Be Still, My Beeting Heart

Be Still, My Beeting Heart 1 1/2 tsp honey 1/2 lime, quartered 9 mint large leaves A dash of salt 2 oz Bacardi White Rum 1 oz Beet Juice 3-4 oz Prosecco Place honey, lime and mint in a shaker and muddle. Add ice, rum, beet juice and a dash of salt. Shake and strain…

Winters in SoCal

Winters in SoCal 2 oz Pelotón de la Muerte Mezcal 0.5 oz Campari Liqueur 1 oz ruby red grapefruit juice 0.75 oz Sage-infused honey simple syrup (recipe below) 1/2 tsp lime juice Shake with ice and strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with grapefruit twist and sage leaf. Nothing makes me pine for LA like a winter…

Christmas Toddy

Christmas Toddy (Makes two) 0.5 oz Pine or Douglas Fir sprigs 3 oz Bushmills Irish Whiskey 1 tbs mild honey 1 tsp lemon juice Place tree sprigs in a small saucepan with 1 cup of water, bring to a boil, remove from burner, cover with a lid, steep for 3 minutes, then strain to make a tea*….

Honey, I’m Home (Redux)

As I’ve had some unexpected travel this week, I thought I’d share my first post with my newer readers. It’s one of my favorites. As a bonus, I’ve added a short video showing how I use the Smoking Gun to make my tobacco-smoked honey simple syrup. Honey, I’m Home Recipe:  2 oz. Johnnie Walker Black…

Under a Crescent Moon

Under a Crescent Moon 1.5 oz Tito’s Vodka 1.0 oz cold brew coffee concentrate (I used Chameleon Cold-Brew Organic Black Coffee.) 0.5 oz cardamom & rose water honey simple syrup (recipe below) 0.5 oz water Shake ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with a lemon twist. My first introduction to cardamom…

Three Cocktails for a Grown-up Harry Potter

Three Cocktails for a Grown-up Harry Potter At midnight, Harry Potter fans got a taste of what they’ve been yearning for since they finished Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — more. We took our ten-year-old daughter to the midnight release of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. She may have been more excited than we…

Provençal Collins

Provençal Collins 2 oz Jensen’s Bermondsey Gin 1 oz. strawberry juice 0.5 oz. honey simple syrup with lavender & black peppercorns Shake with one ice cube, then strain into a 10 oz. rocks glass filled with ice. Top with tonic water. (I used Q Tonic.) Garnish with a strawberry. I just returned from a two-week…

Honey, I’m Home

Nostalgia in a glass, Honey I’m home features Johnnie Walker Black Label Whisky and tobacco-smoke honey simple syrup.