Presented by Cooks’ World and Pinnacle Wine & Liquor Yes, it’s the More Supreme Daiquiri—a cocktail so delicious that its predecessor, the *Merely* Supreme Daiquiri, is lost to the ages. Two ingredients distinguish this recipe from the conventional rum/lime/sugar Daiquiri: It calls for aged Rhum Agricole in place of a molasses-based rum and a dollop … Continue reading Cocktail of the Week: The More Supreme Daiquiri
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Cocktail of the Week: Bee Positive
Presented by Cooks’ World and Pinnacle Wine & Liquor Several weeks ago, I presented a tasting of Patrón’s premium tequilas, and first—as I always do—I checked the brand’s website to see if they have any interesting “signature” cocktails I can use in tastings. They do. Credit where credit is due: Patrón is pricey, but they … Continue reading Cocktail of the Week: Bee Positive
Cocktail of the Week: Coconut Margarita
Presented by Cooks’ World and Pinnacle Wine & Liquor The notion of coconut-themed cocktails has long tempted me. While I’ve made a couple of cocktails with coconut *water* before, this drink is my first with coconut *milk.* It is creamy and rich but also citrusy and (most importantly) very, very enjoyable. Please note that I … Continue reading Cocktail of the Week: Coconut Margarita
Cocktail of the Week: The Avenue
Presented by Cooks’ World and Pinnacle Wine & Liquor Passion fruit (or passionfruit—tomato/tomahto) is a delightful subtropical fruit that tends to be available only a few weeks out of the year. I’ve been finding them at our Wegmans recently (look in their exotic fruit bins in the produce section), so here’s a delicious bourbon cocktail … Continue reading Cocktail of the Week: The Avenue
World Rum Day Cocktail of the Week: The Departed
Presented by Cooks’ World and Pinnacle Wine & Liquor Today (July 11) is World Rum Day, so let’s celebrate! And who wouldn’t love a cocktail that shares its name with a Scorsese film? This one is "The Departed." Sorry, though - no Jack Nicholson, Matt Damon, Mark Wahlberg, or Leonardo DiCaprio in sight.To be honest, … Continue reading World Rum Day Cocktail of the Week: The Departed
Cocktail of the Week: The Mai Tai (“A Getaway in a Glass”)
Presented by Cooks’ World and Pinnacle Wine & Liquor Victor “Trader Vic” Bergeron claimed he created this rum sour in 1944 to freshen the bar menu at his eponymous restaurants, but he also created a great deal of confusion by keeping the recipe secret. When it became popular in the 1950s, amid the wild post-war … Continue reading Cocktail of the Week: The Mai Tai (“A Getaway in a Glass”)
Cocktail of the Week: Isolation Proof Ramp Gibson
Presented by Cooks’ World and Pinnacle Wine & Liquor I confess: I should have posted about the Gibson Martini (or simply, “Gibson”) before now, but in my defense, it’s such a trifling riff on the classic Martini that it hardly bears its own post—until now. A Gibson is nothing more than a Martini with a … Continue reading Cocktail of the Week: Isolation Proof Ramp Gibson
Cocktail of the Week: The Sazerac
Presented by Cooks’ World and Pinnacle Wine & Liquor I have never lived in New Orleans but have had the good fortune to visit a few times, particularly during my years living in nearby Houston; both cities are situated nearly on the edge of the Gulf of Mexico—also known as The Nation’s Humidifier. Summers there … Continue reading Cocktail of the Week: The Sazerac
Cocktail of the Week (National Bourbon Day Edition): Prospector No. 2
Presented by Cooks’ World and Pinnacle Wine & Liquor One of my favorite bourbon cocktails of all time This Friday (June 14) is National Bourbon Day—a perfect occasion to spotlight one of the best bourbon cocktails I’ve come across in the past year or so. Prospector No. 2 is a full-bodied, bourbon-forward cocktail with contributions … Continue reading Cocktail of the Week (National Bourbon Day Edition): Prospector No. 2
Cocktail of the Week: The Fitzgerald
Presented by Cooks’ World and Pinnacle Wine & Liquor The Fitzgerald is a simple, deliciously lemony gin cocktail named to honor one of America’s most significant and tragic literary figures, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and his notorious (sadly also fatal) love of gin and other excesses. Noted mixologist Dale DeGroff created the drink about 30 years … Continue reading Cocktail of the Week: The Fitzgerald
The Libation Lounge 