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 …
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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 …
Check out this herbal rosemary simple syrup, that is perfect in cocktails and mocktails! In the course of making cocktails, we try to make a lot of our own ingredients from scratch. One of our favorites to make is a simple syrup recipe. Classic Simple Syrup can be an integral part of a cocktail, …
An earthy combination in this truffle cocktail is earthy and wonderful! It’s a mushroom cocktail! A few years ago we took a trip to Napa and Las Vegas to celebrate our tenth anniversary. We made the most of the great restaurants and bars. One of the places in Las Vegas we were very excited …
A refreshing light cocktail, perfect for sipping, is this gin and pomegranate cocktail!! In an earlier post, I talked about how my exposure to some of the incredible craft cocktails at places like The Boiler Room and J.Coco’s inspired me to want to learn more about the art of the cocktail. About this time …
A tasty fall tequila cocktail recipe, this tequila and pear combination is a great way to celebrate autumn! We were recently invited to a tequila tasting and dinner by the folks at El Mayor Tequila and Hy-Vee to introduce El Mayor’s small batch tequila to the Midwest market, with Hy-Vee featuring the full range …
Shrubs are usually in summer cocktails, but we loved this flavor combination for the holidays in this shrub cocktail! The holidays bring lots of great seasonal flavors, one of the best being the fresh tart flavor of cranberries. Lots of classic Thanksgiving and Christmas dishes use cranberries, but we always have had a cranberry …
This Rosemary Cocktail is perfect for the holiday season, as well as all winter long with the combination of rosemary, fresh pear flavor, ginger and gin! When celebrating the holidays flavors like cranberry, orange, cinnamon, and mint always seem to pop up in holiday drinks. We wanted to break out of the mold Rosemary’s …
A great Holiday Whiskey Punch, perfect for a crowd at a festive party! With the holidays quickly approaching, having good punch bowl cocktails in hand can make your next holiday get-together a big hit with your guests. Historically punches have been a center piece of a party, evoking images of some crazy combination of …
Roasted grapes are a real treat, and perfect addition for a grape appetizer, dessert or a charcuterie board. Roasting grapes sweetens them and makes a great way to use them uniquely! We first had roasted grapes at a downtown Omaha Restaurant. Both of us were struck at how simple yet elegant these baked grapes …