Cocktails & Spirits

I live on the buckle of the bible belt there are many products that I see on this forum that are not availale to me. I do not live in a totally arid environment just one where the camel traffic on...

by JeffW 14 years ago

Greetings all, On the 4th. of July, we had a wonderful al fresco dinner at DebbieW and Michael's home. Debbie whipped up a large pitcher of a drink she'd read about within Chowhound, called "Pe...

My mother-in-law just gave me vodka, gin, etc. which she's had for at least 30 years. Some opened, some not. Are they still good to drink? Would they lose their potency if opened? Any thoughts?

i like tequila shots..good ones ofcourse, but i'm wondering what goes well with tequila.. as a drink? like, how there's rum and coke gin and tonic..etc. what are your favorite tequila drinks?

by Amuse Bouches 14 years ago

Ooh! A spirits board! So, as the weather gets hot, apparently everywhere in the U.S. (according to the L.A. Times weather map today) does anyone have any suggestions of fantastic summer cocktai...

First I want to ask what is it? I purchased it in the gin section of the package store. The Associate who said he enjoyed gin liked it and they were selling alot of this product. There was no bo...

I have been out of circulation for a while, so I don’t know what yummy new cocktails people are drinking now. I am assigned the task of bringing the cocktails to an upcoming picnic and I would like...

by joypirate 14 years ago

It is warm out. And with the warmth, comes my return to my herbaceous master, yes, I speak of Gin. Tell me what you think of this idea. I’ve got a very large bottle of Vermouth, more Vermouth than ...

I posted this at first on the beer page, but since most people (including me, up until yesterday!) seem to think that sake is a distilled spirit, I guess the post should go here: ...I'd like to ...

by Infomaniac 14 years ago

Cleaning out my parents basement, I came across quite a few bottles from this company. The bottles have never been opened, and I'm not sure but the bottles look like they are hand painted. My fathe...

by dragonfly 14 years ago

Bought some overripe peaches at the farmers market this morning and considered making peach martini's. Any how-to ideas would be appreciated. Many thnx.

by JugglerDave 14 years ago

help! I'm stuck in a drink-ordering rut when I got out to eat. Basically, I tend to order my 'standard' Grey Goose martini up w/ olives, and can never think of anything else to order. Occasional...

by Candy 14 years ago

We had that as an after dinner drink last night and had not seen it before. It is a most excellent single malt and worth looking for. My DH looked it up when we got home and the site he was checkin...

Can't find my recipe anywhere, but remember it took rum (can't remember light or dark), and I put fresh strawberries, strawberry ice (like gelato), ice cubes..can't remember the portions though for...

Any information welcome. TIA

There are supposedly places in New York where one can find Rakia, an amazing Bulgarian spirit that is similar to grappa (but much better!). I have been hunting this stuff all over NY...unsuccessf...

From a pisco sour recipe printed on a bottle of pisco bought in the Lima airport: a list of ingredients including "jarabe de goma". An English-Spanish dictionary defines "goma" as "rubber". This...