There were a lot of things I wish I’d blogged about in 2007 but never got around to; here’s one of them. Last summer, while wandering the hallowed halls of eGullet’s Spirits & Cocktails forum, I came across a post in the apricot brandy thread about one of the riffs on the Manhattan / Brooklyn… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Drinks
Christmas’ Greatest Hits
Since my hit counter is spinning from the number of people looking for holiday drink ideas, I thought I’d put together a list of links to a few seasonal refreshers I’ve written about over the past few years. Christmas Rum Punch — it’s boozy and it burns! What more could you be looking for in… Continue Reading
Farmer’s Bishop
Last Christmas — and the one before that, too, as a matter of fact — I was all about getting into the festive holiday spirit by torching up big bowls of punch. I’m not sure if I’ll get to that this year: I have some aged eggnog that should be ready Christmas Eve, and if… Continue Reading
Absinthe Cocktail
While others may have already broken out their Tom & Jerry bowls and eggnog mugs in preparation for the holidays — assuming they change their drinking habits at all this time of year — I’m still relishing a few drinks I picked up this autumn while reading IMBIBE! Of the many drinks I’ve now tried… Continue Reading
My New Best Friend (Christmas 2007 edition)
Never let it be said that I forget a drink recipe. Okay — there was that little incident with the Boulevardier, when I read Doc’s recipe in Imbibe but was so eager to flip back and read my own damn story that I completely blocked out the drink until Murray foisted one upon me months… Continue Reading
