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
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It’s World Sherry Day. Try a Bamboo!
Happy World Sherry Day to all of my friends who observe! I took a break for the past couple of weeks to complete a sherry course (I'm talking immersion here), so I'll be back with more about that very soon. Meanwhile, today is World Sherry Day. If you've never tried a Bamboo cocktail, there's no … Continue reading It’s World Sherry Day. Try a Bamboo!
Cocktails of the Week: Five Irish whiskey riffs on cocktails you already love
Presented by Cooks’ World and Pinnacle Wine & Liquor Just ahead of St. Patrick’s Day, consumers have an understandable peak of interest in Irish whiskeys, and there are a lot of uniquely Irish whiskey cocktails you can make and enjoy. But good news: You needn’t learn a new recipe (or just as importantly, you needn’t … Continue reading Cocktails of the Week: Five Irish whiskey riffs on cocktails you already love
Cooks’ World/Pinnacle Liquor Cocktail of the Week: the Surf and Turf Cocktail
I see no steak. I see no lobster. So what’s with this cocktail's name? It was created only recently by Simon Difford (of Difford's Guide fame), but it's a riff on a drink that's at least 125 years old - the Turf Club Cocktail, which was named after one of the saloons that first merchandised … Continue reading Cooks’ World/Pinnacle Liquor Cocktail of the Week: the Surf and Turf Cocktail
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
Grab some sake and make this your “summer” Manhattan
If you haven’t heard it from me yet, you’re destined to hear me say this repeatedly: Get over the notion that brown spirits are for winter and white spirits are for summer. Here’s an excellent example of how to make your favorite whiskey cocktail more summer friendly—or simply more of a ‘session’ drink if you’re … Continue reading Grab some sake and make this your “summer” Manhattan
The Colletti Royale
Rooty-tooty, fresh and fruity—the cocktail stars aligned for this one, and it's a great cocktail for sparkling wine lovers. I have some blood orange juice, and Nancy *somehow* came by a bottle of Cava rosé. I may or may not have bought that for her with ulterior motives; I can neither confirm nor deny. Nor … Continue reading The Colletti Royale
The Sensei Martini
I discovered this Martini in December 2021 for a spirits tasting event I poured at Pinnacle Wine & Liquor. I say "discovered" because it wasn't my creativity as much as a happy coincidence that we were featuring Suntory's Roku Gin, and Pinnacle also carries Japanese Bermutto (a rice-wine based vermouth) and Japanese bitters (I have … Continue reading The Sensei Martini
The Libation Lounge 