We all get it – drinking too much is bad, very bad, for you. But just getting tired of the NYT preachyness on this… What Alcohol Does to the Body Dry January has come and gone, but Americans’ relationship with drinking is undergoing a more lasting change. According to one recent poll, just 54 percent … Read more
We prefer this to version one, from last Friday. And we changed the recipe slightly from the short video. Farandaville recipe – just up the gin a bit from the video. 1 & a 1/2 oz gin 1 oz sweet (red) vermouth 1 oz. orange juice – fresh is best of course Shaken with ice … Read more
This drink has a lot of variations which we will be presenting in the next few weeks. Our version of this version is below the short video. Faranda take on this version. 1.5 oz gin. 0.5 oz orange liqueur 0.5 oz lemon juice 0.5 oz homemade orange syrup made with …. oranges. Mix in in … Read more
The aperitif is the Dutch Word which is a variation of the delicious Last Word cocktail. And for dessert – Brandy Alexander! YIKES!! In between ,chicken wings, salad and fries. No need for pictures.
I am doing a reprise with a new video because the one I did in early January was taken “private” and can no longer be viewed. The dude doing the video – if you want to avoid the theatrics just use the recipe below the vid. Farandaville recipe – this is really good. And see … Read more
Not to be confused with yesterday evening’s Valentine Eve cocktail! That was yesterday, this is today. Note that the guy is making a double … Farandaville recipe below the brief video. Faranda variation 2 oz. vodka 1 oz Chambord or any other raspberry liqueur 3/4 oz lemon juice 1/4 oz raspberry syrup is optional but … Read more
I got this off PerplexityAI so only our picture. It is a modified Bramble cocktail – ingredients below the picture; raspberry on the right looks pregnant. Faranda cocktail – also works very well as a dessert. 1.5 oz. Bourbon – we used Jim Beam; might work better with a slightly higher proof bourbon like Forester’s … Read more
I posted this cocktail back on November 21st. Here is the original recipe as per the 21st and it is mighty good. And the original 45 second video. However – here’s the update, my personal preference: 2 oz. bourbon – Jim Beam is fine, but a slightly higher proof bourbon like Woodford Reserve or Old … Read more
Certainly a dessert cocktail. But if you like desserts, it’s good any time. This lady has the most common ratios, but most often a coffee liqueur is used, not a chocolate liqueur. We have used Kahlua and Tia Maria and slightly prefer the Kahlua. Other ingredients are the same as per below her brief video. … Read more
What a cool name. Trouble is, there are eight or nine recipes for this cocktail. Here’s what looks to be a good take on it and using Cognac (we haven’t tried it yet). Farandaville version is below. Farandaville version – 1 oz. vodka 3/4 oz Cointreau or any orange liqueur. 3/4 oz Creme do Cacao. … Read more