Holiday Cocktails With Espresso
Sunday, December 23, 2007

Are the holidays tiring you out? Do you feel like one more glass of your Aunt Suzy's Holiday Punch will just put you right to sleep. Looking for a cocktail that will get you more in the holiday spirit? Well look no further, a cocktail made with espresso is what you're looking for.

Epicurious has posted a great collection of
Espresso Based Cocktail Recipes by Master barista Giorgios Milos.

The coffee mojito looks especially delicious. Why not give a few of these a try this holiday season.

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Holiday Cocktail Recipes
Sunday, December 02, 2007

December is here and if the only drink that you're thinking about is the milk that goes with Santa's cookies, then you're missing out. Why just browse any newspaper or magazine this month and you'll find tons of great holiday cocktail recipes.

For example, check out this article from the OttawaCitizen about holiday cocktail parties. The article includes some fancy recipes for The Salty Poodle, Bonita Blossom, Vanilla Margarita, The Renaissance, Sex on the Beach, Champagne Cocktails as well as the old stand-bys, Martini, Manhattan, Cosmopolitans and Margaritas.

iVillage has posted their Top 20 Cocktails for the Holiday Season and it's a good list. Nothing too fancy in the list but I'm sure it includes some of your favorites.

And here's some good information about getting your bar stocked up for you holiday party and it even includes a recipe for something called The Blue Pompom.

So sit back relax and read all about how to make great drinks at your next holiday cocktail party.

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Sake Bomb
Sunday, March 04, 2007

Fire in the hole! That’s something that you yell when you toss a grenade into a bunker. It’s also something that I yell when drop a shot of hot sake into a glass of beer. The name of this shout worthy drink is the sake bomb.

Traditionally, you’re supposed to suspend the shot over the beer by laying two chopsticks across the top of the glass. Then you slam your two fists on the table to drop the shot into the beer.

When you're a home mixologist, the presentation is less important. Even though I own a fancy set of sake cups, I'll usually drink sake from a coffee cup. Hey why not? Coffee cups have nice handles on them so you don't burn your hand.

If you have guests though, then by all means get them pounding on the table. It's a lot of fun.

You could use either warm or cold sake but I prefer it warm. And don’t forget that the proper temperature to serve sake is a little shy of 100°F (37°C).

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