Different Types Of Whiskey For World Whiskey Day
The different types of whiskey for World Whiskey Day, and why some spell it whisky.
Category: Cocktails & Spirits
RECIPES: 1920s Cocktails, Part 2
The tall, cool Southside cocktail. Photo courtesy Tanqueray Gin. Yesterday we presented three of the most popular cocktails of the 1920s, including the Gin Rickey, the French 75 and the Martini. Prohibition was in effect from 1920 through 1933, so Jazz Age cocktails were made with bootleg liquor. While President Woodrow Wilson vetoed the…
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RECIPES: 1920s Cocktails, Part 1
The Gin Rickey. Photo courtesy Tanqueray Gin. The latest version of “The Great Gatsby” opens in cinemas today, begging the question, what did Gatsby serve at those wild parties? We know from the novel that Gatsby was a bootlegger. In the summer of 1922, when novel is set, Prohibition was two and a half…
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FOOD HOLIDAY: National Moscato Day Cocktail Recipes
You can celebrate May 9th, National Moscato Day, with a glass of Moscato: the slightly sweet white wine pairs well wherever an Alsatian Gewürtztraminer or Riesling would be at home (see the food pairings below). But for National Moscato Day, we present two cocktail recipes, courtesy of Gallo Family Vineyards, one of our favorite Moscato…
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CINCO DE MAYO: Carpe Dia, A Blackberry Tequila Cocktail
The Margarita just happens to be the most famous tequila cocktail. But beyond the top three (including the Bloody Maria and the Tequila Sunrise) are many others. The recipe below is for a fruity tequila cocktail created by Milagro Tequila. Called Carpe Dia (Sieze The Day), it uses lower glycemic agave nectar as the sweetener.…
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