Christmas Pudding

Marshall | December 12, 2010

Yep, it’s that time of year where our weekends (and the occasional weeknight) are filled with Holiday parties and merriment.  The Christmas Spirit has hit me pretty hard this year.  I’ve been watching Christmas movies and singing carols.  I have my first live tree whose named Elmer.  Now all I need is some snow and [...]

ToTC Recipe Book Winner

Marshall | September 8, 2009

Annnnnnndddddddd . . . we have a winner!  The rules were pretty simple.  Tell me how you started down the cocktail path, the catalyst if you will, and tell me your favorite cocktail. And the winner is Helena Tiare Olson from Stockholm, Sweden.  Tiare is also the writer of A Mountain of Crushed Ice.  And [...]

Mixology Monday – Superior Twists!

Marshall | April 13, 2009

Mixology Monday is back and this month we’re hosted by Tristan Stephenson over at the Wild Drink Blog.  Tristan’s edict was to take a classic cocktail and put a twist on it that makes the new version superior to the old.  He also requested for us to tell our favorite song to do the twist [...]

Chichicapa Margarita

Marshall | March 14, 2009

I went out to Ace Beverage today looking for some Centenario Rosangel.  I had a great conversation with Joe and found some other tasty things to pick up, namely the Tuthiilltown Spirits 4 Grain Whiskey and Manhattan Rye.  (Be on the lookout for reviews of each in the coming days!)  I also found the Rosangel [...]

Mixology Monday – Hard Drinks for Hard Times

Marshall | February 16, 2009

This month’s Mixology Monday with brought to us by Matthew Rowley of Rowley’s Whiskey Forge.  Matt’s topic seems very a propos with the current state of the United State’s economy, massive bail-outs every where you look and all around belt tightening when it comes to finances.  For this topic I really had to sit down [...]