Who doesn’t love a fizzy cocktail? So refreshing, and a fully acceptable way to celebrate Fizzmas. During the holidays I love getting in the spirit (pun intended) with something festively red! (One below isn’t red because I love gingery Domaine de Canton – but that one can be festively golden like a Christmas tree star.) … Continue reading
Some nights during the winter I should be called Cornfriend, because when it’s fa-reezing out there’s nothing better than the brown stuff. The other night was one of those thaw-me nights, so I got some Woodford Reserve bourbon. I like both my drink and my tables reserved. When it gets really freezing out (like 0 … Continue reading
A little break in the South American wine action to bring you some Argentinian cocktail love! On my last night in Buenos Aires, went to this super cool bar called Floreria Atlantico. You have to walk through a small flower shop/wine store and go down these rickety spiral stairs to get to the bar. Loved … Continue reading
I don’t know what kind of loser thought pisco sours weren’t frothy on top. Ah yes, that was me, in my last post just a few hours ago. Seems that a classic pisco sour DOES have white froth on top, formed by shaking egg whites in a cocktail shaker. Also seems I’ve mostly had crappy … Continue reading
I had dinner at Seersucker the other night, and before we got to wine drinking I grabbed a cocktail at the bar. And thank god. This Levon Gimlet was so yummy and refreshing. Ingredients: Dorothy Parker gin fresh lemon-lime juice basil (this was from the garden at their other restaurant, Nightingale 9) Easy, right? I’m not … Continue reading
We’ve already detailed all the wine they’ll be downing at the Emmys, but if you’re feeling like a cocktail tonight grapefriend’s got you covered there too. There’s an official Emmys one, which has a kind of uninspired name: the grey goose emmy cocktail 1 ½ parts Grey Goose Le Citron 1 part St. Germain Liqueur … Continue reading
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
