Check out this fabulous Port wine cocktail to close out the year, and celebrate the new one coming! With the new year fast approaching, we find ourselves looking forward to celebrating what the future might bring, but we also want to remember the past that made us who we are today! Taking a chance …
Wine/Champagne
Need a pick me up for these cold winter days? We have the tropical rum punch cocktail for you, then! Around the holidays our schedule always seems to be one big crazy tangle of activities, from holiday concerts for the kids, hanging decorations and shopping for gifts, but somehow we manage to find a …
A great rum and Lillet cocktail that is tiki-ish and so tasty! Check it out! This summer we have totally fallen in love with rum cocktails thanks to some of the great rums that we have found, plus the opening of a really great Tiki bar in town. Rum is a spirit that evokes …
A refreshing sorbet and rosé wine float dessert and cocktail all in one! This summer we have totally been into all sorts of frozen drinks and desserts. They are somewhat of a departure from our typical drinks, but with the hot weather, serving anything frozen and frosty is going to be delicious! Our Blueberry …
A perfect chilled and frozen watermelon raspberry frosé recipe with perfect summer flavors! With the hot days of summer fully in effect, everyone looking for great ways to beat the heat. Why not turn to something fun, fruity and frozen? One of the big drink sensations sweeping the nation totally checks all the boxes …
Another favorite combination of gin and chartreuse in this egg white cocktail! We recently rediscovered our bottle of Chartreuse after having a drink on a recent date night that prominently featured it. After having just one sip, the bottle we had somehow misplaced into the back of our liquor cabinet popped into our head …
A great classic Calvados and green chartreuse cocktail, of French origin. We love exploring classic cocktail books and revisiting classic cocktails. This week we head back to one of our favorite books, Harry Craddock’s Savoy Cocktail. It might be the definitive collection of Pre-Prohibition era cocktails. One cocktail that caught our eye was the …
This is a family tradition cocktail, the Tom and Jerry drink is one that we have every year! This Tom and Jerry Recipe is the perfect holiday boozy treat that works all season long! Every year after the turkey and sides have been eaten, and about the time everyone starts to get hungry for …
Red vermouth and Raspberry infused Manhattan cocktail recipe! One cocktail that is always on the menu in our house is the venerable Manhattan. It’s a cocktail made with rye whiskey, vermouth and a dash of bitters. The small ingredient list may make this sound like a really simple cocktail, but in reality, this just …
A super interesting rhubarb and fennel combo cocktail! Also, a home bar essentials collection. Way back when we first started exploring how to make cocktails, we essentially had an old souvenir shot glass and an old juice glass that came home with us from college years ago! Our setup worked for the simple cocktails …