Recipe courtesy of Cicciolina. “Pisco” is South American grape brandy. A Pisco Sour is made with grape brandy as the base liquor – bartenders in South America recommend Cabarende or Don Cesar Pisco Puro – sour components such as lime and lemon juice, and balancers such as egg white, simple syrup and Bitters. The Chilean version uses straight sugar instead […]
Are you a fool for skulls and a really good martini? A classic martini – vodka or gin or both — is one of the easiest drinks to make poorly. Equally, it is one of those drinks that is truly memorable when made well. So, with our current fixation on drinking only perfectly crafted martinis during […]
Are you looking forward to tonight’s season premier of Boardwalk Empire on HBO? Same, same, us too. So to celebrate, we are getting into character with Rye whiskey – considered to be the original American spirit (George Washington’s distillery made it). Rye is the main ingredient in widely beloved Manhattan and Old Fashioned classic cocktails. […]
Every country has liquor that they are known for. When Italy comes to mind, you almost certainly think of limoncello (in Southern Italy; or limoncino in Northern Italy—it’s the same thing, sweet liquor of lemon zest.) Each great city on earth has a signature cocktail. In modern Venice, it is called the “Spritz.” The captivating […]
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