There are five distinct components of the sense of taste: sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and savory. The cocktail repertoire covers all of these in various ways. Today we’re going to talk about sours and
Cocktail a la Louisiane – The Best Classic Drink You’ve Never Heard Of
This drink is more commonly known as the a la Louisiane or just la Louisiane these days. That is, of course, if you can find a bartender who has even heard of it. When a friend recently took me to Tav
A Pair of Green Cocktails for St. Patrick’s Day
I set out to create a drink for St. Patrick’s Day with the following goals. It’s main ingredient had to be Irish and the final product had to be green. As it turns out, the green part is a bit challen
King Cole Cocktail
Those of you who have been reading this blog for a while might recall the amaro comparo we did a while back, Amari Throwdown. In it I stated that Fernet-Branca was, “awful . . . just awful.” So you mi
Dog Sled Accident
Bourbon and Amaro. That’s it. I could end this blog post here, and you could probably figure it out, and it will be good. But if I did that I probably wouldn’t be earning my keep. I first tried this d
Barrel Aging Cocktails – Part II
Note: This is the second part of a series on aging cocktails in oak barrels. You can find the first part here.A few months ago, I started the process of aging cocktails in barrels. That’s not just the
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Valentine’s Day Cocktail – The French 75
Here at The Consumatorium, we’ve been on a roll mixing drinks dominated by Rye and Bourbon. In our defense, it’s been damned cold outside, Polar Vortex and all, and we needed a little help getting war
1,001 Cocktail Ideas: Improvising with Three Ingredients
Lately I’ve been posting most of my cocktail activities on Twitter – you can find out what’s going on by searching for #consumatorium. And I encourage all of you to use the same hashtag to post your o
Home Made Amaretto-Maraschino Cherries–Or Not
If you’re still using store bought Maraschino cherries – those unreally bright red, sickly-sweet ones that you used to enjoy with your Shirley Temple when you were a kid – you need to read this articl