Presented by Cooks’ World and Pinnacle Wine & Liquor If you like that classic New Orleans cocktail, the Vieux Carre (and puns), you’ll probably love this boozy drink. It's pleasantly, tropically aromatic, tasty, and petite enough to fit in a small coupe or Nick and Nora glass. I found this recipe four years ago in … Continue reading Cocktail of the Week: Rum With a Vieux
Absinthe
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
Cocktails of the Week: Corpse Revivers No. 1 and No. 2
Presented by Cooks’ World and Pinnacle Wine & Liquor I admit I’m irreverent at times. Not unfaithful, but irreverent. And because I’m irreverent, my delicious and theologically accurate cocktail every Easter Sunday since Easter 2020 is … a Corpse Reviver. The Corpse Reviver cocktail is more of an idea than a specific recipe. The idea … Continue reading Cocktails of the Week: Corpse Revivers No. 1 and No. 2
Cooks’ World/Pinnacle Liquor Cocktail of the Week: Black Sabbath
First, happy Burns Night to all who celebrate! Tonight’s the night!! We conclude our month-long observation of Burns Night with a rock star of Scotch whisky cocktails: the Black Sabbath. (See what I did there?) This is a very, very easy cocktail to make. Smoky Islay whiskies (and mezcals, tequilas, and other strongly flavored, aromatic … Continue reading Cooks’ World/Pinnacle Liquor Cocktail of the Week: Black Sabbath
Cooks’ World/Pinnacle Liquor Cocktail of the Week: Tuxedo No. 2
If you’ve flirted with drinking dry Martinis but stopped short of fully embracing them, I can’t blame you; everything about the classic Martini is an acquired taste—the gin, the dry vermouth, and the olive. But the Martini has some siblings and cousins you may enjoy all the way through to the last sip, and the … Continue reading Cooks’ World/Pinnacle Liquor Cocktail of the Week: Tuxedo No. 2
Cooks’ World/Pinnacle Liquor Cocktail of the Week: Minnie the Moocher
Various writers call this drink a “Jazz Age cocktail”—Jazz Age meaning roughly the 1920s and 1930s, which as a history student I also saw labeled the “Aspirin Age,” and which most people probably call the Prohibition Era. But, okay, it was the Jazz Age—when people went to nightclubs *strictly* to appreciate the lively, sophisticated music … Continue reading Cooks’ World/Pinnacle Liquor Cocktail of the Week: Minnie the Moocher
Cooks’ World/Pinnacle Liquor Cocktail of the Week: À La Louisiane
This week’s cocktail emerged from the heady New Orleans cocktail scene in the late 1800’s, where it was the original house cocktail at the fabled La Louisiane restautrant (which closed in 2005). It was first documented in a 1937 book, Famous New Orleans Drinks and How to Mix ‘Em (still available in affordable reprints), and … Continue reading Cooks’ World/Pinnacle Liquor Cocktail of the Week: À La Louisiane
Original Sin
As a doctrine, it's arguable, but as a cocktail it's just short of a religious experience. I'm not sure where the name of this came from, but there's little doubt that the "green fairy" (absinthe) has accelerated many a soul's journey along its already sinful path. In this case, the delicate notes of Junmai sake … Continue reading Original Sin
The Modern
You've heard of the Old Fashioned? Well, this is The Modern. And wow, there is a LOT going on in this glass! You’ll need sloe gin, which raises the point that “sloe gin” is mostly a misnomer, although gin is involved. It’s a gin-based liqueur produced by macerating sloe berries with a significant amount of … Continue reading The Modern
In-Seine
I got this recipe from Crazy Edouard—he’s … IN-SEINE!!! I know. I'm showing my age, and references to 1970s tri-state area electronics retailers and divey pop-culture icons don’t really belong in a sophisticated cocktail blog such as this, but … Simon Difford created and named this drink, so don’t blame me! (You kids just click … Continue reading In-Seine
The Libation Lounge 