Craft and enjoy Cocktails

TIPS ON GLASSWARE 

If you buy sturdy glasses and handle them carefully they will last for years Glasses must be colorless. Let the drink shine through unimpeded. A clear, uncomplicated glass is the best showcase for a drink Glasses should be cleaned thoroughly, preferably polished Serving drinks in pre-chilled glasses has a distinct Read more…

MUDDLING

MUDDLE THIS OVER Muddling is a constant theme running through the recipes ( I even have an icon of a muffler next to the recipes that require muddling or that would be improved by muddling fruit or herbs as part of the preparation.) The standard muddler available at cocktail websites Read more…

Bartending Equipment

If you are passionate about your drink and enjoy. entertaining friends, we recommend you set up a bar at home. usually the amount of aspace determines the size of the bar. but with a little planning and imagination, one can have good-sized home bars to very compact ones with all Read more…

15 Holiday Party Tips

Holiday 15 Party Tips VINTAGE COCKTAILS Top 25 home bar cocktails I’m super ADD, so for each event I throw, it won’t surprise you to learn that I document EXACTLY how much was eaten, drank, broken, spilled, and so forth. By doing this, I can average out how much Ketel Read more…

Garnish

Lemon and Lime Wedges I have always been used in the definition of “garnish” as “on or around food to add color or flavour”.  Drink garnish, I eve ere, do not cut.  With me, because my definition of cocktail garnish is something that combines both color and flavor.  A thin slice of dried Read more…