Last week I got the most delightful delivery from Danielle who works at Barrow’s Intense, a company based in Brooklyn that makes a ginger liqueur like nothing I’ve had before. This liqueur is different (and so lovely!) because it tastes like fresh ginger juice with that hot, crisp spiciness… but it is a shelf-stable liqueur! It was so lovely chatting with Danielle about their “extremely handmade” process and…
Ever since I (err- Sean) learned you can easily make your own tonic water at home that’s much better than what you can buy in the grocery, I haven’t bought a bottle of supermarket tonic. I just make a tonic syrup and keep it in the fridge— adding soda water to make cocktails! Sam and Kelsey from Dash Bitters have their own kits to make an artisanal tonic.…
The first time I saw a smoked cocktail was in the Chinatown speakeasy, @apothekenyc.The bartender lit a piece of wood on fire and placed an old fashioned glass on top to capture all the smoke. Ever since seeing that cocktail, I’ve wanted to try making my own smoked drinks but never got around to trying it so when Breville asked me to be a part of their Holiday…
This post is brought to you as part of a partnership with Tequila Pueblo Viejo! The other day I received a couple bottles of tequila from Pueblo Viejo, a family-owned tequila focused on living in the moment while celebrating its cultural heritage. I felt really inspired by their commitment to their roots while embracing the contemporary American lifestyle and I wanted to make a drink that included a…
Two Christmases ago, my mom gave Sean her favorite cookbook of all time, The Best of Thymes by Indiana author Marge Clark. That book contains the best cranberry sauce recipe I’ve ever tried. Sean originally made the sauce for the first Thanksgiving out here in NYC, but I’ve since started making it every year to use with cocktails. I keep a big jar of the cranberry sauce all…
Been trying to capture a bit of the messiness of cocktail making in my photos lately. Sean’s been making fun of me a bit for the meticulous photo styling that accompanies some of the drinks we make. (It can get a little ridiculous with the light setup I sometimes use, but the photography is half the fun!) Wanted to use some of his jabs as a challenge to…
