ADD A LITTLE UMAMI TO YOUR COCKTAIL WITH MISO SYRUP If you haven’t ventured into the world of savory cocktails, then your are in for a treat! Cocktails historically have to leaned bitter, sour and sweet. But we are not leaving a whole taste on the table: enter umami! Umami has only recently been considered a taste along sour, sweet, salty, and bitter in the western world. Umami is categorized by pleasant savoriness caused by an amino acid glutamate. This…
We are getting spicy today with this one! This Clarified Spicy Margarita is a perfect balance of sweet and heat and unexpected texture for a Margarita. It’s approachable even for those timid with spicy…
A homemade blue curaçao that tastes great for mixing into blue cocktails! I used this blue circa most recently in my Jack Frost Margarita recipe. Watch me make it here!…
Fire up your grill to make this Piña Colada! Grilling your pineapple for cocktails adds a great lay of caramelized flavor that makes this drink irresistible. It’s perfect to enjoy at your next BBQ,…
With the rise of craft cocktails and returning to classic cocktails for inspiration in modern times it’s a wonder why one of the easiest and most popular cocktails of the 1800’s has not seen…
What is Fat-Washing Although it sounds like a peculiar was to an oil stain out of something, fat-washing is the technique of taking a fat and infusing a spirit or liquid. It transforms the…
The combination of mezcal and rosé is beautiful. I have down it as a boilermaker- or shot and glass of wine- but making it into spritz is a refreshing way to enjoy both of…
Let’s make a cordial made with fresh wisteria flowers! The color the wisteria buds gives this syrup is stunning and adds a beautiful color to culinary creations. It’s a refreshing and floral syrup to…
If have been tirelessly searching for a bottle of Chartreuse to mix up a Last Word or a Chartreuse Swizzle you are not alone! I know the celebration- and struggle- of securing a coveted…
Give your Irish Coffee the creme brûlée touch! It adds a delicious caramelized flavor to the classic coffee cocktail. And who doesn’t love the satisfying crack of breaking a creme brûlée? But in this case your…