Kitchen

This kind of happened by accident. I knew where I wanted to go with this recipe, and I went there, but I had no idea the kind of result I would get. By accident, it turned into something that tasted just like a really, really good Old Fashioned, out of ingredients many people would never put together. I loathe-slash-despise the idea of crafting a drink based on the ‘basic forms’ of cocktaildom, which basically means I loathe-slash-despise the idea of crafting a drink based on

It started off as my wanting to use half a clementine, half a lime, and half a lemon in this cocktail for juice. It ended up with my giving the lemon to my mom so she could make us dinner, and that’s one of my better decisions when it comes to cocktail-making. In my head, it would have been too sweet, and it wouldn’t have that bite of alcohol that makes what I love to make what I make. I’d been helping her all day, and wanted a reward in the form of a drink. What other way is

This is another ode to my stepfather. We were at our family’s lake house when I realized there were two main alcohols he loved: bourbon...

Today was a rainy day. I decided to combat that with a cocktail that was bright, and reflected a warm, sunny day, with a nice breeze, out...

I don’t normally consume frilly cocktails. Nothing fruity. Nothing girly. Nothing ‘frilly’. I normally stick to my rye, my bourbon, my...

I love experimenting with new ingredients, especially once the seasons change. I also love mixing base spirits. There will be bourbon and...

Sometimes, making yourself a cocktail when you’re sick is the best medicine. As long as you drink it slow enough, and don’t overdo it,...

When I first tasted this drink, the words, ‘This tastes like spiced up gin!’ popped out of my mouth. That is also when I realized that...

This cocktail has a ridiculous amount of bourbon, and a ridiculous amount of citrus juice. I used two completely different bourbons, and...

This cocktail is perfect for people who love oranges. Chunks of orange flesh, muddled as if it’s shaken with the rest of the cocktail,...

I had to take care of one of my favorite doggies, Dembe, when my dad had his hip surgery. Many days later, I was missing my place of...

Be careful, this is an easy one to drink. All it takes is two liqueurs, some bitters, and a lot of bourbon, and you have yourself a...

There’s something special about staying over at my Dad’s house for a while, and it isn’t the fact that it’s really the only place I can...

There’s something to be said about whiskey that tastes like peanut butter. Over the several years since I’d first tasted Skrewball, I’d...

Cocktails have always been something I’ve shared with my father. It had been a while since I was able to share them with him, but as we...

My stepfather is known for always having bourbon in the house. I’m known for coming over and making cocktails on the fly. Most of the...

I call this the ‘Apple Embryo’ because the apple wedges kind of look like they’re floating around in embryonic fluid, melting into it as...

One of my favorite things to do in mixology is mix the same category of alcohol with two or more of the same category. This means, I’ll...

This is an unpopular opinion, but sometimes, if you have the right ingredients and mix it just enough, you can taste the different...

Using wine and whiskey in cocktails together is one of my favorite things to do. The wine is sweet, no matter how dry the bottle, while...