New recipe, May 13, 2016

We enjoyed more of the Pasta with Chicken Green Olives and Ramp Vinaigrette (yum!), so the new recipe is the Mezcal Margarita from the May 2016 Cooking Light. Carl sometimes finds Mezcal too smoky, but this recipe mellows it nicely. We give it a 4.

New recipe, April 28, 2016

Hot Gin Toddy from Epicurious. Gets s 3.

New recipe, April 27, 2016

Seventh Heaven cocktail from Epicurious. Ok, it gets a 3.

New recipe, April 26, 2016

It is a busy week with travel and meetings! The new recipe is the Salty Dog cocktail from Epicurious. It is refreshing, and gets a 4!

New recipe, April 7, 2016

The Scottish Summer cocktail, from the Fox News Magazine site.
This is delicious, it gets a 5.

New recipe, December 10, 2015

It was a very long day, so the new recipe is the Vesper Cocktail from the October 2015 Bon Appetït. We ended up using vanilla vodka, so it was a Vanilla Vesper, but it is quite good--we give it a 4.

New recipe, December 4, 2015

We drove to the mountains, so the new recipe is the Ward 8 cocktail--there are many variations, we used one from Mayfair Liquors, which is the same as in Esquire. We give this a 3--for us, a lot of sours, which this fits, are unbalanced and need a touch more sweetness to be really enjoyable.

New recipe, November 25, 2015

Spiced Rum Punch with Citrus and Luxardo, from the December 2015 Bon Appetít. Nice--we give this a 3.

New recipe, October 30, 2015

Halloween party at the neighbors, so the new cocktail is the tweak on the Negroni by Chiltern Firehouse, from the October 2015 Bon Appetít. This is nice (I like Negronis anyway), it gets a 4.

New recipe, October 29, 2015

We saw the excellent production of As You Like It tonight at the Denver Center, so the new recipe is the Daiquiri from the October 2015 Bon Appetít. It is really good--not sure we've ever had a regular, non-frozen daiquiri before. It gets a 4

New recipe, October 27, 2015

We have quite a few left overs, so Mark enjoyed a new cocktail--the Vesper from the October 2015 Bon Appetít. A nice variation on the martini--it gets a 4.

New recipe, October 13, 2015

We attended Project Angel Heart's A Taste for Life--a wonderful and delicious fundraiser for a great organization. We filled up on excellent food so the new recipe is the Sazerac from the October 2015 Bon Appetít, which Mark enjoyed. This is very tasty, it gets a 4.

New recipe, October 11, 2015

We went to Glenwood Springs on the California Zephyr for the weekend with Mark's parents, and had a great time. But the train home was delayed, so no time to cook. Mark enjoyed a Bolero Cocktail from Gary Regan's Joy of Mixology. Very nice, it gets a 4.

New recipe, October 9, 2015

As we still have lots of food from friends, the new recipe is another cocktail--the Ruby Diamond from Epicurious enjoyed by Mark. The combination of Mezcal and Campari is quite smoky-- nice, but may not be to everyone's taste. It gets a 4.

New recipe, October 8, 2015

Friends brought food today, so Mark enjoyed a new cocktail, the Blood and Sand, from the Joy of Mixology, by Gary Regan. A decent cocktail, it gets a 3.

New recipe, September 28, 2015

It was a long day, so tonight was leftovers (from yesterday's excellent meal), and the new recipe (enjoyed by Mark) is the Campari Orange cocktail from the Campari website. Nice, it gets a 3.

New recipe, September 24, 2015

We both had meetings, so the new recipe is the Bronx Cocktail from Gary Regan's The Joy of Mixology. Nice, we give it a 3.

New recipe, September 22, 2015

The Americano Cocktail from Gary Regan's The Joy of Mixology--nice, we give it a 3.

New recipe, September 18, 2015

We had a variety of delicious leftovers, so the new recipe is a cocktail from the Domaine de Canton website--the Ginger Sidecar. Very nice we give this a 4.

New recipe, September 15, 2015

We went to see Matilda at the Denver Center tonight (you gotta love the Miss Trunchbull!), so the new cocktail is the Negroni from the Domaine de Canton website. This substitutes the ginger of Domaine de Canton for the vermouth in the traditional recipe. Nice variant! We give this a 4.