It’s been almost eight months since we moved to Indianapolis, where I had planned on dedicating more of my time to working on my personal projects. I’m pleased to say that I’ve been largely successful in this! I’ve got a lot going on, and it’s sometimes a bit hard to juggle everything. These periodic update [...]
I’ve been experimenting lately with combining mild amounts of the tropical flavors I became temporarily obsessed with after our honeymoon with more standard, less fruity drinks. After a few successes and a few not-so-successes, I think I’ve come up with something good enough to post. I’ve dubbed it the Berry in Paradise. Here it is:
Berry [...]
My wife and I recently had a housewarming party and invited a bunch of friends, new and old, from Indianapolis to join us. I wanted to make a punch for the occasion, and rather than pulling a recipe from a book, I experimented a bit, and came up with this lovely turquoise concoction. It’s sweet [...]
This past Wednesday was Crispy Gamer’s CEO’s birthday. Coincidentally, on Wednesdays we often have “Crispy Cocktail Night” where someone – typically me – makes drinks for the office and we hang out playing Rock Band 2. I was asked to come up with a new drink for the occasion, and after some experimenting, created one [...]
Blood Oranges, Blood Zest
by Jocelyn | McAuliflower
Since I met my wife, I’ve drank more sparkling wine than I had in all the years running up to that point. Hey, she’s French, so no surprise, right? I’ve become quite fond of it, but haven’t incorporated it too often into my cocktails for fear of spoiling its [...]
I’m back with another cocktail. I know, I know — this blog doesn’t even mention cocktails in the title. I just can’t help myself! I got that awesome new book for Christmas and now that I’ve had time to go through and play with some of the recipes, I’ve gotten creative again.
This drink uses Applejack, [...]
Stork Club Sign by michaelz1
Things have been quiet on the cocktail front of late, not because I’ve stopped enjoying them, but rather because I received a terrific book for Christmas: The Craft of the Cocktail by Dale Degroff. I highly recommend it. The first half is interesting and informative, tracing the evolution of the cocktail [...]
I’ve got not one, not two, but three new cocktail recipes for you guys. The first, Faux Cider, is so-named because it has no apple cider in it and yet is oddly reminiscent of a hard cider. Something about the combination of lillet, vermouth, cola and lemon gives it a fruity tang. It’s really nice [...]
I’ve been toying with Campari lately. It’s an incredibly bitter Italian liqueur which can easily overwhelm a drink if you’re not very careful with it. I’ve found that rum and, especially, bourbon play very well with it though, and consequentially have two new and exciting cocktails for you to try. I’ve searched around the web [...]
Charlotte, my friend Gabe, and several others have noticed – and never fail to point out – that I get a disproportionate amount of pink drinks compared to the average, virile, testosterone-fueled man! I think the reason for this is because I tend to try cocktails with a lot of ingredients, rather than just “some [...]
