A homemade blue curaçao that tastes great for mixing into blue cocktails! I used this blue circa most recently in my Jack Frost Margarita recipe. Watch me make it here! Print Spied Blue Curaçao ★ 5 Stars ☆ ★ 4 Stars ☆ ★ 3 Stars ☆ ★ 2 Stars ☆ ★ 1 Star ☆ No reviews Author: Ashley Rose Conway Print Recipe Pin Recipe Description A homemade blue curaçao that tastes great for mixing into blue cocktails.  Ingredients 2 cups good quality orange curaçao 10+ drops natural blue food dye 1 cinnamon stick 1 vanilla bean, split Cook Mode Prevent your screen from going dark Instru ..read more

Fire up your grill to make this Piña Colada! Grilling your pineapple for cocktails adds a great lay of caramelized flavor that makes this drink irresistible. It’s perfect to enjoy at your next BBQ, poolside or any sunny day. What’s in the Grilled Pineapple Pina Colada RUM– I like to use a split base of Jamaican rum, my favorite is Appleton Estate 8 or 12, and a light bodied white rum Real McCoy 3 year GRILLED PINEAPPLE – grilled pineapple cut into slices and skins removed grilling caramelizes the sugars pineapple giving it a great flavor for mixing into cocktails. COCONUT CREAM– coconut cr ..read more

What is Fat-Washing Although it sounds like a peculiar was to an oil stain out of something, fat-washing is the technique of taking a fat and infusing a spirit or liquid. It transforms the flavor and texture of a spirit making it silky and rounded. Fat-washing was first introduced to cocktails with a brown butter fat-washed rum by bartender Eben Freeman. But it was the Benton’s Old Fashioned, a bacon-infused cocktail created by Don Lee in NYC at PDT that took then cocktail world by storm. It also came at the height of the bacon craze so the mixture of that and the surprising fat-infused spirit ..read more

The combination of mezcal and rosé is beautiful. I have down it as a boilermaker- or shot and glass of wine- but making it into spritz is a refreshing way to enjoy both of them together in a glass with fresh grapefruit. Both rosé and mezcal are terroir driven drinks. When care is taken with production you can really get a taste for the regions and soil the grapes or agave grows in. Most rosé and mezcal go together, but I like to try to pair the notes of the mezcal with those of the rosé. Print Rosé and Mezcal Spritz Author: Ashley Rose Conway Print Recipe Pin Recipe Description M ..read more

Let’s make a cordial made with fresh wisteria flowers! The color the wisteria buds gives this syrup is stunning and adds a beautiful color to culinary creations. It’s a refreshing and floral syrup to mix into drinks, cocktails and desserts for spring and summer.  Wisteria Flowers Did you know that wisteria flowers are edible? Until recently I had no idea! Thanks to some demystifying from the Black Forager, I was pleasantly surprised to hear the flowers were in fact edible. I have a wisteria vine in my backyard, I had a source of for a beautiful floral treats hanging above me this whole t ..read more

If have been tirelessly searching for a bottle of Chartreuse to mix up a Last Word or a Chartreuse Swizzle you are not alone! I know the celebration- and struggle- of securing a coveted bottle. Although nothing can be an exact replacement for the complexity of Chartreuse, there are a few herbal liqueur options on the market that can help recreate your favorite Chartreuse cocktails. I have put together a list of Chartreuse Substitutes for you made up of the herbal liqueurs that I have found to be the most similar for you to swap into your favorite recipes. Chartreuse Shortage The New York Time ..read more

Give your Irish Coffee the creme brûlée touch! It adds a delicious caramelized flavor to the classic coffee cocktail. And who doesn’t love the satisfying crack of breaking a creme brûlée? But in this case your cracking into a boozy, Crème Brûlée Irish Coffee. The Irish Coffee comes via way of Ireland, but was popularized right here in San Francisco at the Buena Vista Cafe. It’s an absolute must stop when visiting SF or a pit-stop if you find yourself in Ghirardelli Square. Not only is the original recipe still being served up, but it’s a show sitting at the bar watching them whip ou ..read more

This Cranberry Sorel Spritz is a festive holiday drink featuring Sorel Liqueur. Sorel brings tart hibiscus and the best baking spices of the season together in one delicious spirit. Paired with some bright grapefruit, tart cranberry and champagne it’s the perfect bubbly cocktail to sip and savor special moments during the the holidays as well as for catching up with friends over a long brunch. Sorel Liqueur When I say you need to have Sorel in your home bar, I mean go get some ASAP for happy tonight. It’s really really delicious. Sorel liqueur is a newer spirit (or rather back on the market f ..read more

A spooky chic bar cart for Halloween entertaining and happy hour complete with floating candles, vintage glassware and spirits. Bar Cart Recipe Recipe for the Halloween bar cart. Lots of elements that come together for a spooky season bar cart. The keys here is layers, vintage touches, and creepy art work. I tend to stay clear of overtly kitschy Halloween elements and opt for a more collected and vintage vibe that screams haunted manor vs. the Haunted Mansion. Books-Add height and layers with books. Having everything at the same height is not interesting visually Trays- vintage trays add a s ..read more

Creepy Crawler Martini This Creepy Crawler Martini will get under your skin! A varition on a dirty Martini, it features Aquavit and sherry making what could arguably be one of my favorite Martinis with a fennel “antennae” in a black olive creates a creepy crawly garnish I got to combine to of my favorite things- a good dirty Martini and a campy, creepy Halloween cocktail. What is Aquavit Aquavit is a Scandinavian spirit that is often compared to gin, but very much it’s own spirit. It is a neutral grain spirit made with botanicals, but where Aquavit differs is the base botanical is distilled wi ..read more