Last year I made my first attempt at homemade cocktail bitters, the most succesful of the experiments was my Caramel Apple bitters which I never got around to posting about. They are so damn good! I made another batch this year just in time for the end of summer and beginning of fall for the … Continue reading
Teas make great infusions for spirits as you might recall from an earlier post for Thai tea infused gin. It is one of the easiest infusions that you can try at home to get started and to give an extra little something to your cocktails. You have to be very careful with tea infusions however, … Continue reading
About this time last year I made my first attempt at creating my own cocktail bitters. I picked up some Jujubes (Korean dates) from the farmers market and thought they would be great to try and make bitters from as I have never seen Jujube bitters before. My first batch came out ok, and I … Continue reading
Earlier this year and a few posts back I made a Black Mission Fig infused bourbon. I made a few cocktails with it and thought that it was a little one note. I decided to take the infusion a step further and infuse roasted pistachios into it. It was fantastic! Continue reading
I’d been wanting to try to make a cocktail foam for some time, especially with how amazing the St Germain foam was on Matthew Biancaniello’s cocktail Last Tango in Modena. With how successful the coffee infused Cynar has been I thought that is would make an awesome foam… and it DID! Foam- 1 cup … Continue reading
I’ve seen figs used in places before and wanted to give it a try. I was somewhat happy with how it turned out but didn’t feel that it was special enough. Continue reading
Every once in a while you come across people that refresh your thoughts that people are in general good, and brighten your day. While walking through these community gardens in Playa Vista, I came across an older couple trimming their garden and a lemon verbena bush that was getting out of hand and then offered … Continue reading
Wanted to see how else I could use the Thai tea infused Gin. It turns out it makes a fantastic Old Fashioned! 2 oz Thai tea Gin 1/2 oz Vanilla Agave 2-3 dashes Fee Brother’s barrel aged bitters Add all the ingredients into a mixing glass, stir for maybe 20-30 seconds. Strain over one large … Continue reading
Another home infusion. Made a Vanilla infused Tequila that is going to make a mean Vanilla tequila Mai Tai (as inspired by Evelyn Chick formerly of UVA Wine Bar in Vancouver) Split 3 Vanilla beans lengthwise and left to sit for 3 days. Continue reading
After some thought, I thought what better format to get the idea of the Thai Iced tea cocktail across than as a Ramos Gin Fizz, in my opinion the king of cocktails, hence the convent play on words, fitting the Thai theme. In place of heavy cream, working with the Thai theme, I used coconut … Continue reading
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