Lucano Aperitivo
amaro lucano, grapefruit, mint
Pear, Spice, and Everything Nice
Cognac, Amaro Lucano, lemon, vanilla, pear, bitters, smoked cinnamon
Charlie Brown Special
smoky Scotch, peanut butter, bitters
Ott’s Special
gin, dry vermouth, Strega, orange bitters
Strega
Strega. Strega is a bottle I don’t see too often on here, and it definitely deserves more light of day! This bottle is aaalmost empty (sorry!), but this bright-as-a-sun yellow herbal liqueur dates back to 1860, created by a wine merchant in the town of Benevento in Italy. Benevento is…
Tropical Spice Ti Punch
agricole rhum, coconut, allspice, lime oils
Refrigeration of cocktail ingredients
REFRIGERATION. Discovering that vermouth needed to be stored in the fridge was a turning point in my career as a home bartender. If you’re an avid home bar enthusiast, chances are your fridge is overrun with bottles of this and that, from homemade syrups to various fortified wines. Well, what…
Jungle Bird
rum, pineapple, Campari, lime
Sidewinder
Cognac, apple brandy, yellow Chartreuse, Bénédictine, Peychaud’s bitters, absinthe
Kohana Kea Hawaiian Sugarcane Rum
Kō Hana Hawaiian sugarcane rum. This rum has become a must-have Hawaiian souvenir for me. It’s not impossible to find on the mainland but quite rare so don’t miss this if you find yourself in the Pacific paradise! In short, this rum is AMAZING. It’s an “agricole”-style rum, referencing the…
Home on the Range
bourbon, sweet vermouth, orange curacao, angostura
Enhanced Negroni
apple brandy gin, Campari, sweet vermouth, olive bitters, orange
Boozy Bookshelf
Here’s a close up look at the latest addition to Bar Faith – a decorative yet utilitarian way to support your bottle hoarding! Or if you have a normal person amount of booze – just a fun way to showcase your home bar without tucking bottles away into a dark…
Don Ciccio & Figli C3 Carciofo
Don Ciccio & Figli C3 Carciofo. I somewhat recently ran out of Cynar (the first amaro I ever owned after Campari, way before I even knew what an amaro was). This reminded me to bust out my bottle of C3, an American-made artichoke-focused bitter liqueur similar to the famous Cynar…
Chicha Morada
Purple corn, pineapple, cinnamon, cloves, lime, apple
Pass the Pie
apple brandy, Angostura, orgeat, lemon, cinnamon, hot water
Circus Act
whiskey, sweet vermouth, peanut butter, Angostura
Skrewball Peanut Butter Whiskey Liqueur
Skrewball peanut butter whiskey (liqueur). Guys – hear me out here and read this entire post. After trying this out in a few magnificent cocktails, I feel personally convicted to evangelize this outside of the CaliCool X Lifestyle X Fireball vibe the company has goin in their marketing – that’s…
Sleepless in Italy
gin, dry vermouth, Strega, orange bitters
Glendronach 18 (Allardice)
Glendronach 18. I recently got back from a whirlwind trip through the Scottish highlands and had the opportunity to visit one of my favorite distilleries – Glendronach! Glendronach whiskies are known for being “sherry bombs” – whiskies that have prominent flavor influence from aging in sherry casks. Scotch whiskies are…
Velho Portugal
bourbon, cherry, white Port, Angostura
Gather Around Cocktails
Tis the season! With all the holiday festivities, surely parties are on our minds…how to impress guests and what fun drinks to bring to social gatherings. Luckily, this new book by Aaron Goldfarb is full of inspiration. Gather Around Cocktails is all about celebrations and excuses to drink with friends…