What To Do With Green Chartreuse & The History Of Chartreuse

[1] This Gatsby-inspired cocktail is delicious. Photo courtesy Moët & Chandon. Chartreuse in a stemmed liqueur glass (photo © Cold Penguin 1952 | CC-BY-NC-SA-2.0 License). [3] Bottles of green and yellow Chartreuse (photo © Jeremy Brooks | CC-BY-NC-2.0-license).   If you have a bottle of Chartreuse that languishes on the shelf, we’ve got a recipe…
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ACADEMY AWARDS: A Cocktail For Your Oscar Food

Starfruit = star cocktail = Academy Awards fare. Photo courtesy Moet et Chandon. A week from today, you’ll probably be watching the Academy Awards. What will you be drinking? While you’re watching the stars, nibble on a few with The Starlet cocktail. It uses star fruit to give star quality to any drink. The recipe…
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VALENTINE’S DAY: Champagne Cocktail

Rosy and delicious: the Secret CrushChampagne cocktail. Photo courtesyMacao Trading Co.   Here’s a Valentine’s Day version of a Champagne Cocktail. Called a Secret Crush, it’s a rosy color from the addition of grenadine—a red syrup originally made from pomegranate juice or cherry juice, and sugar. (Grenade is the French word for pomegranate as well…
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