Cooling Coconut & Cilantro Cocktail

Thank you Maureen Petrosky, for this perfect cocktail to cool your jets during a spicy meal. Maybe it’s the coconut… maybe it’s the slight sting of the ginger beer that counteracts the heat. Not exactly sure why this works, but it...

Muddled “New” Old Fashioned

With the final season of Madman soon approaching… an upgrade to the old fashioned classic cocktail seemed only apropos, with thanks to Bill Heck’s recipe (Bon Appetit). I substituted granulated sugar for the cubes… turned out...

Goombay Smash

Bringing the Bahamas home.  Pineapple, coconut and rum guarantee a mini-vacation in the comfort of your own living room.

The Frozen Daquiri

Shaken daiquiris typically incorporate fresh lime juice, rum, simple syrup and ice… which isn’t always carried over into the frozen version. The frozen daiquiri gets a little more creative. Not always including the lime juice but always...

Dark & Stormy (2 ways)

The ginger ale version is tasty, but personally…  I dig the the zing of the ginger beer and bitters.  Thought I’d offer both.  In Bermuda, they’d not have it any other way other than using Gosling’s Rum and ginger beer....

Innovative Luxury Cocktail Products

Luxury home products that bring your cocktail hour to another level.

Nutritious Cocktails – Do They Exist?

Wouldn't it be great if cocktail drinks were on the same page as a post-workout smoothie for health and nutrition? Reality, however, is not that kind but I do have some tips for choosing or making lower calorie cocktails.

Basil-Booze Slush

Big basil fan?  Than this is your cocktail.  A refreshing icy treat is the result, when pureed along with the orange-honey undertones of Lillet, a bit of vodka, sugary simple syrup, lemon juice and ice.

Lynchburg Lemonade

Lemonade for the over 21 crowd. This version whips up a frothy batch for 20 party goers. The perfect spiked refresher for a summer celebration.