Cocktailia

100 drinks you should try at least once, a list of recommended cocktails compiled by Anvil in Houston, Texas, made the rounds a few months back. I posted the list here and am keeping it up-do-date with my…

Improved Whiskey Cocktail

• 2 ounces bourbon
• 1 tsp simple syrup
• 1/2 tsp maraschino liqueur
• 2 dashes Angostura bitters
• 1 dash absinthe
• Lemon zest for garnish

Combine liquid ingredients in an ice-filled mixing glass and stir until…

The fourth and final bar we stopped by on our recent visit to London was 69 Colebrooke Row, a nondescript bar in the Islington neighborhood. Our other stops in London were Portobello Star and the Connaught and…

House Spirits recently held their annual Holiday Booze Bazaar at their distillery in SE Portland. The main attraction was the spirit tastings, but they also had food by some local food carts and some great vendors. The event took place…

Easy holiday eggnog

• 12 eggs
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp ground nutmeg
• 1/2 tsp ground allspice
• 1 cup bourbon
• 2/3 cup white rum
• 1/3 cup dark rum
• 1/3 cup apricot brandy
• 1/3

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If you ask around about noteworthy bars in London, you won’t get far without hearing about the bars at the Connaught Hotel. There are two: The casual Coburg Bar near the hotel entrance, and the fancier Connaught…

Yes, you read that right. A Cosmo.

Cosmopolitan

• 1 1/2 ounce citrus vodka
• 1 ounce Cointreau
• 1/2 ounce fresh lime juice
• Splash of cranberry juice
• Orange zest for garnish

Combine liquid ingredients in an ice-filled cocktail shaker…

Yesterday I finished giving Cocktailia a much needed facelift. Gone is the stark white design with little to no indication of what’s what or where around the site. I think this new design is quite a bit more…

Toronto

• 2 ounces rye
• 1/4 ounce Fernet Branca
• 1/4 ounce simple syrup
• 2 dashes Angostura bitters
• Orange zest for garnish

Combine liquid ingredients in an ice-filled mixing glass and stir until cold. Strain into a chilled cocktail…

Champs-Elysées

• 1 1/2 ounces Cognac
• 1/2 ounce green Chartreuse
• 1/4 ounce fresh lemon juice
• 1/8 ounce simple syrup
• 2 dashes Angostura bitters

Combine all ingredients in an ice-filled cocktail shaker and shake until cold. Strain into a…