Direct Action Cocktail
October 19th, 2008 | by Marleigh | published in bourbon, whiskey
Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow creeps in this petty pace from day to day and all our yesterdays light fools the way to dusty death.
Whiskey & Ginger Muddle
June 10th, 2008 | by Marleigh | published in bourbon, liqueur, whiskey
I splurged on some early apricots two weeks ago but my enthusiasm wasn’t rewarded; they were still a little too firm and bitter, so I had to turn to the old faithful dried apricots to get my spring stone fruit fix.
Blood and Sand
January 24th, 2008 | by Marleigh | published in liqueur, scotch, whiskey
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.
Robert Burns Cocktail
January 7th, 2008 | by Marleigh | published in liqueur, scotch, whiskey
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 [...]
Suffering Bastard
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. [...]
