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
You’re probably wondering where The Drunken Crane has been. Sorry folks, life got busy and although I was making plenty of cocktails at home I just didn’t have time to keep up with the blog. You’re about to see a whole lot of updates! I was absolutely obsessed with Trader Joe’s Cookie Butter for a … 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
The Bourbon Sour is a personal favorite of mine (always with egg white of course). I used Redemption High Rye Bourbon when making this. Taking a tip from the book of Matthew Biancaniello of The Library Bar at The Roosevelt Hotel, I like to use Agave as a sweetener rather than simple syrup. My favorite … 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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