A favorite liquor forward scotch whiskey cocktails that is a classic! Scotch is one of Jay’s favorite spirits, but it isn’t one of those that is found in a lot of cocktails. There is a big school of thought that using any scotch in a cocktail is sacrilege, as many drinkers think that a …
Cocktails
Alcoholic ice cream based on a classic Old Fashioned Cocktail! Homemade ice cream is one of our favorite things to make in the summer. Both of us have memories from our childhood of the ice cream machine droning away and the sound of the ice cubes and rock salt crunching along the freezer drum …
One of our favorite ginger cocktails of ginger, cherry, mixed with gin! This cherry gin cocktail is perfect for spring! With two boys playing sports and the two of us being active in lots of organizations, our weekends can get rather hectic, especially for our boys who sometimes need a little treat in the …
A great combo of rosemary, tequila and grapefruit! Tequila is one the spirits that we have a real love and hate relationship, because a lot of the experiences with tequila were those we had back in our college days when we were drinking cheap tequila in badly mixed cocktails or shots. Recently, we have …
A whiskey forward classic cocktail, the Ward Eight! While sitting around watching the news and all of the political craziness that comes with an election year, we decided that we needed a drink to help make sense of it it all. While it is fun to come up with original cocktails, every now and …
One of our favorite summer cocktails, a Blueberry Cucumber Moscow Mule Cocktail – a great combo of fresh blueberries and cucumbers with vodka and ginger beer! We have a whole bunch of spring birthdays, and with our family and friends never missing a chance to throw a shindig, we get tasked with bringing the …
An interesting combo of flavors, we encourage you to try this Calvados cocktail! Certain ingredients invoke a seasonal feel, and while they may be perfect for that season, exploring other ways to use a flavor outside of its seasonal time is a great way to try new things. One of these ingredients is apple …
Some great spring cocktails to celebrate the warming weather! Those first warm days of spring always feel so wonderful, the warm sun, twittering birds and spring plants bursting into flower makes you want to sit outside and just enjoy shaking off the winter doldrums. What better way to celebrate these glorious days than to …
Perfect for St. Patrick’s Day, or anytime, this Irish Sour is a tasty Irish whiskey cocktail! When Saint Patrick’s Day rolls around everyone wants to be Irish for a day! Our Facebook feeds and Instagram accounts are filled with green clad folks and equally green drinks. While the occasional green drink can be fun …
A twist on the classic, the flavors are fresh and clean in this blackberry and bourbon Kentucky Mule! The Moscow Mule is one of those classic cocktails that is super refreshing, very tasty and easy to make. Originally concocted back in 1946 as a way to help market the struggling Smirnoff vodka and Cock …