The Spirit World

Boo! Now that I have your attention, let’s think about what we are going to drink for this, the scariest of holidays. Pint of Dead Guy Ale anyone?
Recently one of my friends told me about the most civilized way to celebrate Halloween in your neighborhood. It’s called “Trick or Drink.” The rules are simple. You […]

I believe that it was in October of 1997 that I first encountered the “Satan’s Whiskers” cocktail. The name itself of course held some fascination, but what really caught my eye was it’s inclusion of a simple little ingredient, “orange bitters.”
At that time, orange bitters was next to impossible to locate. Rumor had it, that […]

Perhaps you might be lured in by this simplest of chi-chi martini’s, all dressed up in chocolate. You’d take a sip expecting some sugary concoction with dark cocoa undertones. You’d soon realize that you’ve been tricked. There is no Godiva liquor here. This cocktail is like the temptation of smelling vanilla extract and even though […]

We all associate scary things with Halloween - witches, screeching black cats, ghosts, monsters and goblins. Why do we do this? Well, the very orignial celebration is thought to have been a Celtic tradition relating to the end of summer and the beginning of winter. On the crossover from the old to new year the […]

Over the next few days we’ll be providing you with a few ideas and recipes for your Halloween celebrations. Make sure you caught Nika’s recipe for Sparkling Cadaver Cider Cocktails!Today we provide you with a handy-dandy list of online resources to aid your party planning - whether big or small:

Sweet and Spooky Halloween
Food Network’s Halloween […]

This weekend I’ll be celebrating a milestone birthday. And, as is usual, I’ll be competing with the rest of the world who will be celebrating Halloween - at least in those countries where Halloween or All Souls Day is celebrated. Over the years I’ve gotten used to sharing the event but just for […]

Washington state and northern Spain�s Asturias region have many things in common.
Well…actually, just two things in common. They both get a lot of rain. And they both grow a lot of apples.
But whereas the good people of Washington drink Starbucks coffee, those of Asturias drink sidra (pronounced SEE-drah).
Sidra is Spain�s […]

You’ve heard a lot about The White Horse in Oxford, now it’s time to hop on the train and head to the southwest for another, bigger White Horse. Within walking distance of the Parsons Green tube stop is another large pub called The White Horse. As with many of the pubs I visited […]

Antique Juicer as seen in“The Art of the Bar“by Jeff Hollinger & Rob Schwartz

In the beginning, it�s easy to take juice for granted when making cocktails. There are a few reasons for this, the most prevalent perhaps is that it seems fewer and fewer recipes actually call for fresh juice, instead you�ll find �sour mix� […]

 
 
What wiggles, jiggles, and tickles the nose? Without exploring all THAT could describe (this IS a site rated for all audiences), here I am talking about a gruesome cadaveric drink, floating jello fingers with veins included, that is actually composed of a delightful sparkling apple cider. Something about the jello with Twizzlers makes the cider […]