

New Recipe Page: Willow's Fizz
Big news! My wife Ellen had a baby 2 days ago! Our third, another beautiful girl, named Wren. In honor of this joyous occasion, I've added a new page to the site for one of my cocktails from Clover Club that's named after my oldest daughter, Willow (she's now 4, insane). The Willow's Fizz is a simple Tom Collins riff featuring grapefruit and lavender that's at once floral, citrusy and bubbly. To my surprise and delight the drink has gone on to be one the most popular dri


New Recipe Page: The Pimm's Cup
There two best things about a Pimm's Cup are the it tastes like summer in a glass, and it drinks like a proper cocktail, but only has the alcohol content of half of one. The recipe is sort of a free-for-all. I've made it all sorts of ways with different mixers, muddling ingredients and preparations, to arrive at what I think is the ultimate Pimm's Cup recipe. Also on the page are recipes for a pitcher a Pimm's Cups - for your next garden party, plus a look into the history


New Recipes Added: 3 Negroni Variations
Just added a few recipes to the Negroni page, two of them classic - the Old Pal and Lucien Gaudin - and one personal creation, the Sbagliato Rosa, a riff on the Negroni Sbagliato. Go to the Recipes!


New Recipe Page: The Tom Collins
It's full on Spring (finally), which means it is full on collins and fizz season, aka cocktails with soda water. The patriarch of this category is undoubtedly the Tom Collins. A cocktail so ubiquitous they named a glass after it. While it's about as simple as cocktails get, making one that truly sings takes a little forethought. Fortunately, I've thought about it plenty and have made dozens of versions over the years, so I feel confident that the recipe, and more important


New Recipe Page: The Gimlet
The classic Gimlet recipe is a mixture of gin and Rose's Lime Juice, which is a sweetened and preserved lime cordial. Though I opt for using fresh lime juice. It may be untraditional, but I think it's a better drink and quite possibly the best cocktail template in existence. Regardless of my opinions, on the new Gimlet page you can come to your own conclusions. There are multiple Gimlet recipes, including one for making your own lime cordial, plus the usual variations and