I’d heard about this drink, and thought about this drink, long before I ever tasted this drink. My delay in putting one of these together wasn’t due to any uncertainty about its potential — from just reading over the recipe, it’s easy to tell this elaborate relative of the mojito has plenty. Nor was it… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Rum
Painkiller
Another adventure from Beachbum Berry’s Grog Log. I’ve been thinking about this drink for a few days, for three reasons: it was mentioned by a couple of folks during a recent-ish discussion over at Tiki Central about the top 10 tiki drinks; in the past week or so I’ve come into the possession of some… Continue Reading
Mixology Monday II: A Tale of Two Grogs
Almost every day for the past 20 years, coffee has been a part of my daily ritual — and by “part of my daily ritual,” I mean the part that keeps me from being a sluggish, surly, cursing-at-passersby subhuman monstrosity. For the past three years or so, cocktails have also played a regular and significant… Continue Reading
El Presidente Revisited
It’s been a good week for cocktails in the media. Today I received by e-mail an invitation to visit a website I’ve never seen before. Nothing unusual there–beyond the typical enticements to check out the online poker, the performance enhancers and “Me and mY reD-Hott grrrlfrindxxx,” there’s the occasional note, typically worded in a quick… Continue Reading
Taking My Chances
…and that was another exhausting two weeks. Sorry for the online absence, but the day job occasionally gets in the way. But after the deadlines are met and all the projects are wrapped up, I’m ready for a nice, quiet evening exploring the bottom of a cocktail glass. Problem is, I’ve been so preoccupied that… Continue Reading
