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How to Make Milkweed (And Floral!) Syrups + 5 Cocktail Recipes to Try

milkweed cocktails and syrups and cordials

When I first started getting passionate about making cocktails, friends often asked, “Ok so you make a lot of drinks, which one is your favorite?” This question always stumped me– I felt frozen and short-circuity with waves of flavors, ingredients, and recipes flooding into my mind. But these days, I have a succinct answer: MILKWEED EVERYTHING. Common Milkweed truly is one of the most remarkable ingredients I’ve had…

Cocktail Recipes• Tequila

Snappy Ginger Paloma with Fever-Tree and Time Out New York

To celebrate Cinco de Mayo, I am seriously jazzed to be working with the folks at Time Out New York (aka Time IN right now!) and Fever-Tree to make a twist on a Paloma! During this quarantine, I made the decision to only use the best mixers for our evening cocktail hours because these small indulgences feel like good house rules to impose right now for a bit of fun. I…

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Melongroni: A Cantaloupe Negroni Variation

This post is in partnership with the folks from Uncle Val’s Gin! Happy Negroni Week! While there seems to be a special day for every cocktail and spirit on earth, Negroni week is something a bit special. Started in 2013 by Imbibe Magazine, Negroni week raises money for charities from the Arbor Day Foundation to PAWS. I’ve partnered with the folks at Uncle Val’s Gin to create a…

Cocktail Recipes• Gin

Celery Gin and Tonic: Gin, Cel-Ray Tonic, Lime, Celery Bitters

tortilla in a taco press with two glasses garnished with cucumber

It’s a homemade taco kind of Saturday with a couple of celery gin and tonics. Back in October when I was on the little @barkpost “Dogs and Their People” book tour, I picked up this book on Tacos by Alex Stupak and Jordana Rothman and it completely changed the way we make tacos at home. Turns out it’s super easy to make corn tortillas at home and they…

Cocktail Recipes• Rum

Jungle Bird Tiki Cocktail: Rum, Lime, Campari, Pineapple

cocktail with a lime garnish in a handmade tiki mug

Another tiki cocktail from my Smuggler’s Cove book, still one of my favorites in the cocktail library… Probably because it gives me many chances to break out the tiki mugs and justify making more! 😛…

Cocktail Recipes• Vodka

Hang Thyme: Thyme, Vodka, Lime, Simple Syrup

Two cocktails on a white board with thyme sprigs

My dad manages properties in Indianapolis and one of his tenants is the distillery @moguldistillery. He’s always been telling me about the stuff that they make and this year for Christmas he gave me a bottle of their vodka. Brought it all the way back to NYC and tried it for the first time in this cocktail! In this family, we like cocktails a lot. In fact, I…

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How to Make Milkweed (And Floral!) Syrups + 5 Cocktail Recipes to Try

Snappy Ginger Paloma with Fever-Tree and Time Out New York

Melongroni: A Cantaloupe Negroni Variation

Celery Gin and Tonic: Gin, Cel-Ray Tonic, Lime, Celery Bitters

Jungle Bird Tiki Cocktail: Rum, Lime, Campari, Pineapple

Hang Thyme: Thyme, Vodka, Lime, Simple Syrup

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