I still remember the first “Mai Tai” I ever had. It was 2006 and I was staying at the Embassy Suites in Maui with my friend Ryan and his family. I’d turned 21 about 3 months before the trip, so the fact they had free happy hour from 4-6 was, well, exciting. I remember thinking […]
Cocktail Recipes
Best Summer Cocktails: 10 Delicious and Refreshing Summer Drinks
Alright, it’s finally happening! The weather is getting nicer, people around you have gotten vaccinated – it’s time for the summer BBQ and cocktail sessions to commence! You’re hosting people for the first time in, well, a long time. Obviously, you want to have some killer summer cocktails to share with your friends and family, […]
Mojito Cocktail Recipe: A Refreshing Rum Drink
Every once in a while you need a drink that will transport you someplace new. This past week as we’re still deep in the heart of COVID… As I have a six-week old learning how to “use her voice…” And as we’re now buried under a foot of snow (a rarity here in Portland)…. It […]
Vieux Carré Cocktail: Another New Orleans Classic
As we entered our 9th month of interminable COVID-based lockdown, I was starting to feel a little cabin fever. I had promised Sean a review of the famous local cocktail, the Vieux Carre, and I thought brilliantly to myself, “what better way to make this foray into the glamorous world of New Orleans mixology than […]
Lucky Peach: A Strong Rum Cocktail
It’s no secret that I think of Creme de Peche as a bit of a secret weapon ingredient. It’s one of those ingredients you can add to all kinds of drinks that, well, just makes it better. You can make a Peach Old Fashioned. Or a wonderful punch. Or you could add it to a […]