Category Archives: Drinks

Cuisine. Cocktail. Gin Jam. 10.08.20

Posted on October 8, 2020 by gojohnego

Costco and Bonne Mamman FINALLY offers a nice, big jar of their 4-fruits preserves, and a very impressive looking bottle of Aviator Gin, so it felt like a good time for a GinJam, a cocktail where you use jam or … Continue reading →

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Cuisine.Drinks.The Apple Blossom. 10-4-20

Posted on October 4, 2020 by gojohnego

The temperatures are beginning to drop in the evenings, and, for me, that means my cocktails start to move away from Tequila Anejo, Reposado, and Gin and into Rye, Bourbon and Whiskey as the base alcohol. I rarely drink vodka … Continue reading →

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Cuisine. Cocktail. Butterfly Gin Sour. 6.4.20

Posted on June 4, 2020 by gojohnego

Butterfly Pea Blossom tea is derived from small blue flowers from Thailand, and is interesting as a colorant/infusion to alcohol, since if you add something that moves the pH to the acid side of the scale, the liquid phases from … Continue reading →

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The 400 Dollar Apple Juice

Posted on November 20, 2019 by gojohnego

I bought some apples about a week ago from Costco, and wasn’t quite ready to make pies yet, but I had a craving for some apple juice.   I usually tend to stay away from the store bought kind because … Continue reading →

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Cuisine. Booze. Carrot Cake Cocktail. 7-24-18

Posted on July 25, 2018 by gojohnego

C ocktail time: Carrot Cake No frosting necessary. Give it a minute. It makes it’s own. 4.0 oz fresh carrot juice (including those little red and purple ones from the garden .25 oz St. Elizabeth’s Allspice Dram .5 oz Domaine … Continue reading →

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Cuisine. Booze. Izze Gin Fizz. 6-19-18

Posted on June 20, 2018 by gojohnego

0.5 oz Aperol 0.5 oz St. Germain Liqueur 0.5 oz Grand Marnier 1.5 oz Bombay Sapphire Gin 5 ice cubes 3-5 Drops Jamaican #2 Bitters 5 oz Izze Pink Grapefruit Soda. Shake booze over ice, then strain over new ice, … Continue reading →

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Cuisine. Cocktail Hour. The Elephant in the Room. 03-10-18.

Posted on March 10, 2018 by gojohnego

It felt like it was time to take a trip out to Old Line Liquors on Baltimore Pike in Maryland. It’s a Veteran owned and operated store in the footprint of the now defunct Circuit City store. I prefer them … Continue reading →

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Cuisine. Cocktails. The Wild Goose Chase. 9-9-17.

Posted on September 10, 2017 by gojohnego

A friend of mine found a liqueur from Luxardo that sounded wonderful. I’m a fan of the flavor of cherries, and I like the Luxardo Marachino cherries in the dark syrup (add a little to Mexican real sugar Coca Cola … Continue reading →

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Cuisine. Cocktails. Gin Pretending to be Whiskey. 5.27.17

Posted on May 27, 2017 by gojohnego

Cocktail time: .5 oz Lazzardo Amaro 1 oz Lazzardo Marachino 2 oz Bombay Sapphire London Dry Gin Juice of one lemon (about 2 oz) Lemon zest In a beaker (for science!!!!) add Amaro over about 5 ice cubes, while two … Continue reading →

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Cuisine. Booze. Old Woodshed

Posted on March 17, 2017 by gojohnego

Cocktail Time: Old Woodshed .5 oz of hickory syrup 2 oz Old Taylor Kentucky Bourbon .5 oz Domaine de Canton Ginger Liqueur 1 oz Cointreau 1 freshly squeezed lemon juice first over ice, then booze and syrup into a Boston … Continue reading →

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