French Cocktail Recipes To Celebrate Bastille Day

It’s July 14th, the day to toast to Bastille Day (“le quatorze juillet” in French). The holiday is officially called the Fête Nationale (“National Celebration”). Here’s the history of Bastille Day, which commemorates the storming of the Bastille prison in Paris on July 14, 1789. It was a rallying point in the French Revolution. How…
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Rye Day The 13th: A Rye Whiskey Holiday To Celebrate Every Month

It’s Rye Day the 13th is a food holiday started by the Maryland-based Sagamore Spirit Distillery in 2016. It was begun as a promotional opportunity for restaurants and bars. The organizers suggest “a coast-to-coast toast” with Rye. It reminds us of National Gnocchi Day, which occurs on the 29th of every month, in Argentina. All…
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A Pina Colada Cake Recipe For National Pina Colada Day

Goslings Rum adapted this rom Sky High: Irresistible Triple-Layer Cakes by Alisa Huntsman (photo #6). It’s an iced brown sugar cake made with pineapple, coconut, and lots of rum, rum, rum (photo #1)! Goslings Black Seal (photo #2) is a full-flavored dark, barrel-aged rum blended in Bermuda from different triple pot-distilled rums. The raw rum…
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Baileys Colada: Irish Cream Liqueur Subs For A Pina Colada

[1] A frozen Baileys Colada (photos #1 and #2 © Baileys). [2] For dessert: Baileys Colada over ice cream. [3] For the Frozen Colada uses Baileys plus white run and spiced rum. We’re fans of Koloa rums from Hawaii (photos #3 and #4 © Koloa Rum). [4] A high-end spiced rum from Koloa (photo ©…
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Butterfly Cannon Tequila: Super-Premium Tequila Of A Different Color

As you relax with a cocktail on warm summer days, the eye-catching colors of the handsome bottles of The Butterfly Cannon Tequila promise more than other Tequilas. The naturally colored and flavored contents are not just exciting on the palate; they’re a striking gift for any lover of tequila. The Butterfly Cannon is a new…
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