The Orchard Keeper 1.5 oz Eagle Rare Bourbon 0.5 oz Laird’s 100 Proof Apple Brandy 0.25 oz Nocello Walnut Liqueur 1 oz Grenadine 3 drops Autumn Spice Bitters Shake ingredients well with cracked ice and strain into a rocks glass over a large ice cube. Garnish with candied ginger and cinnamon. NOTES: This one is […]
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The Orchard Keeper
Posted in Apple Brandy, Autumn Spice Bitters, Bourbon, Walnut Liqueur on December 12, 2011 | 2 Comments »
The End of Summer
Posted in Autumn Spice Bitters, Bourbon, Mezcal, Pear Vanilla Shrub, Rhuby on November 11, 2011 | Comments Off on The End of Summer
We were invited to a potluck this past week with a lot of people that do some really heavy-duty cooking, so I thought I’d leave the cooking to them and bring along a drink to share. I also got to take the half-finished bar bag for a test run. It needs a little work, but […]
Untitled Whiskey Experiment #2
Posted in Aztec Chocolate Bitters, Bourbon, Condensed Milk, Mezcal, Pear Vanilla Shrub on November 3, 2011 | 2 Comments »
1.5 oz Buffalo Trace Bourbon 1 oz Mezcal 1 oz Pear Vanilla Shrub 1 tbsp condensed milk 2 dashes chocolate bitters Shake ingredients well with ice, strain and serve up. Garnish with a slice of pear. NOTES: I set out to try something in the bourbon family with the pear shrub. In my head, I […]
Year of the Flood
Posted in Benedictine, Bourbon, Raspberry Vanilla Syrup, Tequila on August 31, 2011 | Comments Off on Year of the Flood
Year of the Flood 1.5 oz Buffalo Trace Bourbon 0.5 oz Cazadores Reposado Tequila 1 oz Raspberry Vanilla Syrup 0.5 oz Benedictine Shake well and serve over ice. NOTES: Pretty tasty. I really like the taste of this syrup, but if we’re being honest, the follow-up drink was just 1 oz of the syrup and […]
Common Sense
Posted in Bourbon, Cherry Heering, Grand Marnier, Rhuby, Vanilla Syrup on August 18, 2011 | 1 Comment »
After being teased with advance ads for over a month, we were finally able to get our hands on a bottle of RHUBY, Art In The Age’s newest liqueur. We sat down to try it out by itself first. I will say it’s not quite the sipping spirit that I found ROOT to be, mostly […]
Night Train
Posted in Aperol, Applejack, Bourbon, Burlesque Bitters, Cherry Heering on July 28, 2011 | 1 Comment »
2 oz Bourbon 0.75 oz Applejack 0.5 oz Cherry Heering 0.25 oz Aperol 3 drops Burlesque Bitters Shake well with ice, pour over a large ice cube. Squeeze some orange oil out of a peel into the finished drink and drop in to garnish. NOTES: Good flavor, but the Bulleit bourbon was a little overpowering. […]
The Cannary
Posted in Bourbon, Pineapple Basil Shrub, Vermouth on May 3, 2011 | Comments Off on The Cannary
2 oz Bourbon 0.5 oz Pineapple basil shrub (recipe below) 0.25 oz maple syrup 0.25 oz dry vermouth Shake ingredients with ice, pour over crushed ice in a rocks glass. Garnish with pineapple left over from making the shrub. Pineapple Basil Shrub 1 small pineapple 1/2 bottle apple cider vinegar 5 oz sugar 10 leaves […]
Untitled Whiskey Experiment #1
Posted in Blackberry Jalapeno, Bourbon, Egg White on April 28, 2011 | Comments Off on Untitled Whiskey Experiment #1
2 oz Bourbon 1 oz Blackberry jalapeno syrup 0.5 oz milk 1 egg white ground cardamom shake bourbon, syrup, milk and egg for 15 seconds. add ice. shake 15 more. strain into glass, sprinkle cardamom on top. NOTES: kinda meh. Not bad, but not great. jalapeno spiciness is redundant with the bourbon warmth, egg didn’t […]
Anne Boleyn
Posted in Bourbon, Egg White, Strawberry Basil Syrup on April 22, 2011 | Comments Off on Anne Boleyn
2 oz Bourbon 1 oz Homemade strawberry basil syrup 1 egg white Shake ingredients in shaker for 15 seconds, add ice and shake for an additional 15 seconds. pour into glass through sieve and serve up with a strawberry garnish. Strawberry Basil Syrup 6 large strawberries 15 basil leaves 1 cup sugar 1 cup water […]