I realized with some alarm this morning that today is Mixology Monday; some teacher I am, wandering in with my hastily scribbled homework just before the bell rings.
brandy
Burnt Fuselage
October 13th, 2008 | by Marleigh | published in brandy, cognac, liqueur, MxMo, recipes
Brandy Milk Punch
July 29th, 2008 | by Marleigh | published in brandy, MxMo, recipes, rum
Conjuring a little NOLA at home with the ubiquitous Brandy Milk Punch.
Jack Rose Cocktail
July 2nd, 2008 | by Marleigh | published in brandy, housemade, mixers, recipes
A classic’s classic with a word to the wise: if all you have in the house is Laird’s Bonded Apple Brandy, you may want to consider tinkering with the proportions a bit.
Sundowner
May 16th, 2008 | by Marleigh | published in cognac, liqueur, recipes
Like a teddy bear nanny-cam, this drink seems unassuming—but I’ve saved it for a Friday because it’s too dangerous for weekday consumption.
Brandy Crusta
February 15th, 2008 | by Marleigh | published in brandy, liqueur, recipes
After a long wait I finally give in and make a crusta at home, peel and all.
Mixology Monday XXIII: Brandy
January 15th, 2008 | by Marleigh | published in brandy, calvados, MxMo, pisco, recipes, rum
I’m very excited to be the host of this month’s Mixology Monday, which spotlights one of my favorite wintertime spirits: brandy.
Canario Pisco Orange
January 14th, 2008 | by Marleigh | published in brandy, MxMo, pisco, recipes
Earthier and drier in profile than a traditional amber-hued brandy, this drink amps up the sweetness to counteract the rougher edges of Peruvian brandy, also known as pisco.
MxMo XXIII: Lucky 23
January 8th, 2008 | by Marleigh | published in brandy, MxMo
Only six days left to come up with your brandy concoctions for the first MxMo of 2008! Get your posts ready and send me an email with the link by midnight (PST) Monday, January 14 to be included in the roundup.
Brandy Alexander
December 20th, 2007 | by Marleigh | published in brandy, liqueur, recipes
My boyfriend is cheating on me with, of all people, another cocktail blogger. It’s a hard reality to cope with, but I suppose if his eye was going to wander it only makes sense that he’d look to someone dashing and talented like Jeffrey Morgenthaler. In the past month, he’s made every single bourbon-based recipe [...]
Leave It To Me Cocktail #1
December 3rd, 2007 | by Marleigh | published in brandy, gin, liqueur, MxMo, recipes
Happy Repeal Day Mixology Monday, everyone! As usual, I’m late to the party, as I (naturally) forgot my camera elsewhere over Thanksgiving and just got it back. The theme of this month’s challenge has to do with a very special day, that being December 5th, the anniversary of the day that the 21st amendment was [...]
Stinger
November 14th, 2007 | by Marleigh | published in brandy, liqueur, recipes, rum
Part of the reason I am able to drum up the time to keep this blog is that I don’t have a television. No television, no cable, no wasted time staring at the flashing lights—which, when presented with a TV in a bar or other locale, is exactly what I do. If you’ve seen Land [...]
Suffering Bastard
November 12th, 2007 | by Marleigh | published in bourbon, brandy, gin, mixers, MxMo, recipes, whisk(e)y
It’s Mixology Monday again, this time hosted by gin enthusiast Jay over at Oh Gosh! This drink is something of a pain. See, there are two Suffering Bastards in the world—this drink, which was invented at Shepherd’s Hotel in Cairo by a fellow named Joe Scialom, and the tiki version that came about via Trader [...]
Chilcano
September 26th, 2007 | by Marleigh | published in mixers, pisco, recipes
A few weeks ago, I received a wonderful gift. The generous and thoughtful Emilie of The Conscious Kitchen found a creative way to get a bottle of Peruvian pisco she picked up on vacation from Boston to LA without using the mail. I am very fond of presents, particularly when they involve new kinds of [...]
Golden Dawn
September 14th, 2007 | by Marleigh | published in brandy, calvados, gin, liqueur, recipes
There are, conservatively, about eighteen thousand available variations on the cocktail known as the Golden Dawn. With bitters, without bitters. With Cointreau, without Cointreau. With calvados, without calvados. You get the idea. From what I have gathered, it originated sometime during the 1920s, though Chuck Taggart traces its creation to London in the 1930s. I, [...]
