A semi-Semi-Homemade ‘Cocktail’
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Crystal Head Vodka
October 24th, 2010 | by Daniel | published in reviews, vodka
An Open Letter to Roberta Joan Anderson (re: black metal, the Lake Windsor homes of aging Ghostbusters, vodka, and other mysterious maladies of the mind and body)
Dirty Martini
December 4th, 2008 | by Marleigh | published in mixers, recipes, vodka
No, I haven’t lost my mind. I promise.
Roasted Heirloom Tomato Bloody Mary
September 2nd, 2007 | by Marleigh | published in housemade, mixers, recipes, vodka
This may be the most bourgeois post title ever. Granted, when serving this to someone I would just call the damn thing a Bloody Mary. On the flip side, I am in the business of honesty when it comes to mixing and “Roasted Heirloom Tomato Bloody Mary” sounds more intriguing than the snoozefest V8 version. [...]
Macadamia Nut Chi Chi
August 2nd, 2007 | by Marleigh | published in liqueur, recipes, rum, vodka
Not to bore you with further tales of my visits to the venerable Tiki-Ti, but this one is actually on topic. Amongst the 80+ beverages you’ll find on the menu, the vast majority are mixed with rum. Most of the time, when the uninitiated wander in and ask a bartender what’s in such-and-such drink, they [...]
Drink On!
May 21st, 2007 | by nerdling | published in tequila, vodka, whisk(e)y
A little bubbly can cure what ails your brain. The ethanol found in liquor boosts the antioxidant quotient of strawberries and blackberries. Guess the old cliché of strawberries and Champagne isn’t so corny after all…
Lemon Sorbet
July 16th, 2006 | by nerdling | published in liqueur, MxMo, recipes, vodka
I’ve been lurking around the posts for Mixology Monday for a while now and have finally bellied up to the bar (so to speak). This week’s ingredient is lemon, so I set off on a search through every cocktail book I own to find the drink with the most lemon flavor that could possibly be [...]
Birthday Cake
December 18th, 2005 | by nerdling | published in liqueur, recipes, vodka
It was for an actual birthday that we decided to give the Birthday Cake a spin—at this point, we were already at least two drinks in, so a shot seemed like a great idea at the time (not so much the next morning). This is a recipe I picked up from a friend, who I [...]
Long Island Iced Tea
December 10th, 2005 | by nerdling | published in gin, liqueur, recipes, rum, tequila, vodka
I will be honest and state beforehand that I do not, have not and likely will not ever care for the Long Island Iced Tea. Perhaps it is the inherent frat party connotations, or just residual fears about mixing every single kind of alcohol possible into one glass with caffeine, or the fact that something&dmash;something [...]
Chambord Kamikaze
December 4th, 2005 | by nerdling | published in liqueur, recipes, vodka
This is the general formula of a night in with my parents: parents come over, parents and I drink copious amounts of vodka and/or gin, we eat dinner, we drink some more, have a cup of coffee and attempt to sober up. Generally, my mother sticks with a strict diet of vodka & tonic with [...]
Tom Collins
December 2nd, 2005 | by nerdling | published in recipes, vodka
Despite its popularity in the ’50s, as well as its enduring legacy in barware and drink mixes, the Tom Collins isn’t a drink I have run into very often. It doesn’t appear at bars—be they home or business—the way a Whiskey Sour does, and it certainly isn’t as common as a staple Screwdriver. Regardless, I’d [...]
French 76
November 25th, 2005 | by nerdling | published in recipes, vodka
We had a bottle of highly mediocre sparkling wine chilling in the fridge from our recent move. I wanted to experiment with some of the cocktails that use wine, and the French 76 sounded like a good place to start. It combines liquor with wine, as well as a dash of tartness and sweetness. It [...]
Onion Breath
November 21st, 2005 | by nerdling | published in recipes, vodka
This is not a drink for the faint of stomach. If you don’t like onions or vinegar, stay away from the Onion Breath. Then again, if, like me, you like Dirty Martinis and all things pickled, you’ll probably like this. The quality of the cocktail onions is the key to this one (aside, naturally, from [...]
