Every cocktail recipe has two kinds of ingredients: liquids and history. Since the L’Allegro cocktail is my own mix I know the history, and I’ll start with that, but feel free to skip right to the rec
Peat Wash – A Smoky Whiskey Cocktail
Sometimes, drinks taste better in my imagination than they do once I make them. This was true for this drink when I started. While making some cocktails the other night, I thought it would be interest
Juicy Mix and Match Cocktail Recipe
This cocktail recipe allows you to mix and match a large variety of liqueurs and juices to make many different drinks all using the same recipe and base spirit. Frequently, I have guests or family mem
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
Orange Sazerac
Yes, it’s true. I’m officially a Sazeracoholic. I love these things. Strong taste, dominated by the base liquor, plus just the right added flavor from the other ingredients to make it completely uniqu
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The New Orange
It is fairly widely known that the southern tip of Manhattan was originally settled by the Dutch and was called New Amsterdam. What is not as well known – and I certainly did not know it until I did t
Bloody Well Right
“So you think your schooling is phoney, I guess it’s hard not to agree You say it all depends on the money and who is in your family tree Right (Right), you’re bloody well right, you got the bloody ri
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Robert’s Revenge
Bob and Micki had another gathering where I tried some recipes using the Peruvian bitters (shown in first photo) Bob brought back from his most recent trip there, truly risking life and limb for the c
