by Brian | Oct 20, 2014 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
Monday I posted a cookbook review for Skinny Sippers, a volume of cocktail recipes with a twist [no pun intended]. Each of the recipes in Skinny Sippers gives you a lovely cocktail in under 150 calories. The recipes are dotted with ideas for using fruit, fruit...
by Brian | Aug 14, 2014 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
How best to drink a peach? White or yellow, a Bellini is a noble way to devour every flavor molecule. At another extreme, there is Peach Agua Fresca, which was blogged here just a few days ago. The agua fresca, alcohol aside, is equally refreshing. And, on yet another...
by Brian | Jul 6, 2014 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
Tomorrow is the Fourth of July. Red, white, and blue day. Red is for strawberries, to be consumed in cake, pie, and beverages aplenty. This post is really about two things: the lemonade pictured above and puree, which has multiple uses over and above mere lemonade....
by Brian | Nov 18, 2013 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
I am not a fan of “adulterated” food and beverages. A flavored tequila? I’ll make my own. Not any more. Tanteo is a new firm with a line of flavored tequilas that you must, must try: jalapeno, cocoa, and tropical. Jalapeno tequila? You are thinking what I did: kitsch,...
by Brian | May 12, 2013 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
Ultimate is one of those words that just might seem a bit egotistical. The ultimate? The best? “Best drink ever,” Suzen beamed at me. She meant it. “How did you do this?” “Sugar,” I said. “I know that. What else?” “Aperol.” “No. Tell me the truth or I’ll be...