Saving the world one drink at a time
I have to give a shout out to the Hella Company for making some great bitters and syrups. Most importantly, their products have found their way to large Harris-Teeter chains here in North Carolina, which is awesome. Amateurs with an eye for bitters can find their products right there next to major chain mixers. I’m…
This drink is smokey, smokey, smokey! For Christmas I got some Sugar Bob’s Finest Kind smoked maple syrup and immediately had to put it to good use. As soon as I opened the bottle the entire room was filled with campfire-smoke smells. Tasting it was like drinking thick, delicious maple syrup from a burning log. I…
So I recently posted about Fernet Branca, and how it can be overwhelming in some drinks. This one mixes up perfectly with a bunch of other great flavors to make something all-new. Instead of overwhelming with menthol taste, the Fernet takes a back seat to the other strong flavors and becomes a single delicious unified…
Recently my eyes were opened to new liqueurs, amari, and a whole host of other delicious ingredients that can be used to round out the flavors of some awesome cocktails. Fernet Branca is just one of these, but it is definitely one of the more distinct flavors – combining amaro with menthol that can come…