The latest craze in the cocktail industry is called “infusion”. Simply speaking, infusion is imparting different flavors and colors into a base liquor by steeping items (like herbs, spices, or citrus) right in the bottle. It allows you to create your own custom spirits and really personalize your home bar. You can infuse just about [...]

Here is a delicious recipe for holiday sangria!
Ingredients
1 - ½ pint of Brandy or Cognac
1 – ½ pint of Orange Liqueur
2 - 750ml bottles of dry red wine
4 - cups of orange juice
2 - fresh oranges (sliced)
2 - fresh limes (sliced)
2 - fresh lemons (sliced)
½ - cup of sugar  (to taste)
1 - 750ml bottle [...]

These Bloody Eyeball Jello Shots are scary, slimy, yummy, and little bit naughty. Think of them as Grown-Up Trick or Treats.
 

Bloody Eyeballs
1 3oz pack of red Jello
1 ½ cups boiling water
1 ½ cups vodka
1 ½ cups ice
Add the jello to the boiling water and stir until dissolved.
Add the vodka and the ice and stir until [...]

Summer Rain
1 oz Vodka
2 oz Orange Juice
1 oz Malibu Coconut Rum
2 oz Papaya Juice
Is there a better week to try a drink called Summer Rain? This is a beautiful drink that, if poured correctly, sits in the glass in layers. Just poor each ingredient slowly, preferably over the back of a spoon, to achieve the layered [...]

This Olympic season has been an exciting one. For the last weekend of The Games , celebrate with an Olympic Gold Cocktail. It’s easy to make and is sure crowd pleaser.
Olympic Gold Cocktail
Serves 1
3/4 ounce brandy
3/4 ounce orange juice
3/4 ounce triple sec
Shake with ice in a cocktail shaker and serve in a martini glass.

This is a great drink for hot weather. This drink is served at The Modern in New York.
Ingredients:
Ice
2 slices English cucumber, plus extra for garnish
1 lemon wedge
1 ½ oz citrus flavored vodka
½ oz fresh lemon juice
½ oz simple syrup (recipe follows)
Fill a glass with ice. Muddle the cucumber slices and the lemon wedge in the [...]

July 31, 2008
 
Heirloom Bloody Mary
*This recipe is from Danny Meyer’s restaurant, Union Square Café, in New York City.
This is a seasonal cocktail, of course. Heirloom tomatoes, which are at their best in late summer, are some of the most flavorful and delicious tomatoes around. Living in Arkansas, we are lucky enough to have plenty to [...]