We lit our Olympic torch with cheese and summer wine
Last night, the Summer Olympic Games kicked off epically. The opening ceremony had fireworks and old guys strumming guitars and Gisele and a compelling message about climate change. The night was an...
View ArticleBitter Lemon Runner: A Summer Cocktail
Labor Day marks the unofficial end of summer. But, no. We refuse to simply concede. Go down without a fight, we won’t. The weather is still hot. Baseball is still being played. The pools are still...
View ArticleAncho Reyes warms the belly and the soul
It’s frigid here. Outside, ice and snow reign. Breath freezes upon exhale. Only a fool would venture out into the glacial abyss. Of course, as always, it’s us; we are the fools. Yesterday, with...
View ArticleA Chiefs Mule Because It’s Playoff Week
In 1960, Lamar Hunt spearheaded the founding of the American Football League as a rival to the National Football League. He created the Dallas Texans franchise. Three years later, Hunt relocated the...
View Article“But First Coffee” Cocktail
Question: Will drinking espresso liqueur at night keep you awake into the wee hours? Answer: We don’t know, but this cocktail tastes so delicious that you won’t much care. Call it cabin fever. Call it...
View ArticleWe went on spring break, invented a cocktail, and named it a Palm Springs...
A place exists in the California desert where the sun always shines. Where the pool never closes. Where palm trees climb to the sky. Where the mountains paint an idyllic backdrop. And, the citrus...
View ArticleDrink a Dewdropper cocktail because it’s too nice outside to do anything else
Spring has come into full swing. That means blooming flowers, chirping birds and shinning sun. We yearn to be outside. All of the time. Doing Whatever. Because staying inside is lame, we splurged on a...
View ArticleFor our birthday, we crafted our go-to cocktail, a Horsefeather.
We celebrated a birthday last weekend. We are getting older; that’s undeniable. Do you know what soothes the sting? Rye whiskey. It may not work miracles, but it . . . wait, yes, it does works...
View ArticleBig Boy Sarsaparilla with Crown Royal Vanilla and Root Liqueur
Oh how we yearn to be in New Orleans. We’re not. Nowhere even close. Our latitudinal distance, though, doesn’t preclude us from celebrating Mardi Gras. What we lack in beads, masks and parades, we...
View ArticleFizzy Peach Whiskey Cocktail
Spiked sparkling water is all the rage. We don’t dig it. We enjoy carbonated water, and we love liquor. For whatever reason, though, perhaps it’s trying to be too healthy, perhaps it’s an odd...
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