This is a great mix for the kind of in-between weather we’ve been having in Rochester for the past couple of weeks—a bourbon cocktail with interesting bitter and sour notes, served on a big old rock. This is the "Panic Button," which Imbibe magazine credits to the Living Room Bar at Charleston's Dewberry Hotel. THE … Continue reading Yes, I’m pushing “The Panic Button”
Author: Marty Nott
A *Tequila* Martini? Of course!
If you think tequila is only for shots or Margaritas, oh please—walk with me here for a little while. Set aside those bottom-shelf tequilas that are only half agave, and let’s see what a person can do with a rich, textured 100% agave tequila from a couple of shelves up. Tequilas are not all alike. … Continue reading A *Tequila* Martini? Of course!
Whirled Cocktail Day? I think not. Stirring or shaking is fine.
May 13 is World Cocktail Day. Do you know where your glassware is? I'm all for global unity, and perhaps what this troubled world needs right now is to sit down over civil and delicious cocktails and get to know one another. (But no more than two cocktails; after three, the fighting inevitably starts all … Continue reading Whirled Cocktail Day? I think not. Stirring or shaking is fine.
Cinco de Mayo riddle: What’s Mexico’s favorite tequila drink?
And, oh yes—happy Cinco de Mayo, to those who celebrate. If your answer to that headline question is “the Margarita” … you are sadly wrong. It’s the Paloma, at least according to cocktail historian and raconteur David Wondrich. Truth told, it may not be either cocktail, because the Paloma and Margarita are both chronological infants … Continue reading Cinco de Mayo riddle: What’s Mexico’s favorite tequila drink?
My Relationship With Wine
(Or, “Why I don’t post more about it.”) When I came up with “Libation Lounge” for the name of this blog, I carefully chose a handle robust enough to encompass all forms of adult beverages—including spirits, cocktails, and … wine. Every time I add a post to the Libation Lounge, though, I’m acutely aware that … Continue reading My Relationship With Wine
The Income Tax Cocktail (and about making fun garnishes)
Fellow Americans, not only is this Passover and Easter weekend, it is income tax weekend. Do you know where your return is? You had to know there’d be a cocktail named for this annual Rite of Citizenship, and here it is. I recommend against indulging in many of these while you prepare your return, but … Continue reading The Income Tax Cocktail (and about making fun garnishes)
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Traditions, and where my cocktail journey began
It is Masters final-round Sunday, 1980-something. I am still a young(ish) man who’s lived his entire life in Central or Western New York State, where winter’s cold jaws can take a bite out of life right through the end of April and into early May. (Raise your hand if you’re from around here and you … Continue reading Traditions, and where my cocktail journey began
The Apricot Rickey—and why it’s called a “Rickey”
Spring is officially here in the Northern Hemisphere, at least on the calendar, and it’s even starting to look and feel like spring here in Rochester, NY. Lawns are greening up and growing, I see buds on a couple of the shrubs around my yard, and I see bicyclists here and there on our roads. … Continue reading The Apricot Rickey—and why it’s called a “Rickey”
The Dorchester
Found this recipe while looking for cocktails to help use the temporary surplus of fresh grapefruit juice I have before it goes bad. Couldn’t wait to get my two lips on it, of course. <rimshot> It is absolutely delicious and refreshing. Of note, the recipe as presented on liquor.com called for no garnish at all, … Continue reading The Dorchester
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