Sunday Cocktail

Make your own Margarita for your next virtual happy hour

Published by admin on Tue, 03/24/2020 - 11:28am

Anyone miss happy hour yet? In recent weeks social distancing has changed the face of happy hour as many of us are staying indoors, minimizing contact with others.
Modern technology has a solution: Enter the “virtual happy hour.” Virtual happy hours are happening, and they're quite enjoyable. If you choose to enjoy a cocktail during your virtual happy hour, seize the moment and make it your first Margarita of the season.

Return to the classics with a Martini

Published by admin on Mon, 03/16/2020 - 3:31pm

The Roaring Twenties are back! Roaring Twenties parties are a thing, social media told me so. The perfect accessory to your Roaring Twenties getup is a classic Martini, and if you are new to Martinis, it's time we had a talk.
The Martini is most often associated with the Gatsby Era, but the history of this wonder of mixology goes all the way back to the turn of the century. The earliest printed Martini recipes began appearing around 1904, but there was no “official” recipe.

Get ready for spring with a Bloody Mary

Published by admin on Tue, 03/10/2020 - 12:02pm

This is an odd time of year, an in between time of year. We have sprung forward into daylight savings time, but the nights are cold and summer gatherings are months away.
The Bloody Mary is a drink for all seasons, but seems to really hit the spot in the spring as we gather for brunch and catch the occasional glimpse of morning sunshine. Spring is two weeks away, how is your Bloody Mary game shaping up?

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with a cup o’ Irish Coffee

Published by admin on Tue, 03/03/2020 - 2:04pm

St. Patrick's Day is rapidly approaching as we turn the calendar page to March, this year everyone will be wearing green on a Tuesday. That makes for a rough Wednesday morning if you choose to participate in one of the many pub crawls taking place throughout the country.
If I were anywhere near New York City, I would visit the “World's Best Bar” on St. Patty's Day. While visiting this particular bar, I would have quite possibly the greatest Irish Coffee on the planet.

The bold and delicious Sidecar

Published by admin on Tue, 02/25/2020 - 1:00pm

The Sidecar is the Rodney Dangerfield of cocktails. It gets no respect. It had a promising start, being named as one of the six basic drinks in The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks in 1948. The other drinks on that list, Manhattan, Old Fashioned, Daiquiri, Martini, Jack Rose, all enjoyed popularity beyond the initial publication of the book. The Sidecar fell off the radar for a generation or two, it's time that we bring it back.

Prepare the perfect Hurricane this Mardi Gras

Published by admin on Mon, 02/17/2020 - 3:26pm

Fat Tuesday is upon us, and with it comes brightly colored masks, funny hats, beads, and it wouldn't be Fat Tuesday without the quintessential Mardi Gras cocktail, the Hurricane.
Contrary to popular belief, the Hurricane was not invented for Mardi Gras, or any other New Orleans festivities. The Hurricane actually came about as a solution to a problem, it just happened to be delicious.
I love a cocktail with a good back story, this is one of my favorites. Exactly what problem did the Hurricane solve? Too much rum. Yes, Pat O'Brien had a “too much rum” problem.

The sweet and sour Gin Sling

Published by admin on Mon, 02/10/2020 - 4:00pm

Some classic recipes go back so far that nobody is certain of origins, ingredients, or the proper way to serve the drink.
The Gin Sling is one such recipe, first appearing around 1790 with four defining characteristics: must include gin, must be sweetened, flavored and served cold. As a result there are literally hundreds of Gin Sling variants, today we will reconstruct this long forgotten and often overlooked classic.

Raise a glass of this Kansas City hometown favorite

Published by admin on Mon, 02/03/2020 - 1:43pm

Congratulations, Kansas City Chiefs! For the first time in 50 years, you are Super Bowl champs! This is the second Super Bowl victory for the Chiefs, but the 5th championship for the franchise. The Chiefs franchise won three AFL championships before the AFL/NFL merger, and the first of those was won as the Dallas Texans in 1962.
Chiefs fans have some long overdue celebrating to do. There will be barbeque, beer, more beer and barbeque, a run on Patrick Mahomes jerseys, a parade, and plenty of Kansas City Ice Water, or “KC” Ice Water.

Which ‘Sunrise’ came first — the song or cocktail?

Published by admin on Tue, 01/28/2020 - 11:13am

On Dec. 8, 1976, the Eagles released their most successful studio album, Hotel California. Successful may be a bit of an understatement as the album has sold over 32 million copies worldwide and is now the third best-selling album of all time. Fans of the Eagles, in particular fans of the album are in for a treat in 2020 as the band will be playing the Hotel California album in its entirety on their upcoming tour.
This may or may not be a “farewell” tour, but we'll toast the band anyway with an Eagles cocktail, the Tequila Sunrise.

Color your palate with the Floradora

Published by admin on Mon, 01/20/2020 - 2:56pm

It's a new year, and as we raise a glass to 2019 all eyes in the mixology world are focused on 2020.
The consensus among many spirits columnists and bloggers is that after a decade of sitting on the sidelines, gin is going to have a breakout year in 2020. I am hopeful that many of the classic gin cocktails get a new lease on life this year.
There will be many an afternoon Gin and Tonic, “Slings” from Singapore to New Orleans, and countless Martini spinoffs. During the coming gin renaissance I hope that we can find room for a long forgotten classic, the Floradora.