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 [...]
Bijou Cocktail
October 13th, 2007 | by Marleigh | published in gin, liqueur, recipes
I habitually visit used book stores, wandering the stacks looking for random items of interest—books on philosophy, the occult or death, weird fiction, cookbooks and, of course, books on cocktails. One of my favorite stores is generally amazingly well-stocked in the former group if not the latter, but I occasionally luck out and find a [...]
Colonel Beach’s Plantation Punch
October 10th, 2007 | by Marleigh | published in liqueur, mixers, recipes, rum
Phew. It’s been crazy around here. Work and home have hit a fever pitch so I haven’t had much time to keep up with posting, for which I apologize. But I’m back with a big monster of a drink to make up for it. This one came out because the week started out rocky, so [...]
Dry Martini II
October 3rd, 2007 | by Marleigh | published in gin, liqueur, recipes
I know a lot of my posts start out this way, but it was a very long day that prompted this drink. It wasn’t an especially terrible day at work but one filled with myriad of little grievances, culminating in mind-numbingly bad traffic (ah, Los Angeles!). Upon finally arriving home, I needed something bracing to [...]
Sea Captain’s Special
September 29th, 2007 | by Marleigh | published in liqueur, recipes, rye, sparkling wine, whisk(e)y
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 [...]
El Diablo, Mi Amante
September 21st, 2007 | by Marleigh | published in liqueur, recipes, tequila
So it’s really here. Fall. The mornings and evenings are downright chilly and daytime temps no longer reach over 75º. I have officially turned the heater on and today we’re expecting our first rain storm. Summer is over. On that note, I’m clearing out the warm-weather leftovers like the Tequila por Mi Amante. Strawberries have [...]
Golden Dawn
September 14th, 2007 | by Marleigh | published in brandy, calvados, gin, liqueur, recipes
There are, conservatively, about eighteen thousand available variations on the cocktail known as the Golden Dawn. With bitters, without bitters. With Cointreau, without Cointreau. With calvados, without calvados. You get the idea. From what I have gathered, it originated sometime during the 1920s, though Chuck Taggart traces its creation to London in the 1930s. I, [...]
Cherry Julep
September 11th, 2007 | by Marleigh | published in brandy, gin, liqueur, recipes
Though I won’t say I’m sad to see the end of the heatwave that’s been suffocating us here in LA, the end of summer is always bittersweet. Sure, it’s the end of high temperatures and humidity but also the end of summer produce, sandals and warm nights. Granted, we have it easier here during fall [...]
El Capitan
August 28th, 2007 | by Marleigh | published in brandy, liqueur, pisco, recipes
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 [...]
Vieux Carré
August 21st, 2007 | by Marleigh | published in brandy, liqueur, recipes, rye, whisk(e)y
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. [...]
Margarita
August 16th, 2007 | by Marleigh | published in liqueur, recipes, tequila
There have been, in the past week, two days at work that were teetering dangerously close to nightmarish. By the end of the day, I was ready to go home and curl up in the fetal position, then sleep for about three days. Seeing as Rip van Winkle-ing it isn’t an option, I opted instead [...]
Blue Reef
August 13th, 2007 | by Marleigh | published in liqueur, MxMo, recipes, 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 [...]
Pimm’s Cup
August 8th, 2007 | by Marleigh | published in liqueur, mixers, recipes
So, here it is. Wednesday night and I’m home, enjoying a nice salad Niçoise and watching evening creep over the Observatory. I’d kill for a perfectly chilled glass of sauvignon blanc, but I’ve run out of white wine! Alas, what’s a lass to do? When that lass is yours truly, she hits the internet for [...]
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 [...]
