We are all about celebrating (and finishing off) handcrafted cocktails. We love discovering those new spots where someone behind the bar has a passion for fresh ingredients, vintage spirits, innovative twists on classics, and new creative libations. Only a few years ago such places in Atlanta were hard to find. Not any more friends! Over … Continue reading “Cocktail Crawl” through historic Decatur
Nicky and I love holidays/events with which specific cocktails are associated. Christmas always means eggnog. St. Patrick’s Day is Guinness. You have to have champagne with New Year’s Eve. Cinco de Mayo is Margaritas. Tuesdays always mean Manhattans. Well, you get the idea. So tomorrow for Derby Day we celebrate the julep. The mint julep … Continue reading Derby Day delights – enjoying the perfect mint julep
Two of the biggest drinking holidays in our country celebrate events of other countries – St. Patrick’s Day and Cinco de Mayo. We are okay with that. What we are not okay with is the improper celebration of those holidays with inappropriate imbibing. Yes, we have laws of libation and we are not afraid to … Continue reading Celebrating Cinco de Mayo – rules to live by for tequila and margaritas
Ted Haigh (aka Dr. Cocktail) may be this century’s Jerry Thomas when it comes to the world of cocktails. In 2004 he published the now classic book, Vintage Spirits and Forgotten Cocktails: From the Alamagoozlum to the Zombie and Beyond. In 2009 he released a beautiful new and vastly expanded edition of the book with … Continue reading Ted Haigh’s homage to forgotten cocktails provides a road map for some libatious adventures in 2011
January 16, 1919, was a dark day indeed. On that date Congress passed the Eighteenth Amendment outlawing alcohol, with the hopes of putting an end to drunkenness, crime, mental illness, and poverty. Prohibition actually led to an increase in organized crime and resentment toward the federal government ran rampant. Americans endured 13 years of Prohibition … Continue reading Celebrate your freedom to imbibe today!
It is not always appropriate to engage in mixology at 8:30 a.m. Sometimes, yes, but not always. So the other morning I decided to work some mixology into my early morning baking. I mean, if you can’t have your favorite drink for breakfast, maybe you can at least eat it, right? With that as my … Continue reading Mixology in the morning: drunken cupcakes
Gone are the days of a mixed drink being a just a Margarita, a Long Island Tea, or Bloody Mary. The past few years have ushered in a rebirth of the classic cocktail and redefined the art of mixology. Plain vodka has been reinvented with the introduction of infusions using everything from lavender and herbs, … Continue reading Welcome to “Our Libatious Nature”
Our Libatious Nature 