Hangover Cures: 2 Vegan Tacos, a Vegan Bloody Mary, and the Velvet Underground
Vegan Drunkard has written about the dilemma of needing that quintessential hangover cure, the Bloody Mary, and the fact that one of the ingredients is Worchestershire sauce, which is typically not...
View ArticleCocktail Quickies: Harry’s Old Pal at Olio
“Harry’s Old Pal” (dated from 1927, taken from Harry MacElhone’s Barflies and Cocktails) consumed at the bar at Olio on the night of 22 September 2014 The drink consists of equal parts rye whiskey,...
View ArticleCocktail Recipes: The Large Marge
This drink is part margarita, part Bertha (with agave instead of honey), and part tequila sunrise (without the orange, though that would be good, too). It’s pink. What can I say, I have a lot of...
View Article¡Resurrección! o ¡Revolución!
What we have here is basically a combination of a Last Word and a Corpse Reviver No. 2, but with reposado tequila instead of gin. Sound like a crazy idea? “Though this be madness yet there is method...
View Article80 to 30 Degrees! Marzipan Apple Cocktail: a Recipe to Warm You Up
A week or so ago, it was up in the 80s; now it’s lows in the 30s. Welcome to Saint Louis in the autumn. It’s 57 inside my apartment. I need a drink. A little sweetness and lots of spice and some...
View ArticleBloody Mary—I mean Maria. ¡Tequila!
It’s not that I’ve grown bored with my typical breakfast Bloody Mary, but I did think a little change was in order … not too much, mind you. And I happen to have a lot of tequila on hand. So I altered...
View ArticleCocktail Recipe: The Ersatz Scotsman, or Rosemary’s Wee Bairn
Rosemary simple syrup: rosemary sprigs simmered in equal parts sugar (Florida Crystals are vegan) and water. I felt like making some rosemary simple syrup. It seemed like a good match for something...
View ArticleCocktail Quickie: “The Cuban Missile Crisis” at The Good Pie
So I love Green Chartreuse. And Fernet-Branca. I gravitate toward most cocktails containing either of them. The first time I remember having them together was earlier this year at the newly opened...
View ArticleRecipe: The Bronx Cocktail
There’s a cliché about life, lemons, and lemonade. It doesn’t apply to me. For one, lemonade doesn’t contain alcohol, so why would I make it? Sure, if I were in high school, I would just mix it with...
View ArticleSham Shake
Like many people of my generation, I ate food from McDonald’s on occasion. I can’t remember the last time I darkened the door of a McDonald’s … probably some time in high school. But I do remember...
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