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 [...]
Suffering Bastard
November 12th, 2007 | by Marleigh | published in bourbon, brandy, gin, mixers, MxMo, recipes, whisk(e)y
Scoff Law Cocktail
November 7th, 2007 | by Marleigh | published in liqueur, mixers, recipes, rye, whisk(e)y
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 [...]
Shandy Gaff
November 1st, 2007 | by Marleigh | published in beer, mixers, recipes
Happy Hallowmas, everyone. Today is the day that Christians celebrate all saints, those known and those unknown, that takes form as Día de los Muertos here in Southern California. The Day of the Dead is a day of remembrance, a celebration of life and of the afterlife, a day of revelry. Not to bring the [...]
Pompano
October 28th, 2007 | by Marleigh | published in gin, liqueur, mixers, recipes
I have something of a habit when it comes to books, especially books with recipes in them. I tend to get into a rut, and find myself only fixing recipes from one or two books at one time. Try as I might to mix things up, if I’m into Vintage Spirits & Forgotten Cocktails or [...]
Mai Tai
October 24th, 2007 | by Marleigh | published in liqueur, mixers, recipes, rum
Invention is all well and good. Invention brought us the cotton gin, sliced bread, Velcro® shoelaces, my beloved new stand mixer; all the things we so love about our lives of modern convenience. (Though why, despite all this creative mobility, I still can’t find a decent ice crusher is beyond me.) Invention has done many [...]
Rum Runner (1986)
October 19th, 2007 | by Marleigh | published in mixers, recipes, rum
I’m sorry if this post seems a little phoned-in, but I am at home with my very sick cat. He took ill suddenly last night and it’s been a long day of the vet’s office and making space for a crate and administering medication…you get the idea. This drink happened the other night while my [...]
Cookie Cocktail
October 15th, 2007 | by Marleigh | published in liqueur, mixers, MxMo, recipes, 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 [...]
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 [...]
Chilcano
September 26th, 2007 | by Marleigh | published in mixers, pisco, recipes
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 [...]
Sparkly Showdown
September 5th, 2007 | by Marleigh | published in mixers
There was a time when you had only two choices in the tonic-and-soda arena. You’d walk into your local grocery and be faced with Schweppes or Canada Dry and that was the end of it. These days, thanks to the cocktail renaissance, the success of specialty brands like Jones Soda and the increasing number of [...]
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. [...]
Florodora
August 30th, 2007 | by Marleigh | published in gin, mixers, recipes
After a wretched bout of sickness that kept me home last Thursday, I awoke Friday feeling nearly human. I opened the door to head for work and found that the mailman had delivered my copy of Esquire Drinks right to my very feet! Naturally, I was heading out of town that night—far, far away from [...]
Cream Fizz
July 23rd, 2007 | by Marleigh | published in gin, mixers, recipes
Continuing on my adventures with the fizz, this seemed like an interesting twist on the silver fizz. Traditionally a silver fizz uses egg white (which I don’t consume), but this takes your basic gin fizz and adds in some heavy cream. This is another Trader Vic “morning after” recipe, but imbibe carefully. It’d be pretty [...]
Raspberry Ten
July 19th, 2007 | by Marleigh | published in garnishes, gin, liqueur, mixers, recipes
It was probably a year-and-a-half ago that I purchased Nick Mautone’s wonderful Raising the Bar. For those who haven’t read it, it’s a book about cocktail-based entertaining which includes all manner of recipes—cocktails, syrups, garnishes, punches and snacks. I think of him as something like the Martha Stewart of cocktail parties. Just without the bizarre [...]
