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
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
I personally LOVE Mezcal. A lot of my friends have been unfamiliar with Mezcal and how it differentiates from Tequila. Both are distilled from the Agave plant but prepared differently. Tequila is made from steaming the agave whereas Mezcal chars the Agave giving in the smoky almost scotch like quality. I love the smoke that … Continue reading
Finally after the coffee infusion had finished sitting for a few days I put it to the test. Old Fashioned style of course, the original cocktail. Incase you aren’t familiar with a traditional Old Fashioned http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Fashioned Continue reading
Been getting into home infusions lately. For my first one I thought I would combine my greatest two loves: coffee and bourbon 🙂 Using Redemption High Rye Bourbon and a medium/dark roast from Peets. Combined the full bottle of bourbon with 2 cups of whole coffee beans in a sealed infusion container and let sit … Continue reading
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