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A fantastic small craft cocktail bar in a Colorado Ghost Town, Bread Bar Silver Plume (DRAM) is a fantastic place to visit!   Just a few hundred feet from thousands of cars and trucks speeding on their way along the Interstate is the quiet ghost town of Silver Plume, Colorado.  This historic mining town once …

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An icy summer treat, with the summer flavors of coconut and strawberry we made an adult beverage! Creamy coconut and sweet strawberry syrup combine for a delicious, easy to sip, strawberry coconut cocktail.    We tend to try to make cocktails featuring ingredients that are in season. While cruising the aisles of the grocery store …

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An interesting mix of flavors, this rye whiskey and red beet shrub cocktail makes for a great drink!   With the weather getting warmer, the season for the classic way to beat the heat, the shrub. Shrubs are a combination of sugar, fruit and vinegar that historically has been a way to preserve fruit and …

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A Rhubarb Basil smash is a refreshing summer cocktail. Tart rhubarb used in sweet syrup and muddled basil gives an herbal addition. Rhubarb and basil, fresh out of our garden into a cocktail!   One of our favorite things about the early season farmer’s markets are the fresh herbs and wonderfully tart fresh rhubarb of …

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An Easter dessert, a carrot cheesecake perfect for Easter brunch or any spring celebration!   With spring in the air, we wanted to make a dessert that would reflect the fresh start of the seasons. This carrot cheesecake was new to us, so in the spirit of something new, we decided to give it a …

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A fabulous winter version of the classic sidecar, with blood orange juice, this Blood Orange Cocktail is perfect!   In the world of cocktails, there are nearly an infinitive variety of cocktails that are offered up to drinkers, but there are some cocktails that are considered great as a foundation for building on. One of …

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The Red Hound is a twist on a classic vodka cranberry cocktail! Read below for the history, cheers!   This cocktail is an update on the classic cocktail called the Greyhound, which was reputed to have been concocted by the famous American bartender Harry Craddock in the 1920s and was mentioned in his Savoy Cocktail …

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