In the spirit of Gina Barecca and Amy Stewart joining us for a Food Schmooze party to discuss women drinking and the botanicals that make up our favorite spirits, I pulled out a recent favorite cocktail I created for last year’s SAVOR event in Hartford. It uses Hendricks gin, made with unusual botanicals of cucumber and rose. […]
Cocktails
Key Lime Pie Cocktail
Just back from Key West, and I’m so crazy for Key Lime pie, I decided to make a drinkable “cocktail” version of it. Matt learned how to make Morir Soñando while studying abroad in the Dominican Republic— basically an icy milk and lime juice beverage, so I knew it could be done! —Alex Province
The Shandy Gaff Beer Cocktail
From discrimination to delicious. That’s the pitch line a scriptwriter would use to sell producers on a movie about the Shandy Gaff, a terrific cocktail that is simply half Pilsner ale and half ginger beer. Why discrimination? The Shandy was invented because bartenders wouldn’t serve women the same drinks they created for men, nor could […]
Anthony DeSerio’s Vieux Carre
A cocktail this knock-out, with a whisky so exquisite. . .part science, part art.
Chocolate Strawberry Royale
Anthony DeSerio created this signature cocktail for our chocolate-inspired Heart to Heart Champagne Dinner Dance, happening on Thursday, February 11, at 6 p.m. Get tickets and information here—and Anthony will mix one up for you in person! UPDATE: The event is officially sold out, but follow the link if you’d like to get on the […]
Easy Cocktails: The Smoked Manhattan, Perfect for a Chili Party
We know beer goes well with chili, but guess what will make a spoonful of chili get up and dance…bourbon! Even better — a Smoked Manhattan, combining bourbon with sweet vermouth, a little rye and bitters, served over ice. When we asked our chief cocktail contributor Anthony DeSerio to create something that would be the […]
