Chocolate and ginger aren’t a frequent pairing, but after tasting this Chocolate Ginger Manhattan they might become one for me. In the spirit of keeping to items I already having in the house and ones individuals might have in their own home bars, I wanted to do something with chocolate and ginger. This is […]
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French Quarter Manhattan
We’ll start our 5 Quarantine Manhattans with the French Quarter Manhattan, a pecan praline-flavored cocktail with a dash of chocolate bitters, but first. . . My goal with these cocktails series is twofold: 1) keep to ingredients you may have on hand or can get easily 2) think about flavor combinations that enhance the whiskey […]
Peach Rosemary Whiskey Sour – Quarantine Cocktail
The last Quarantine Whiskey Sour is a Peach Rosemary Whiskey Sour. Quarantine means taking stock of what you have in the freezer, and a stash of frozen peaches meant there was peach simple syrup in my future. While peach is a lovely flavor, for me, pairing it with rosemary, a savory element, takes the complexity […]
Ya Basic Whiskey Sour – Quarantine Cocktail
Perhaps I should have started with your basic whiskey sour, but there are so many riffs to be done on a whiskey sour and many directions to take it. When I start a new series, the basic cocktail is never where I want to start. But about mid-way through I like to step back and […]
Orange Whiskey Sour – Blue Mood
Here’s to vibrant colored cocktails like the Blue Mood Orange Whiskey Sour. It’s so rare a whiskey drink calls for a curacao and well, I have blue curacao so I want to pay homage to the fact that being in quarantine has us all a little blue. For this whiskey sour, I use a little […]
Whiskey Tiki Sour – Quarantine Cocktail
More quarantine cocktails of convenience here with the Whiskey Tiki Sour. If you’re a tiki buff, you may have a smidge of orgeat sitting in the back of your fridge. It’s an almond-based simple spirit often used for tiki drinks, but that almond/orange flavor begs to be paired with a flavorful whiskey instead of a […]
Blackberry Sunset Whiskey Sour – Quarantine Cocktail
Today’s Quarantine Whiskey Sour is the Blackberry Sunset Whiskey Sour. When I’m working on a sour, I often start the process by looking at what I have on hand. Right now, I’ve got some lonely blackberries in the freezer that were calling out to me to be made into simple syrup. One of my favorites, […]
Campari Old Fashioned – Bitter Lessons
Our other quarantine old fashioneds have been sweet, so let’s go bitter with a Campari Old Fashioned. If you’ve followed me for a while you know that I love playing with bitter elements in my cocktails. And not just with combinations of bitters, but with appertifs, digestifs and amari that come down on the bitter […]
Smoked Old Fashioned – Smoke and Spice Quarantine Cocktail
Fourth in our Quarantine Old Fashioned is a Smoked Old Fashioned. This is a return to the basics from the riffs we’ve been doing the last 3 days. For this cocktail I returned to my most basic formula: 2 oz bourbon, 1/2 oz demerara and orange/angostura bitters and tweaked it just a smidge to add […]
Tequila Old Fashioned – the Taco Truck
How about a tequila old fashioned? Our 3rd Quarantine Old Fashioned is an homage to all those non-whiskey drinkers out there who love the idea of an old fashioned but not the brown spirit traditionally used as its base. (Previous Quarantine Old Fashioneds here and here) Hold on a second before you whiskey lovers berate […]
Chocolate Pecan Home School Old Fashioned
So your second Old Fashioned for 5 Quarantine Cocktails is the Home School Old Fashioned – a shout out to our hard-working teachers and all the family time my friends are getting working at home. For this cocktail, I was thinking of something a little crazy with nutella and crushed toasted nuts on the rim […]
Breakfast Old Fashioned – Wakey Wakey
Let’s start with a Breakfast Old Fashioned, the Wakey Wakey Old Fashioned for our 5 Quarantine Old Fashioned series. Combining a little cold brew coffee syrup (or just what’s left over from the last pot of the morning) or coffee liqueur, add a smidge of maple syrup and a healthy dose of whiskey and orange […]
5 Pantry Garnishes for your Cocktails
Who needs pantry garnishes for your cocktails? With many of us working from home or otherwise sequestered, we’re making it through the week making our own cocktails. Whether you’re making your own, building mocktails for yourself or the kids or having internet happy hours with friends, that little garnish on the glass may be all […]
Quarantoddy
We’ve all heard of the quarantini by now, but how about something a little more comforting to soothe the throat and help boost the immune system, like a Quarantoddy. This take on a hot toddy will get us through the evenings, or the afternoons, or the mornings. It will get us through. The hot toddy […]
Irish Manhattan – Unseelie Tipple
I’ve almost missed the cutoff for Irish-inspired cocktails for St. Patty’s Day, but here’s a take on an Irish Manhattan to get you through the rest of the night. I wanted to feature a lovely Irish whiskey and Sexton and Slane are the big winners in our house. To pair with it, I nosed the […]
Honey Rose Old Fashioned
Time for your Friday Old Fashioned. This time, it’s a honey rose old fashioned. For this cocktail, I’ve been dreaming of the warmer weather and the rose bushes that have just started to bud. But I’m also enjoying the cooler nights and entertaining thoughts of hot toddies and their honey goodness. So let’s combine both. […]
Tipsy Pixie: Bourbon Women Cocktail for St Patrick’s Day
This creamy, fun St Patrick’s Day cocktail is a hint of whimsy and all things Irish – a little whiskey, a little cream, and chocolate at the end!
Bananas Foster Manhattan
As soon as I tried my newest bottle, Giffards Banane du Bresil, I knew I needed this cocktail: Bananas Foster Manhattan. Bananas Foster is a decadent dessert made of bananas, sugar, rum and spices served over a scoop vanilla ice cream. Get your spoon out, because you might lick the plate when you’re done. I […]
Blackberry Old Fashioned
Winter can’t end soon enough and I need a blackberry old fashioned to remind me of the hot summer days to come. When it’s cool and rainy for days I want to sip something that makes me think summer, and since I still had some frozen blackberries left over from last summer, wanted to make […]
Champagne Blood Orange Old Fashioned
This Champagne Blood Orange Old Fashioned came together because I was dying to try out some new champagne simple syrup I’d made from a bottle I hadn’t finished. I know. Travesty. I hate for any distilled spirit to go to waste, and using the last bits of a bottle to make a quick simple syrup […]
Manhattan & Sazerac Riff: Midnight on the Bayou
Combining the flavors of a Sazerac and a Manhattan Sazeracs and Black Manhattans are two of my favorite whiskey cocktails. In this iteration, the dark color of maple syrup goes so well with whiskies as they are darker spirits, and a barrel-aged syrup lends color and notes of the barrel to any cocktail and especially […]