Classic Mint Juleps
Let’s throw the best Kentucky Derby Party around! This… coming from a California girl curiously living in the Deep South. In my mind, throwing the best Derby Party has everything to do with buying...
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t’s time for a new go-to cocktail. This summer’s negroni and sangria indulgences are long past me. I’m looking for an Autumn cocktail that feels ample and cozy… but nothing like mulled wine or...
View ArticleKiwi Mint Mojitos
t’s time we start perfecting our Porch Sit game. A Porch Sit is a late-afternoon gathering of friends, neighbors, a dog or two, a guitar or harmonica (optional), overlapping conversations, and sweet...
View ArticleLavender-Infused Mom Collins
ood ol’ Tom Collins is about to get all gussied up. The classic Tom Collins cocktail is a simple mixture of gin, fresh lemon juice, sugar, and sparkling water. Essentially, sparkling gin lemonade....
View ArticlePeach and Orange Flower Old Fashioned
There’s a reason we talk about the weather here in New Orleans. It’s not small talk. Hardly. We talk about it because in the summer it is ever-present and unpredictable. The weather has a sense...
View ArticleThe Sparkling Negroni
We all deserve a pat on the back and a clink of the glasses come December 31st. Another year. Another WHOLE year in the books. Can you even believe it? We did it, everyday. Here are a few things...
View ArticleThe Winter Gin and Tonic
One of the essential attributes of a bonafide New Orleans homebody is a well-equipped home bar and a humble bit of cocktail curiosity. If you’re going to be home, you best welcome folks over, and you...
View ArticleFrozen Moscow Mules
Hello dear friends and happy festival season from New Orleans! Down here we celebrate… well just about everything with cocktails and music but this time of year there’s something special in the air....
View ArticleWatermelon Strawberry Citrus Sangria
There is a thing in the world… it’s called Really Bad Sangria. This is not that. Really Bad Sangria is a mixture of cheap red wine (not cool, but not a crime), sliced oranges (fairly benign), and...
View ArticlePimm’s Cup Cocktail
Spring is teasing us. It feels like the sun is juuuust about ready to creep out and stay. Well… it feels that way up until the time the rain pours down. Despite Spring’s indecision, I happen to think...
View ArticleClassic Mint Juleps
Let’s throw the best Kentucky Derby Party around! This… coming from a California girl curiously living in the Deep South. In my mind, throwing the best Derby Party has everything to do with buying...
View ArticleApple Snap Cocktails
t’s time for a new go-to cocktail. This summer’s negroni and sangria indulgences are long past me. I’m looking for an Autumn cocktail that feels ample and cozy… but nothing like mulled wine or...
View ArticleKiwi Mint Mojitos
t’s time we start perfecting our Porch Sit game. A Porch Sit is a late-afternoon gathering of friends, neighbors, a dog or two, a guitar or harmonica (optional), overlapping conversations, and sweet...
View ArticleSuper Simple Lambrusco Sangria
Here’s how we’re drinking red wine this summer: with orange soda and ice. I first had this easy-drinking red wine cocktail years ago in Austin, Texas at the Hotel San Jose. Now every time the...
View ArticleFrozen Pimm’s Cups
I’ve been a board certified adult for a few years (if not a few decades) now and can tell you a handful of things for certain. For certain we know that we are here, first and foremost, with the best...
View ArticleCucumber Cilantro Margarita
Hello friends! Are you ready for a little summer weekending? I’m just getting back from a few days in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco and I’ve settled on this very important fact – the hotter the weather the...
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