Peach Old Fashioned

This is an interesting variant of the classic Old Fashioned cocktail, but with a peach base.

Homemade Infusions: Cherry vodka and bourbon

To follow up on the brandied cherries I made a couple months ago, I recently made cherry-infused vodka and bourbon. I made these in one-pint mason jars, starting with a handful of cherries for each jar. After washing the cherries well, I sliced them in half and removed the pits. Put them in the jar [...]

Old Fashioned

There are many, many ways to make the Old Fashioned, and no one really knows which is the original. This is my favorite version (hold the club soda, please!).

Manhattan

The Manhattan needs no introduction, but I've included here a couple tips and suggestions to help make yours even better.

Irish Coffee

After a few weeks of unseasonably warm weather, we're now back to the bay area standard wind, rain, and cold, which also happens to be perfect Irish Coffee weather.

Sazerac

First served in New Orleans around 1860, the Sazerac is an old classic and considered by some to be the first truly important cocktail.

Waldorf

Waldorf 1/4 ounce Ricard 2 ounces bourbon or rye 3/4 ounce sweet vermouth 2 dashes of Angostura bitters Pour the Ricard into the mixing glass, swirl to coat the inside of the glass, then discard. Add ice and the remaining ingredients, stir, and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Another relative of the Manhattan, the Waldorf cocktail appeared in in the [...]

Buster Brown

Buster Brown 1 1/2 ounces bourbon 1/2 ounce fresh lemon juice 2 dashes orange bitters Splash of simple syrup Lemon twist for garnish Combine all ingredients in an ice-filled cocktail shaker. Shake until cold and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with the lemon twist. Like the Mark Twain cocktail, I think this one could use a slightly increased amount of [...]

Blood and Sand

The Blood and Sand cocktail takes its name from the 1922 Rudolph Valentino film of the same name.

Man o’ War

Man o’ War 1 1/2 ounces bourbon 1 ounce orange curacao 1/2 ounce sweet vermouth 1/2 ounce fresh lemon juice Orange slice, for garnish Cherry, for garnish Shake all ingredients well with ice and serve on the rocks. Garnish with the orange slice and cherry. Alternately, try shaking the cocktail with a small piece of orange and lemon in the shaker to [...]