which bitters, which garnish, and the balance of sugar and water. I shoul...
Grandmother’s Creamed Tomatoes
From my younger sister, Grandmother Cox’s recipe for Creamed Tomatoes 1 pint whole tomatoes pinch of baking soda 1/3 cup flour 1/3 cup milk salt pepper 3 ...
Why I Cancelled My Newspaper Subscription
I’ve maintained a subscription to the deadtree edition of my local newspapers since I was old enough to pay my own bills. I’ve continued to subscrib...
The Gimlet
The Gimlet is one of those drinks, like the martini, where there’s a question of what the correct proportions are. CocktailDB uses a 2:1 ratio of gin to R...
Moderation, in This as in All Things
http://www.cdc.gov/alcohol/faqs.htm http://www.standarddrinks.com/tool.asp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_alcohol_content http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcoh...
Why I Continue to Subscribe to the Local Newspaper
I continue to subscribe to the local newspaper for a handful of reasons. general coverage of national politics excellent coverage of local politics high-quality...
A Highland Fling
Suppose you’ve become infatuated with Rob Roy Rob Roy Stir in mixing glass with ice & strain 1 3/4 oz Scotch (5 cl, 7/16 gills) 3/4 oz sweet vermouth...
Not a Malibu® St. Lawrence Lemonade
Some friends of ours had us over for dinner last night, and, having heard of my hobby, asked me to come up with something to drink. The guideline was simple &md...
A Pinch of Mustard
On the shelf is a bottle of mustard. Or, to be more precise, “You Could Win $25,000 see back for details French’s since 1904 Made with Real Honey Ho...
Old Fashioned
The Old Fashioned is probably not a drink you want to order where you can’t see them fix it, and thus are unable to correct mistakes made in the preparati...
Moscow Mule
In an attempt to branch out beyond gin, I made a Moscow Mule. The spirit in this drink is vodka, but unless one wants the effects of the alcohol, there’s ...
The Ingredients Matter
Whoa. With my cheeseburgers tonight I made a gin fizz. However, tonight’s was made with Anchor Distilling’s Junipero Gin and Apollinaris Classic min...