Archive for the ‘Cocktails & Spirits’ Category

Solerno Liqueur Cocktails: Star Ruby

Solerno Liqueur Cocktails: Star Ruby

Accomplished San Francisco bartender and Solerno Brand Ambassador Jackie Patterson has concocted an array of cocktail recipes featuring the vaunted blood orange...

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George’s Rants & Raves: Michael Collins Irish Whiskey

George’s Rants & Raves: Michael Collins Irish Whiskey

  Michael Collins was launched in 2006 in the USA by the late marketing guru Sidney Frank, of New York based Sidney Frank Importing. He and his minions are the...

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Anti-Valentine’s Day Cocktails from VOGA Italia wine

Anti-Valentine’s Day Cocktails from VOGA Italia wine

  This Valentine’s Day, if you’d rather avoid the prix fix dinners and happy couples, toast to the single life with these Sparkling Anti-Valentine’s Day Cocktails...

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Valentine’s Day Cocktails: Vida Tequila

Valentine’s Day Cocktails: Vida Tequila

Vida Tequila has a wonderful Valentines Day Cocktail using Vida Tequila Reposado. Stunning in scent and smooth in body. The tequila, which is 100% Agave Tequilana...

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George’s Rants and Raves: Russian Standard Vodka

George’s Rants and Raves: Russian Standard Vodka

The black label with the large Cyrillic letters on the frosty white bottle proudly proclaimed “Russian Standard” vodka and, oh yes, it also indicated it was...

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Valentine’s Day Cocktails: Shot of Love Stinks

Valentine’s Day Cocktails: Shot of Love Stinks

    Just in case your Valentine’s Day plans don’t work out the way you want them to, here’s a shot that you can commiserate with.  It won’t...

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George’s Rants & Raves: Tanteo Tequila

George’s Rants & Raves: Tanteo Tequila

   First and foremost, let me set to rest the rampant rumor that Tanteo Tequila is Tila Tequila’s older brother. Even though Tila is rumored to be fond of Tanteo...

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National Hot Toddy Day: Spiced Toddy Revolucion

National Hot Toddy Day: Spiced Toddy Revolucion

January 11 is National Hot Toddy Day. So, of course, we had to put the Tequila REVOLUCION spin on a classic cocktail. So, when you’re heating up that cider…get...

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George’s Rants & Raves: Reyka Vodka

George’s Rants & Raves: Reyka Vodka

  Iceland seems to be a land of contradictions. You would just have to figure that any place named after ice would be pretty darned cold, but it turns out that...

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New Year’s Eve Cocktail: Bubbly Pomtini

New Year’s Eve Cocktail: Bubbly Pomtini

Why drink plain old Champagne at midnight when you can liven things up a bit?  Try out this creation when you’re ringing in the new year. Enjoy! Bubbly Pomtini 1...

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