The folks at Cantina Los Caballitos were kind enough to invite us along for their first official Tequila Club, an instructional series that educates about tequila, while showing off the kind of food pairings that might not come to mind when you think about when and where to enjoy the oft-misunderstood Mexican spirit. The club […]
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High Road to Saffron
Posted in Lime Bitters, Mango Lime Shrub, Strega, Tequila on May 11, 2012 | 2 Comments »
High Road to Saffron 1.5 oz Cazadores Blanco tequila 0.5 oz Milagro Reposado tequila 1 oz mango lime shrub (see below) 1 oz Strega 0.5 oz seltzer water 2 dashes lime bitters Shake ingredients well over ice, strain into a coupe. Garnish with a maraschino cherry. NOTES: I’m a little sad I didn’t make this […]
The Devil All The Time
Posted in Calvados, Falernum, Passion Fruit Syrup, Rum, Tequila on April 4, 2012 | 2 Comments »
The Devil All The Time 1 oz Blanco Tequila 0.5 oz Calvados 0.5 oz Spiced Rum 0.5 oz Falernum 0.5 oz passion fruit syrup 0.5 oz fresh lime juice Shake well with ice, and strain into a collins glass filled with crushed ice. Garnish with a lime wheel. NOTES: This is another of the big […]
Key Lime
Posted in Honey Syrup, Shoofly Bitters, Tequila, Vodka on November 23, 2011 | 4 Comments »
1 oz Cazadores Reposado Tequila 1 oz OYO Honey Vanilla Vodka 0.5 oz Honey Syrup 0.75 oz lime juice 1 egg white 3 drops Shoofly Bitters Shake all ingredients well without ice for 30 seconds. Really shake the crap out of it. Then add the ice and shake for another 10 seconds. Strain into a […]
Soft Machine
Posted in Aperol, Cantaloupe, St Germain, Tequila on August 31, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Soft Machine 1.5 oz Cazadores Reposado Tequila 0.5 oz St. Germain 0.5 oz Aperol 1 oz Cantaloupe Purée Cantaloupe Purée Cut off the seeds and the rind of the cantaloupe, and puree the hell out of it in a blender. When there are no chunks left at all, you’re ready to go. Don’t bother trying […]
Year of the Flood
Posted in Benedictine, Bourbon, Raspberry Vanilla Syrup, Tequila on August 31, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
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 […]
National Watermelon Day
Posted in Angostura, Aperol, Burlesque Bitters, Creme Yvette, Gin, Rye, St Germain, Tequila, Watermelon Juice on August 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
On Wednesday morning we learned that it was officially National Watermelon Day, and we just so happened to have a watermelon in the fridge, so it would have been unpatriotic to NOT make watermelon cocktails. Surprisingly, we tried three, and all three were pretty tasty. The watermelon juice was simple enough: Puree some watermelon in […]