Recently I got a book called “The Flavor Thesaurus” by Niki Segnit and it is PERFECT for coming up with cocktail flavor twists. It tells you what flavors pair well so that you’re not blindly trying things. (Which I also love to do. :P) Tea towel is from the BARK shop.…
I found this negroni variation in Julie Reiner’s Craft Cocktail Party. It called for strawberry-infused Aperol but I decided to try using blackberries instead because we had them in the fridge and out-of-season strawberries can be super expensive in NYC. 🙂…
I found this drink in my “Cocktails on Tap” book by Jacob Grier. It’s the perfect St. Paddy’s drink with Guinness! ?☘?…
This cocktail is from one of my favorite cocktail books, The Craft Cocktail Party by Julie Reiner. Julie is one of the reigning bar masters of NYC and consistently has simple but very clever recipes to share. Also a tiki mug update: second set of tiki mugs were glazed yesterday at my pottery studio, hope they get fired soon! ????…
The first time I saw a dragonfruit in a Chinatown grocery I had NO idea what the heck it was. I bought it, tried it, and have loved them ever since. They don’t have a crazy taste which is a bit surprising based on their vibrant color, but I think dragonfruits might be the prettiest fruits out there. The dragonfruit margarita is more muted and complex with the…
I love classic Clover Club cocktails but it’s also so fun to play with different flavors. Strawberry Clover Clubs are ?. When you’re trying to photograph a cocktail in a friend’s kitchen without your cocktail light, recessed spotlights work ?.…