There's 365 days in a year, and a cocktail for each one.
May 12, 2013 (Day 5) – Lawhill The spiciness of rye lends some excellent complexity to cocktails that aren’t present in other whiskeys. That spiciness can also bring out different layers of flavors in other super-powered liquors such as absinthe. Lawhill 2 oz rye whiskey 1 oz dry vermouth 1 dash Angostura bitters 1 dash […]
May 10, 2013 (Day 2) – Highland Fling Thanks to the hooklike words and catchy rhythms of Spamalot, Monty Python is the only thing we can think of whenever we hear the term “Highland Fling.” Because, you know Monty Python AND Broadway Musicals are the way you get the laaaaaadieees. Nevertheless, the Highland Fling is both a dance […]
The true history of the Martini is shrouded in mystery, which truthfully only seems fitting. After all, isn’t it the mystery of it all that draws the thoughts back towards the quality of the creation as opposed to the origin? After all, no one is entirely sure when and where the wheel was invented. We can just […]
January 14, 2012 (Day 291) — Cynic We’re not overtly fond of the term “cynic” It’s so negative. Although, some jackass would probably just come up with a worse one. Yeah, we probably tend to be cynics. 2 oz Wild Turkey 81 1 oz Cynar Artichoke Bitters Dash dry vermouth Combine the ingredients in a […]
December 5, 2011 — Southern Comfort Fiery Pepper Earlier this fall, Southern Comfort decided to try and expand it’s market share with another flavor iteration. They already have Southern Comfort and Lime, which looked to snag the market of people too damn lazy to squeeze a lime into their glass. Now they’re capitalizing on the […]
September 28, 2011 (Day 183) — General Burnside’s Sideburns I’m a sucker for geeky things like this: Wanna Live Forever? Become A Noun from NPR on Vimeo. Mentioned within that little ditty is a man by the name of General Ambrose Burnside. While once a sucessful military mind, he’s most well known these days for […]
June 1, 2011 (Day 65) — Paris, TX It’s fact time! Paris, Texas is a city located 98 miles northeast of the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex in Lamar County, Texas. As of the 2010 census, roughly 26,000 people lived in Paris. It’s also the hometown of Rob Van Winkle. It’s also the hometown of David Fielding. […]
April 15, 2011 (Day 19) — Cardinale Tonight Jenn and I are making some veal scallopini in a mushroom cream sauce with some chocolate gelato for dessert. It only seems to make sense that we’d have a matching cocktail to go with the delicious meal. Tonight we’re featuring the Cardinale, a classic Italian cocktail using […]
April 14, 2011 (Day 18) — Yale So tonight we’re not in New York. We’re still staying in New England however. Tonight, we’re going to Yale. Some facts from yale.edu: Undergraduate students* 5,242 Graduate and professional students* 6,318 International students* 1,910 Faculty* 3,695 Staff* 9,267 International scholars* 1,970 Living alumni 167,350 Library holdings 12.7 million […]
April 9, 2011 (Day 13) — Tuxedo I’m a fan of the tuxedo. It’s slick and an eye-catching catch-all for any formal dinner or event that may come up. And if you’re like every single other male in the United States and Britain, you like to pretend that you’re James Bond. We’ll also settle the […]
