For your edification, the dog days of summer last from July 24 to August 24 and are named for Sirius, the dog star. If you don’t have any Knob Creek (seriously?), another high rye will do. There’s no substitute for the ginger beer, though. Ingredients 1 1/2 parts Knob Creek … Read More
What’s great about summer? Popsicles. How do you make popsicles better? Same way you make nearly everything better: whisky, whisky, and more whisky. You’ll also need a popsicle mould. Basil Hayden’s Spiced Chocolate Cooler Ingredients 2 parts Basil Hayden’s bourbon 16 parts low fat milk 1 1/2 parts unsweetened chocolate … Read More
The key to making this cocktail perfectly is a really vigorous shake, which will give it a texture so creamy that it can be mistaken for a sour. Important note: pineapple shrub is made with six parts pineapple juice and one part apple cider. Use a balanced apple cider, like … Read More
Make sure you look for coconut cream and not coconut milk—and go for the no sugar added. The Amarula is already pretty sweet. Ingredients 2 oz. Amarula Cream 1 oz. white rum 3 oz. pineapple juice 1 oz. coconut cream Pineapple and/or cherry to garnish Directions Blend all ingredients with … Read More
It’s Shark Week, in case you didn’t know (and therefore aren’t sitting at home every night in your Left Shark footie pyjamas, grinning at the TV). And what better way to celebrate than a cocktail? Okay, there are probably dozens of better ways, but we never pass up an excuse … Read More
