I’m very excited to be the host of this month’s Mixology Monday, which spotlights one of my favorite wintertime spirits: brandy.

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.

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 [...]

It’s been a wild and wonderful few weeks on the SLOSHED! liquor front. First, I scored a copy of David Wondrich’s Esquire Drinks on the heels of scrounging up the 1953 edition of Esquire’s Handbook for Hosts at one of my favorite bookstores, then followed that up with a mint copy of Charles Schumann’s Tropical [...]