photo by Jennifer Hess (She’s getting really good at this.)

Here’s to New Orleans. Bottom’s up.

What do you drink with oysters on the half shell? Jen and I usually have wine, normally a Muscadet, but we recently found ourselves with BeauSoleil oysters but no appropriate wine.

So Jen challenged me to come up with an appropriate cocktail to pair with oysters. We wanted something crisp, aromatic, and lightly briny. We had [...]

photo by Jennifer Hess

Between this and the cheap Embury, I must have somehow pleased the drinks gods. I guess I’m just a lucky so-and-so.

Jimmy Patrick’s hosting this month’s Mixology Monday, and he’s chosen the theme whisk(e)y. As I noted earlier, I came across a tasty recipe while researching uses for Cherry Heering (I’ve slightly adapted CockailDB’s proportions):

High Hat

2 oz. rye ½ oz. Cherry Heering ½ oz. lemon juice

Shake, strain, etc.

The interplay of the rye (Rittenhouse BIB, in this case) and [...]

Now that the holidays are past and we don’t need to stock as many champagnes and digestives, I’m building up my liquor cabinet again, in hopes of expanding my drinks repertoire. One drink I’m eager to master is the Singapore Sling, but most recipes I’ve seen call for both Cherry Heering and Benedictine, which we [...]