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Those of you who know me, know that while I enjoy all things cocktail, my preference is for brown spirits — rum, bourbon, scotch, rye (not necessarily in that order) — therefore, I have a minimal number of vodkas in the liquor cabinet.  When mixing classic cocktails, personality and dimension is a key part of [...]

Sandwiches are the perfect food group. Yes, I said food group. Forget those little pyramid schemes the government and the dairy famers/wheat growers/frog giggers try to sell us on every year… my food groups tend to sound a lot more like: “sandwiches,” “coffee,” “vodka” and “crunchy green stuff.” (Yes, I actually enjoy broccoli and snap [...]

On a hot summer day, sometimes the only satisfying way to cool down is an ice cold beer. Or, during the holiday season, sometimes the most fun way to get into the Christmas spirit is to mix yourself up a rum and eggnog, topped off with some nutmeg. I have found that one of the [...]

Welcome back to the wonderful world of cocktails! Now that you’ve started thinking about your liquor purchases, and perhaps taken the shopping list from the last post to the liquor store, its time to start thinking about the basic equipment that will make your life easier when mixing cocktails , and some of the basic [...]