November 12th, 2007 | by Marleigh | published in MxMo, bourbon, brandy, gin, mixers, whiskey
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 Vic. [...]
October 15th, 2007 | by Marleigh | published in MxMo, liqueur, mixers, rum
This year is screaming by so fast it’s hard to believe. Another month gone, another MxMo come to visit! This month’s theme is pairings, hosted by the lovely Liquid Muse, Natalie. I will admit to being really excited about this one, as it marries two of my favorite things: cooking and cocktails. I spend much [...]
September 17th, 2007 | by Marleigh | published in MxMo, housemade, mixers, sparkling wine
Happy Mixology Monday! Another month has passed and our intrepid host, Gabriel at cocktailnerd, has chosen “fizz” as his theme.
Fizzy ingredients are everywhere in cocktails. Tonic water, club soda, ginger beer, soda, mineral water, champagne…the absolutely overwhelming number of choices made this month’s challenge interesting. There are so many choices, it was hard to settle [...]
August 13th, 2007 | by Marleigh | published in MxMo, liqueur, rum
For those of you who didn’t make your way here via this week’s roundup, it’s time again for Mixology Monday! Hosted this month by Gwen over at Intoxicated Zodiac, the theme of choice is orange—apropos for August, it being the month of the Leo and also the sign I find myself perched on the cusp [...]
July 15th, 2007 | by Marleigh | published in MxMo, rum, tequila
Another month has passed and Mixology Monday XVII is upon us. This month is a little different—a way for the growing community of cocktail bloggers to learn about each other and to give a little love back to the blogs we’re reading rather than a slew of drinks based on a single ingredient. Paul has [...]
