It was Sunday, it was cold out, we were three instead of four, and no one had prepared a cocktail. Oh no! But then there was Mixologist to the rescue. Mixologist is an app Z has on his phone (available for Android or iOS) that helps you to find drinks based on your available bar stock. It…
Blackberry Lime Fizz
Happy New Year! Here’s to 2017! We hope this year brings you many reasons to raise a glass with friends. For our New Year’s Eve dinner, we wanted a champagne-style cocktail without resorting to cliché. The recipe we followed is based on a recipe published in Style at Home magazine December 2016; it fit the…
Singapore Sling
For our solstice dinner we decided we wanted a classic cocktail. I felt something tropical and sunny was called for to mark the shortest day and longest night of the year. The Singapore sling is truly a classic, developed more than one hundred years ago in a hotel in Singapore. There are numerous variations on…
Rusty Apple Toddy
“One sip of this hot apple-and-Drambuie cocktail will warm you to the core.” With a sell line like that how could you resist. With two out of the four suffering from a cold and us expiring the first cold blowy day of the winter we were looking for something soothing. I discovered a selection of toddy’s…
Penguin Juice (Homemade Irish Cream)
The holiday season is officially upon us, which means the advent of four communopoly traditions: (1) a food bank shop at our local Sobeys, (2) a trip to Tony’s Pizza, (3) the stringing of Christmas lights across both balconies, and (4) the making and tasting of some homemade Irish Cream. Ours got its nickname from…
Paloma Brava
The Paloma is a classic tequila highball everyone should try: just tequila with the addition of grapefruit soda, lime juice, and maybe a pinch of salt. But since tequila is a Halloween tradition, we decided to try a little harder. The Paloma Brava is a variation on the classic that is bit more complex, but with a…
Hypnotizing Pussy
It had been a long and busy week, and we would not be the full complement for dinner. So we decided to break the usual injunction against drinking anything blue, and looked for a cocktail featuring Hpnotiq, the on-and-off darling of the club scene. Unsurprisingly, there are numerous cocktails that feature Hpnotiq, a fifteen-year-old creation…
Bourbon Sweet Tea
Tea cocktails—who knew? The sad answer, unfortunately, is everyone but us. In fact, the oldest tea-based cocktail recipe (English Milk Punch) dates back to the 18th century. If like us, you’re late to the tea party, here are a few facts/Internet truths to catch you up: (1) Brown spirits are said to pair best with…
Absolut Pleasure
One memorable recent Thursday evening was the broadcast of Laverne Cox et al. in the remade Rocky Horror Picture Show. The communopoly could not let the event go unremarked — or untoasted. But what to drink while watching such an extravaganza? Fortunately, TheDrunkenMoogle.com came to the rescue. Absolut Pleasure is a delicious creation for just…
The Bee’s Knees
The Bee’s Knees cocktail is an easy cocktail of gin, lemon and honey that dates back to Prohibition era. The phrase “bee’s knees” was prohibition-era slang for “the best.” The story goes that the addition of citrus and honey were used to cover the often pungent smell and taste of bathtub gin. Improving the taste…