Of late, most of my cocktail forays are motivated by a strong desire to unwind. I was trolling for something that would hit the spot and hit on the Vieux Carré over at Drinkboy. This one is a classic that I’ve floated past a few times, mostly because I always lack one of the ingredients. [...]

I feel it necessary to begin with a disclaimer: I hate scorpions. It may be more appropriate to say I both loathe and fear them, but my contempt really knows no bounds. Freakish, ancient, alien little arachnids, I’m still not quite sure if I believe they developed from life’s common ancestor or were dropped here [...]

After a few months absence from the fun of Mixology Monday, I’m back and ready to play along for Créme de la Créme, kindly hosted this month by Morsels & Musings.
As some of you may know or have noticed, this cream-based event presents me with an interesting challenge. Being a vegan means I don’t consume [...]

I was recently in a conversation regarding Hemingway and rum—specifically, whether or not a mojito is a man’s drink—to which I commented that Papa would have said that a daiquiri is most definitely a man’s drink.
Boy, is it ever.
It seems like all of my posts start this way these days, but I was doing the [...]

My best friend and I have a standing once-a-week date. Being the Betty Crocker type, I make dinner, we drink, we talk and we watch a movie, during which I inevitably fall asleep. While awaiting said friend’s arrival last time around, and finding myself out of beer, I fell to a classic stand-by. Only three [...]