How much do you remember the old-fashioned way? Sans Google? What if you had to get through a day without the internet? What about going on a road trip without Google maps? Or getting gifts without Amazon? How was life at home before Netflix? Before i cloud I had to print out everything. Before fitness […]
Read more "The Old Fashioned"Ah, Campari: brilliant red, bitter ambrosia! Of all the bottles on my liquor shelf, this one stands out. This bitter, herbal, and fruity aperitif is one of the bottles I reach for most often. Even when it’s poured into a glass, the drink’s distinct color makes it instantly recognizable. Deep-red Campari adds bold flavor wherever […]
Read more "The Mi-To (Milano-Torino)"What`s the quintessential element of la vita bella? What should any self-respecting drinker start his evening with (and not go straight to dinner)? An aperitivo! Let’s talk aperitivo. The word “aperitivo” comes from the Latin word meaning “to open.” In Italian, when something is appetizing — garlic sizzling in butter or the summertime aroma of […]
Read more "The Garibaldi"“Hanky Panky” according to Cambridge Dictionary: “some unacceptable or dishonest behavior, especially involving sexual activity or money”. Or, to put it differently: it’s something that someone who is not part of the couple would not want to be around when it is occurring. What a dangerous sounding name for a classic drink! This is an […]
Read more "The Hanky Panky"…. Or the Beautiful Oops moment! Ever made a mistake and it turned about to be freaking awesome? Sbagliato means “messed up” or “mistaken” and this is what I want to write about today. I want to write about the happy mistake, about the moment when you make it, you normally would want to bury […]
Read more "The Negroni Sbagliato"There are few drinks that taste better than a fortifying and warming rye cocktail on a blustery March evening. Yes, I mean the Manhattan. But what if the Manhattan is out because nobody can make one properly (too little vermouth, not enough bitters)? Here comes the Rob Roy, a drink we’ve heard, but don’t know […]
Read more "The Rob Roy"You’ve heard of a G&T, right? If not, stop reading and head to a bar to order one. The gin and tonic is having a moment, it’s swinging again because gin is cool! And it doesn’t get more classic. When served correctly, gin & tonic sounds, looks, smells and tastes irresistible. Just four ingredients (gin, […]
Read more "THE GIN AND TONIC"The 3 ingredients cocktail I’m drinking all winter – like the Negroni, but, uh, better! The Boulevardier is one of those classic cocktails that everyone should drink on a regular basis. Essentially, it’s this wonderful combination of rye whiskey, Campari, and sweet vermouth or what you’d get if a Negroni and a Manhattan had a […]
Read more "THE BOULEVARDIER"Because what the world needs now is more rye cocktails. The Liberal is a fantastic, booze forward, elegant aperitif that is well worth the trouble. This is a really great (and entirely respectable) alternative to the classic Manhattan. Where the name comes from, I do not know. Maybe from the liberal addition of another ingredient […]
Read more "The Liberal"Ever since man first mixed alcoholic drinks together, other men have mixed gross things together and dared the first man to drink it. This is how we’ve come to have such a long list of disgusting sweet cocktails that accompanied most of us throughout our university years… University was a time to experiment — a […]
Read more "Bitters are the new Sweet (or the remedy to hiccups)"
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