When Justin Peregoy, the cocktail chef at the Oak Leaf, heard we were going there for my birthday he named that night’s special cocktail Tarus the Bull: 1.5 ounces Bulleit Rye 0.5 ounce blood orange juice 0.5 ounce Fernet Branca…
The Fogcutter (Early)
Here is my third and final attempt at the Fogcutter. This one is from the book and attributed to Don the Beachcomber: 2.0 ounces Barcardi Gold rum 0.5 ounce Plymouth Gin 1.0 ounce Pisco Brandy 1.0 ounce orange juice 2.0…
Back Porch Lemonade
This is another favorite of mine from bluezoo, and thanks to Chad Lobner I’m able to share the recipe for Back Porch Lemonade: 2.00 ounces Troy and Sons moonshine 1.50 ounces Sour Mix 0.75 ounce Ginger Syrup Lemon wedges Muddle…
Harvest Rye
When the year end holidays roll around, I start to look forward to the Harvest Rye cocktail: 2 ounces High West Double Rye 1 ounce Sour Mix 1 ounce Apple Shrub Cider Foam Fresh nutmeg Shake the first three ingredients…
Lucien Gaudin Cocktail
I had just come back from a trip to Germany, and even though my body was supposed to be at four in the morning, I found myself a little too wired to sleep. I figured a nice cocktail would be…
Life is Beautiful
It may seem funny that my second cocktail post doesn’t come from the book that inspired the website, but my love of cocktails was inspired by a number of people as well, including my friends Demetri and Cat in Chicago.…
The Corpse Reviver #2
I knew that there was something to my desire to do this site when I was trying to decide on the first cocktail to feature. I didn’t want to do them alphabetically, so I just opened a page at random.…