It occurred to me that a drink inspired by a matador could stand to be a little bit bloodier, so I turned to the Blood and Sand to use up my stash of fresh blood oranges.

Happy New Year, friends. 2007 was quite the year, in ways both positive and negative, but we came out of it hale and hearty and hoping that 2008 will keep all the promise it presently holds. As such, I’m cleaning out the queue and posting a lingerer—a post that I really meant to publish before [...]

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. [...]

Generally I try to learn from my mistakes. Using all whole-wheat flour when making pancakes? Little bit like eating cardboard. Drinking anything of a color that resembles neon? Hangover. Taking on my sister at Dance Dance Revolution? Sweaty, pathetic failure. As a result, I don’t do these things anymore.
Thus, when cruising through the Savoy Cocktail [...]

I found this stashed in Esquire Drinks in the chapter on what to imbibe when you’re dealing with having had a bit too much. I didn’t realize this at the time, as I was looking for something to make with an open bottle of cava, so the hefty pour of whiskey didn’t seem strange to [...]