For years, Master of Malt’s Head of Whisky, Dr. Sam Simmons (one of my former Lush Life guests!) has watched the pub ritual of pairing a pint of the black stuff with a whiskey sidecar. So he set out to create one with enough roasted, malty character to stand up to “a pint of plain”,
There is something wonderful about the moment smoke curls out of a cocktail glass. It signals that the drink in front of you is about to be something special. The Smoked Cherry Old Fashioned delivers on that promise: dark cherry, warm bourbon, a drift of woodsmoke, and a flash of orange oil on top. It
Some cocktails earn their place the moment you taste them. The Revolver cocktail is one of those. Three ingredients, one flamed orange peel, and a glass that tastes like roasted coffee, caramel, and warm spice. It is a modern classic with a short, friendly recipe, and it is made for the first properly cool evenings
Some drinks belong to a place so completely that you can taste the city in them. The Bellini is one of those. Pale, blushing, and bubbly, it is Venice in a flute. This is its autumn cousin. Ripe pear stands in for peach, a whisper of cinnamon adds warmth, and the Prosecco stays exactly where
Some drinks belong to a place so completely that you can taste the city in them. The Bellini is one of those. Pale, blushing, and bubbly, it is Venice in a flute. This is its autumn cousin. Ripe pear stands in for peach, a whisper of cinnamon adds warmth, and the Prosecco stays exactly where
Every October I start craving a spritz in deeper colors. The light turns golden and low, the evenings cool, and the aperitivo hour deserves a drink to match. Enter the Cardinal Spritz. Same ritual, same hour, same pleasing fizz. But the color moves from sunny orange to something closer to a cardinal’s robe, a deep,
Crisp apple cider, fresh lime, and Código 1530 Rosa tequila come together in the happiest fall margarita, and it takes just 7 minutes. Four ingredients and one shaker are all you need, and the apple cider does all the autumn work for you. Meet Código 1530 Rosa Código 1530 Rosa starts life as a blanco,
Say hello to the Crystal Head Onyx Paloma, a fizzy, grapefruit-bright sip built on one of the most fun bottles on the shelf! Crystal Head teamed up with Three Cents Pink Grapefruit Soda for this vodka twist on Mexico’s favorite highball, and I am completely smitten. Meet Crystal Head Onyx Onyx is the glossy black
Thanksgiving is the one meal where every dish has an opinion. Turkey, stuffing, cranberry, sweet potatoes, gravy. Whatever is in your glass needs to hold its own without starting a fight. The good news is that fall flavors do this beautifully. Apple, plum, cinnamon, ginger, honey and a good bourbon all sit comfortably next to
Brandy, apple brandy, and sweet vermouth, stirred cold and served short. The Corpse Reviver No. 1 has a name that sounds like a dare and a flavor that is pure comfort: baked apple, dried fruit, warm spice, and a gentle bitter edge. It is a stirred drink for people who like their cocktails serious but