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Kiddie Cocktails

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I have said it before. I like a well prepared cocktail. I like the whole ritual from mixing to sipping. I like how a good cocktail can mark a moment as special. Creating a lifetime memory. I especially like that pause that comes just before you pick up the stem, close your eyes and lift more »

It ain’t “The One Perfect Martini of my Dreams”. But it makes me happy!

Thai Basil Blood Orane Martini

Recipes that make me happy. This week’s subject is a no-brainer. Because I like a nice cocktail. A perfectly prepared, impeccably presented, cocktail. I like the whole process of a cocktail. The amassing of high quality ingredients. The high-tech gleam of good stainless steel bar tools. The shimmering, sparkling crystal of the very best barware. more »

Tequila de Mayo!

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I am throwing a CINCO DE MAYO party right here on this blog. And you’re invited! Now we all know that Cinco de Mayo– or the fifth of May– is a party kind of day. It commemorates the Mexican army’s 1862 victory over France at the Battle of Puebla during the Franco-Mexican War (1861-1867). A more »

The Bramble: A Cocktail Makes A Comeback

Bramble Cocktail

Today is special. Not only do you get a Spring inspired cocktail recipe using fresh blackberries (I prefer Driscoll’s Berries)– you also get to hear about this great idea I had for a TV Show. It’s set in London during the 1980s and focuses on a glamorous gay man named Corey Bradshaw and his three more »