Cocktails

The Fastest Way To Stop Drinking

January 24, 2012

Is to work in the wine and spirits industry. That’s 16 ports and four bottles of Napa stuff! It just stops being unique after a little whiles. Just wine. That’s all. Does that happen in your job, too?

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Saturday Night Wine

January 21, 2012

Finishing out a Saturday night with an excellent bottle of Sauvignon Blanc. Hope you’re having a great weekend!

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The Pumpkin Spice Latte

September 29, 2011

Let me be honest here… This is an entirely contrived, sugar-filled, horrible for you cocktail. In the proper vein of Halloween, after all. It’s pretty simple to mix up if you get your hands on that Hiram Walker Pumpkin Spice liqueur. 2 oz pumpkin spice liqueur 1 oz ginger vodka 1 oz Kahlua milk to [...]

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End-Of-Summer Blossom-tini

September 8, 2011

Though summer heat *just* hit Los Angeles (even though I live by the water, it was over 100* for the past three days), it’s time to mark the end of summer. I needed to end it all with something tropical, something sweet, something floral, and something citrusy.  And better yet, something blindingly, blazingly pink. 1/2 [...]

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Cocktail Friday: Il Postino

August 25, 2011

Waaaaay the heck back in January, David and I got engaged.  We went out to celebrate at the Mario Batali/Nancy Silverton restaurant in LA called Mozza. Though I try not to ever buy alcohol at restaurants (too pricey, too much driving at the end of the night, and let’s face it– I have a full [...]

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Pisco Pink Lemonade

August 18, 2011

I’ve made a few drinks with pisco before (like this pisco sour) but I love telling people about it. It’s kind of like Chilean or Peruvian grappa.  Pisco is a hard liquor distilled from grapes in South America.  The best part about it?  It disappears nearly completely in acidic beverages. If you want a one-way [...]

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White Cold Chocolate Cocktail

August 11, 2011

  Do you know what I think when I see this?  ”Helloooooooo, Nurse.” Since Winter themes have *already* taken over Pinterest, I guess it’s a-ok that this week’s cocktail is one that reminds me of white hot chocolate. Here’s our list of boozy ingredients: And the line-up: Plus! 1 oz not-fat milk In a rocks [...]

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