In Greek and Roman times, aromatized wines were created for health purposes. Leapfrog to the 19th century, when Luigi Rossi learned about herbs from village families and had his own liquor shop in Turin where he supplied botanicals to bigger distilleries. Alessandro Martini was his partner, who traveled the world to ensure global distribution. And so, … Continue reading
Personal stylist. Personal driver. Personal chef. Many celebs partake of such luxuries. But personal mixologist? Now that is grapefriend-worthy. Justin Timberlake has proven his GF status with this one. As it’s his 35th birthday today, he got a special cocktail created just for him. It’s called The Three Five (I like it) and it of course … Continue reading
I was looking for a good whiskey cocktail and came across a recipe for Raymond Massey cocktails (named after an actor). Those are rye, ginger syrup, champagne, and lemon peel. Well I couldn’t find ginger syrup and my friend has a bad reaction to champagne (tragic) so we improvised! I created these Spring Massey cocktails: … Continue reading
The final seven episodes of Mad Men begin tonight! I don’t think there’s been any show where more people drink, and usually whiskey. Sales of whiskey have actually been up in the US in the past few years – if the cast was drinking real whiskey while filming the show, sales would’ve been through the roof! It got … Continue reading
For the past few years, Moët is the official sponsor of the boozy golden globes. If they were really smart they’d serve the Champagne in giant globe goblets – not only would that make people think the awards ceremony was named after the drinks, but would provide even more bubbly-induced fun. In addition to the 1,500 Moët … Continue reading
First, let me just say that you should probably be hiking in the Alps to truly enjoy this drink. You might even want to be hiking while you read this post! So one day during our Alto Adige trip, we went hiking in the Dolomites. It was super foggy and therefore kind of nippy out, … Continue reading
This is a really easy one, but worth sharing! Had this at Ana la Santa in Madrid and made up a recipe for it. Super refreshing cocktail for summer. For 4 mojitos: 20 fresh mint leaves 2 ounces simple syrup 8 ounces white rum 12 ounces ginger beer (or just sparkling water) juice of 8 limes 4 teaspoons, finely grated fresh … Continue reading
You can have rosé all on its own (and probably usually do), but sometimes a cocktail is awesome too. Here are a few I’ve found that use it. vice versa Named after Dorothy Parker’s quote: “Tell him I was too fucking busy—or vice versa.” Made with NY Distilling Co.’s Dorothy Parker gin, fresh grapefruit, Pamplemousse red-grapefruit liqueur, Luxardo … Continue reading
Summer cocktail hours are the best cocktail hours, especially with white port. White port is much lesser-known than its ruby and tawny cousins, but I discovered it in Portugal and it’s so good for summer cocktailing. These cocktails are super refreshing and super easy to make: one part white port, one part tonic, and mint … Continue reading
The white sangria recipe was such a hit that it inspired us to create another white-wine cocktail variation this weekend. This punch I made up was delicious but I couldn’t think of a fun name, so threw it out to grapefriends. Leave it our clever drinkers to come up with some fun ones. I loved … Continue reading
