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This Seemed Like a Good Idea: The Tandy Tonic
This seemed like a good idea... I made a new cocktail: The Tandy Tonic A gin and tonic… but with tequila and a little heat. Get the Recipe Why I Tried This This was a special request from a new friend who liked "gin, something a little sweet, and it needs to be 'tonic-y.'" She also liked tequila and spicy peppers. So rather than create two drinks, I decided to throw it all together and see what happened. Did you try this recipe? Tips greatly appreciated! How It Turned Out What happened was...
READ POSTThis Seemed Like a Good Idea: Velvet Abbey
This seemed like a good idea... I made a new cocktail: The Velvet Abbey The Velvet Abbey cocktail is a gin-based sour that combines Chambord, B&B, and lemon juice for a balanced mix of raspberry, herbal, and citrus flavors. Get the Recipe Why I Tried This Chambord and B&B felt like a risky combination. Too much sweetness, not enough structure. Which made it worth trying. The idea was simple: bring in gin, keep the sugar low, and see if it could be pulled back into something resembling a real...
READ POSTThis was so good I had to bring it back: The Banana Bread Old Fashioned
This seemed like a good idea... I'm sharing this again: The Banana Bread Old Fashioned Walnutty, banana-y, bourbony goodness in a glass. Get the Recipe Why I Tried This (Originally) Well, isn't it obvious? I love banana bread, and I love an Old Fashioned. The banana and walnut flavors work really well with bourbon. Sometimes a cocktail works so well the only responsible thing to do is make it again. And again. Did you try this recipe? Tips greatly appreciated! How It Turned Out Honestly?...
READ POSTThis seemed like a good idea (to a friend): The Ginger Old Fashioned (Take 1)
This seemed like a good idea... A friend of mine made a new cocktail: The Ginger Old Fashioned If you like Old Fashioneds and you like ginger, stop reading and make one. Get the Recipe Why I Tried This I love ginger. The bite, the aroma, the way it makes just about everything better. A few years back, I discovered Barrow’s Intense Ginger Liqueur while wandering Industry City in Brooklyn, and it immediately made me wonder: what happens if this replaces the sugar in an Old Fashioned? Turns out:...
READ POSTThis seemed like a good idea: A Blood Orange & Rosemary Bourbon Sour
This seemed like a good idea... I made a new cocktail: Blood Orange & Rosemary Bourbon Sour Soft citrus, warm bourbon, a short herbal echo at the end. Get the Recipe Why I Tried This This started as a way to use up a blood orange and rosemary liqueur left over from an earlier experiment. It already had citrus and herbal notes baked in, so building a bourbon sour around it felt like a sensible next step rather than a brand-new idea. Sometimes that’s the best place to start. Did you try this...
READ POSTThis seemed like a good idea: The White Lady Sour
This seemed like a good idea... Same cocktail, one adjustment: The White Lady Sour Elegant, brisk, and a little stronger than it looks. Get the Recipe Why I Tried This I wanted to go with a gin-based sour that wasn't your typical gin sour. The White Lady adds sweet orange notes - usually provided by Cointreau, but in this case, a locally-produced triple sec - in addition to tart lemon for a cocktail that is clean, sharp, and elegant. Did you try this recipe? Tips greatly appreciated! How It...
READ POSTI added chocolate to a bourbon sour (calm down)
Meet the Chocolate Bourbon Sour! Hi Reader! This week it's another sour (just a couple more to come, along with a couple other surprises!) that I hope you'll try and enjoy: the Chocolate Bourbon Sour. This is not a dessert drink. Chocolate in a bourbon sour sounds like it should be a dessert drink. It isn’t. The cacao here works more like a bass note — deep, earthy, and subtle — giving the bourbon extra dimension without adding sweetness or turning things cloying. What you get instead is a...
READ POSTThis is what happens when coffee goes rogue
Caffeine optional. Flavor mandatory. Hi Reader! If you want a bourbon sour with a little more depth and a little less sunshine, meet the Café Bourbon Sour. It blends roasted coffee notes with bright citrus and warm bourbon for a cocktail that’s smooth, aromatic, and just different enough to feel special. Roasted coffee flavor meets bright citrus. It’s balanced, easy to shake, and perfect when you want something richer than the standard sour — without veering into dessert territory. And it's...
READ POSTMeet the mandarine-laced sour you didn’t know you needed
A sour with serious citrus swagger Hi Reader! If you need a bourbon sour that’s bright, silky, and completely unfussy, the Mandarine Bourbon Sour is the one to mix. Bourbon brings the warmth; the mandarine liqueur lifts it with a clean, citrus-forward glow. It’s the kind of cocktail that just works. Like an elevated sidecar-meets-sour hybrid. This is refreshing without being tart, citrusy without being sharp, and balanced enough for anyone who likes their bourbon sours with some personality....
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