A chilled summertime bourbon cocktail using fresh muddled apricots, simple syrup, and elderflower liqueur. Guaranteed to aide in keeping you chill during this, the summer of quasi-continued self quarantine, An Iced Apricot Bourbon Fizz. To all my male readers, this is NOT a girly drink. It is Bourbon through and through. Ladies, I softened...
Cocktails
A Summertime Sherry Colada
Sherry, an idiosyncratic Spanish wine whose tradition spans 3,000 years. I am just going to refer to it as a Summertime Sherry Colada because I really do not know what else to call it, other than to describe it. AND IT'S GOOOOOD. Seldom do I get excited about shaker drinks because in this household,...
A Perfect Margarita Cocktail
A Perfect Margarita Cocktail quenches the thirst like no other. The weekend is nearing so I ask, ‘what is your cocktail plan?’ A Perfect Margarita Cocktail begins with a fantastic Blanco tequila and bunches of fresh limes. We do not fool around here on weekends, we go straight to Costco and grab the biggie...
The Manhattan Cocktail
The American 1860's Tincture Fashionable Still The Manhattan Cocktail is the 1860s tincture, fashionable still, the architect however remains of rumored origin. Regardless of its maker, New Year's Day celebrations call for a toast of some libation or another. Well, any celebration calls for a toast of some libation or another really! The Manhattan Cocktail...
A Polynesian Snow Angel
A rum-based grog such as this is reserved for the most exhausted of hosts and hostesses, and is deservedly dispensed from a tropical partner in crime, the Tiki. A Polynesian Snow Angel is the cocktail you shake up after Christmas. A rum-based grog such as this is reserved for the most exhausted of hosts...
The Soul Train, A Tequila And Cardamom Cocktail
The Soul Train is a tequila and cardamom cocktail that yields an unexpected but astoundingly refreshing combination. The Soul Train is a tequila and cardamom cocktail that yields an unexpected but astoundingly refreshing combination. During these last warm days of…. well, it’s technically Fall, however here in Charleston, South Carolina, we are still experiencing...
A Sunsational Hard Peach Tea Cocktail
I’m stirring up a batch of WOW, and you’re going to be in on it! You will want to grab THE BIGGEST pitcher you’ve got in the house for this Sunsational Hard Peach Tea Cocktail. Doesn’t need to be a pretty one unless you’re entertaining, of course. The drink I’m sharing isn’t anything new,...
Orange Simple Syrup
A simple syrup is just equal parts granulated sugar and water. It can be used to sweeten iced tea and cocktails, and add moisture to cakes and other desserts. Making ones own simple syrup can be kind of fun depending on what flowers or fruits are used to enhance it. A recent trip to Whole Foods...
Strawberry Rhubarb Soother
The Strawberry Rhubarb Soother came out of visiting a local distillery, engaged in some sampling, bought a bottle, and returned home inspired. I still had a bevy of fresh strawberries from my visit to Wabi Sabi Farm for my Strawberry Lemonade Ice Box Cake, and decided to put those little gems to great use. I...
Pirates Punch
Pirates Punch is the epitome of what it means to take a refreshment. Sweet and fruity, it tastes just like the tropics. On a recent trip down the coast to Amelia Island, Florida, I had the pleasure of ordering a pitcher of this iced delight for the friends at my table. The drink was...
Say Hello to The Spiced Blood Orange Sour
And here it is - Southern front porch 'sipping' at its best, the Spiced Blood Orange Sour. Normally, I'd shrill at the thought of mixing a decent Scotch (anything particularly peaty), with anything else; after all, it's defeating to the entire purpose of distilling the planets greatest liquor in the first place. Yes, as I...
