We’re in a weird place right now with the seasons. It’s officially spring but it’s still chilly outside. Beautiful green leaves are sprouting on the trees but then a bitter cold wind blows off the ocean. It’s that weird time of year when I really don’t know what to drink. I know that sounds odd.… Continue reading Toronto Cocktail
Tag: rye
Boothby Cocktail
The Golden Globes are Sunday! The beginning of what would normally be a long awards season. Unfortunately now the Oscars, Grammys and all other awards have been moved to April, which means award season has gotten even longer. What’s worse, it’s all virtual. Everyone, including the hosts, presenters and nominees are going to be tuning… Continue reading Boothby Cocktail
Queen of Ashes Cocktail
As you all know, I’m a huge fan of the classics. Classic movies, classic cocktails, classic clothes… put it in another era I’m all in. So, that’s why I’m kinda embarrassed to admit something. I’ve never seen Game of Thrones. Yup, never watched a single episode. I know, a show that’s all about kings, queens… Continue reading Queen of Ashes Cocktail
Pall Mall Cocktail
Now that autumn is in full force, it’s time to start switching to cooler liquors like rye, bourbon, scotch and whiskey. I always love this time of year because it means apples, lemons, oranges and maybe even a little maple… All wonderful fall flavors of which I can’t get enough. Something else I can’t get… Continue reading Pall Mall Cocktail
Twelve Mile Limit
Now that Halloween has passed, I start looking toward the next big holidays of Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas and New Year’s. With the holidays come more cocktails and those cocktails are usually made with Applejack, brandy, bourbon or rye. Why those liquors? I’m a big believer in dark liquors during the colder months. I know they… Continue reading Twelve Mile Limit
Brooklyn Cocktail
Tomorrow is World Whiskey day, so I thought I’d take a break from gin and vodka and bubbles and go back to what I love best: whiskey. Yes, I’m a huge whiskey girl. But not just any whiskey, I prefer bourbon or rye, which is a good thing because it just so happens that today’s… Continue reading Brooklyn Cocktail
Vieux Carre
I love New Orleans. I’ve only been there twice, but I can’t wait to go again. It’s not just the laid back attitude, it’s the food, the art, the music and especially the cocktails. They’re delicious and believe it or not, a lot of the classics we love today have come from this city: the… Continue reading Vieux Carre
Suburban Cocktail
Every time I think I’m out of retro cocktails, I find something new; or new to me. Such was the case with this week’s classic. I was looking for a whiskey drink since I’m such a fan of bourbon, rye and whiskey during the winter months. Thanks to Google and plenty of research, I discovered… Continue reading Suburban Cocktail
Remember the Maine
I’ve mentioned before that I prefer to drink brown liquors when it’s dark and stormy, and boy has it been dark and stormy. In the last four weeks we’ve had record amounts of rain. It’s been cold and windy and very, very wet. On days such as these, I tend to reach for the bourbon… Continue reading Remember the Maine
New York Sour
It poured here last week. I mean, poured. We broke rain fall records all over Southern California. But it didn’t just rain; it was really, really cold. I know temperatures in the 40’s aren’t cold in some parts of the country, but here in Los Angeles, low to mid 40’s is friggin’ cold! So, when… Continue reading New York Sour
Scofflaw Cocktail
I’ve been wanting to do this cocktail for awhile but kept missing the prime opportunity. See, according to the dictionary, a scofflaw is a person who flouts the law. As you may (or may not know) Prohibition started in 1919. It was the 18th Amendment and kept the United States dry for 14 years. But… Continue reading Scofflaw Cocktail