Beer is soooo out. We’ve been detailing wine all Football Week, and now even cocktails are encroaching! Check out this one from SKYY vodka. I don’t know what it has to do with football other than the name, but I love cocktails with herbs in them – basil, thyme, tarragon. They provide such a good … Continue reading
It’s Fashion Week! Instead of detailing any clothes or anything (why would we do that on grapefriend?), let’s just detail the favorite liqueur of one of my favorite stylists, Pat Field. As the costume designer for Sex and the City, Pat is basically half the reason the show was so popular. And one of her drinks of … Continue reading
I’m all teary because this is our last post in the Friday Fizz series. We’ve had lots of refreshing cocktails each Friday in August that hopefully have helped cooled down your weekends. I was in Napa last month and went to Goose and Gander restaurant one Sunday afternoon. Well it was hot out and I … Continue reading
It’s US Open time! Who cares who’s acing and defaulting, let’s get right to what they’re drinking. If you’re at the Open, there’s actually a signature cocktail that’s been available for the past few years called the Honey Deuce. 1 1/4 parts Grey Goose Vodka fresh squeezed lemonade 1/2 part Chambord (or raspberry liqueur) crushed ice honeydew melon balls for … Continue reading
Finally it’s gotten a little hot and humid in NYC – and our Friday Fizz summer series is here just in time. Today we’re looking at the Arnold Palmer, a classic non-alcoholic drink that’s just a mix of lemonade and iced tea. But I bet Arnie’s wife would be a cool cocktail party host and … Continue reading
Continuing our refreshing summer Friday Fizz series, I’ve got two good cocktails using blood orange soda (YUM). The first one’s made with Prosecco which is usually really affordable, so you don’t feel guilty about mixing in juices and sodas for a good summery cocktail. This cocktail’s timely too since the True Blood finale is this … Continue reading
Bukowski and whiskey = NO BRAINER. I love this entire ad, except I want to smack a grapefriend logo on at the end instead of Dewar’s. I’ve never even had Dewar’s, which apparently is the top-selling blended Scotch in the US. But since I drink whiskey way less frequently than wine, I go for good … Continue reading
If the song of the summer is “Blurred Lines” (although I’m partial to “Get Lucky” too), then the cocktail of the summer is the Aperol Spritz. I started drinking these a few months ago when, after a long day of wine tasting, I couldn’t have a drop more of wine. Someone told me to get … Continue reading
Domaine de Canton is this amazing ginger liqueur that I had for the first time a few weeks ago. We went to dinner at Le Bernardin where Eric Ripert crafted an insane menu of food that either matched one of the five Domaine de Canton cocktails we tried or used the liqueur as an ingredient in … Continue reading
A trip to Maine isn’t really complete until you have a Dark & Stormy. It’s actually a cocktail that’s originally from Bermuda, but the first time I had it was in Maine so that’s what I associate it with. In fact, I’m writing this as I watch the lobster boats come in to collect their … Continue reading
