The hot days of summer are perfect for growing watermelons, and with our summer finally getting enough sustained heat to ripen the local watermelons it was time to bust out the watermelon cocktails. I experimented with a couple of different combinations before I settled in on one I liked, which combined watermelon, strawberries, basil and …
Gin
This cocktail is a spin on Brett Elser’s London’s First Love Affair, which was the winning entry for the Southern region of the Broker’s Gin Bowler’s Cup cocktail contest. Since I didn’t have all the ingredients on hand (oregat syrup) I decided to change things up a bit and modify the recipe. Refreshingly sweet with …
Nice and boozy, this classic drink, the Last Word makes the most of the flavors of Chartreuse and Luxardo! A favorite among cocktail enthusiasts, the Last Word Cocktail is one of the great cocktails still on cocktail menus all over. Chartreuse, a herbal liqueur distilled by Carthusian Monks in France (and is having a …