Before I attempted the Thai iced tea cocktail, I thought I would give a basic Bee’s Knees a try. The Thai tea infusion worked amazing with this cocktail. I tried it both with and without the added falernum, that I tried with the Chai tea Bee’s Knees, both have their merits. 2oz Thai tea infused … Continue reading
Taking inspiration from the Chai tea infused Gin at Library bar, as well as an Earl Grey infusion I had in an Earl Grey Martini in Vancouver made by Evelyn Chick; I wanted to try my own tea infusion. I am a huge fan of Thai iced teas, and I have always wanted to try making … Continue reading
Taking another cue from Mr Biancaniello, modeled after a fresh muddled apricot Old Fashioned, I played around with another Mezcal cocktail. I was quite pleased with this! It was smokey and peachy, hint of mint, how could you go wrong. The Smokey Peach 2 oz Mezcal 1 oz Club Soda 1/2 oz Lime Juice … Continue reading
During a night of recreations, I got a bit creative and just winged a cocktail. I love Mezcal, I love orgeat… I’ve had drinks with Tequila and Orgeat, so why wouldn’t this work! I wanted to make something simple with Mezcal to introduce the smoky goodness to a friend of mine. Come to find later … Continue reading
Furthering the explorations of cocktails I’ve had at the Library Bar, this time recreating the Bee’s Knees that Matt made for me one night using his Coconut Vanilla Chai infused Plymouth Gin. The traditional Bee’s Knees cocktail consists of Gin, honey and lemon juice. Both a friend and myself have been inspired by Matt’s infusions … Continue reading
I had some friends over for a little gathering to welcome them back to LA after being abroad in London for a while. Naturally, the thing to do is experiment with cocktails. I thought I would try something Library Bar style muddled with fresh ingredients. 1 1/2 oz Gin 3/4 St Germain 8 Blackberries 3-4 … Continue reading
I had just finished working on Snow White and The Huntsmen, revision after revision of this one shot where the bitten apple melts away in her hand, and lets just say I was inspired, or couldn’t get apples out of my head. I suppose its also sufficient to say as a born and raised Bostonian, … Continue reading
There certainly is a theme here lately, as you can tell, Matt from the Library Bar at the Roosevelt has become a bit of a mentor for me. Taking the coffee infused Cynar, I made version of a Manhattan cocktail for a friends birthday, served on a rock. This is a variation on one of … Continue reading
Another Matthew Biancaniello suggestion… as with any good mentor, Matt doesn’t always tell you exactly what to do, how would one learn without the occasional experimentation and failure. I was given an idea, left to experiment on my own. I questioned weather to blog about my failed attempt or not, but that would be injustice … Continue reading
As you might be able to tell by now, I also have a great love for coffee, and always love coffee infused anything or any excuse to add coffee flavor into a cocktail. I shared with Matthew Biancaniello that I had made a coffee infused bourbon at home (rudimentary by his standards, yes I know) … Continue reading
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