Category: Drink


  • Making Classic Cocktails at Home #7: Gimlet

    The seventh entry in the series where my wife Sabrina and I journey through the wide wonderful world of classic cocktails by crafting and drinking recipes together at our home bar. Today let’s go back to fundamentals with one of the original sours, the Gimlet! Recipe: Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice. Shake…

  • Making Classic Cocktails at Home #6: Whiskey Sour

    The sixth entry in the series where my wife Sabrina and I journey through the wide wonderful world of classic cocktails by crafting and drinking recipes together at our home bar. Today let’s get back to basics with the old school sour staple, the Whiskey Sour. Recipe: If adding the egg white, dry shake all…

  • Making Classic Cocktails at Home #5: Painkiller

    The fifth entry in the series where my wife Sabrina and I journey through the wide wonderful world of classic cocktails by crafting and drinking recipes together at our home bar. Today let’s get tropical with the delicious and sometimes controversial Painkiller! Recipe: Add all the liquids to a cocktail shaker with ice and shake…

  • Making Classic Cocktails at Home #4: Daiquiri

    The fourth entry in the series where my wife Sabrina and I journey through the wide wonderful world of classic cocktails by crafting and drinking recipes together at our home bar. Today let’s get our lime on with the simple and brilliant Daiquiri! Recipe: Add all liquids to a cocktail shaker with ice.  Shake until…

  • Making Classic Cocktails at Home: #3 – Bronx Cocktail

    The third entry in my series where my wife Sabrina and I take a journey through the wide wonderful world of classic cocktails by crafting and drinking simple versions of classic recipes together at our home bar.  Today, let’s see how we like the gin and juice combo in a Bronx Cocktail. Recipe: Shake all…

  • Making Classic Cocktails at Home: #2 – Boulevardier

    This is the second entry in the series where my wife Sabrina and I take a journey through the wide wonderful world of classic cocktails by crafting and drinking simple versions of the recipes together at our home bar. Today, let’s dive into the Boulevardier! Recipe: Stir all the liquids in a mixing glass over…

  • Making Classic Cocktails at Home: #1 – Negroni

    This is the first entry in the series where my wife Sabrina and I take a journey through the wide wonderful world of classic cocktails by crafting and tasting simple recipes together at our home bar, starting with the beloved Negroni.   Here’s a more detailed description of my thought process and plan of attack. …

  • A Classic Cocktail Deep Dive

    I like to get nerdy about alcohol. I was a passionate homebrewer for a good 15 years or so, I brewed a lot of beer, and I’d probably rank myself as a medium-high on the homebrewer nerdiness scale. I gave that up a few years ago when I reduced my overall beer consumption, and I…

  • Oktoberfest Beers at the Brick Store

    Brick Store Pub celebrated its 29th Annual Oktoberfest celebration this past Saturday in their beer garden, and I was able to pop over for a couple steins, soak up the good vibes, and snap a few shitty photos to share with all you AI bots!   If you don’t know, Brick Store is Decatur’s beloved beer…