Chris Nordquist
The Holidays are over, but many of us still have months of chilly brown-liquor weather to get through before our thoughts turn to the light, dry drinks of spring. In the winter, a classic Manhattan is our go-to before-dinner tipple, but a reader recently reintroduced me to the Vieux Carré, a lovely, complex drink developed […]
If I’m having more that about six people for drinks, I like to set up a self-service bar so I can enjoy the party too. Here’s how. Cheers!
Well, summer’s nearly over. Sigh. But to give summer 2013 a cheerful send-off this coming Labor Day weekend, here’s the recipe for what turned out to be our favorite cocktail of the season. It was inspired by a drink of the same name at New York’s Locanda Verde (but I didn’t get a recipe, so […]
I enjoy a full bar (heaven knows), but if I had to choose just three bottles for summer, they would be Campari, sweet vermouth and London dry gin. Check out the video below to learn why, and for three delicious, quick cocktails made from these three key ingredients. Thanks for watching!
Drinks made from the hibiscus flower (or flor de Jamaica as it’s know in Latin America) refresh people in Latin America, North Africa, the Carribbean and parts of Asia, but about the only version common in North America is Red Zinger herbal tea. Nothing wrong with that, of course, but this drink has a deep, […]
I realize I’m rushing the season for this sort of drink, but we had a brief flash of summer last week in New York, and it reminded me of a drink that I made a few weeks before during our spring break in sunny Palm Springs. It’s light and refreshing, and it’s delicious with or […]
The cold rain outside my window here in New York reminds me that it’s still brown liquor season. Not that there’s anything wrong with whiskey in summer (or white jeans in winter), but there’s something really nice about a warming brown drink on a cold wet night. This is one of my new favorites. It […]
I like the idea of Holiday cocktails –and not just because many of us are in particular need of a drink during this season. But I often don’t like the drinks themselves. They’re usually too sweet, and the flavors can be pedestrian (usually some spiced winter fruit spiked with a neutral hooch). And just thinking […]
Don’t let the cheery pink color fool you: this isn’t Hawaiian punch, or some other tiki-time fruity rum drink (not that there’s anything wrong with that). It’s a sophisticated, delicately balanced cocktail that plays off the deep, smoky flavor of mezcal against the brightness of fresh lemon and the big lush flavor of cherries. Mezcal […]
We’re in San Francisco for a few days, and on Saturday our friend (and Julia’s godmother) Marta hosted a dinner party to celebrate our friend (and Julia’s godfather) Dan’s birthday. Marta’s house looked splendid as ever. And I was on cocktail duty. It has been warm in San Francisco, and so I wanted to make […]
