Print Blood Orange and Juniper Shrub Ingredients 12 Blood Oranges – Juiced. Peels reserved. Should yield about 3 cups of juice. 1 Cup Turbinado Sugar 1 Cup Champagne Vinegar 8 Tbsps Crushed Juniper Berries Instructions Make an oleo saccharum with sugar and orange peels. Let oleo saccharum stand for about an hour. Combine orange…
Scotch Cocktails – Dates & Sherry There are a few great classic scotch cocktails. Done well a Rob Roy, Blood and Sand or a Rusty Nail are all great drinks. There are others that have become obscured by the fog of time and the vagaries of taste and fashion. Let’s face it. Scotch is difficult…
Evensong, a clean and streamlined take on a classic Vesper Martini.
The Blackberry Bramble is a modern classic cocktail with good reason. It is delicious. And refreshing. Enjoy…
A Short History of the Sazerac Here is a challenge for you. Walk into a bar in New Orleans and try to find a bartender who can’t make a Sazerac. Now try to figure out who makes the best one. Check out the Sazerac Bar at the Hermes Hotel, the Carousel Bar or Arnaud’s…
Rum cocktails are difficult for me. The bent toward fruity extravaganzas loses me a little. Especially when there are so many great aged rums that have so much flavor and complexity out there. This cocktail however didn’t start with rum. It’s where we ended up. There was a rarely touched intriguing black bottle sitting on…
