MAY 28 - THE FINAL 25 - #1 - TATUAJE … Well, here we are at the final DrinkShouts post . I’m wrapping up this blog by featuring the same drink that I made for the very first entry . Back th...
MAY 27 - THE FINAL 25 - #2 - LE MOT D’OR … This is my favorite drink I’ve ever created, and I’ve featured it on this site many times, the first of which was just 13 days after I launch...
MAY 26 - THE FINAL 25 - #3 - BERYL … I came up with this drink after some experimentation for a Mixology Monday back in December 2013 , and have been in love with it ever since. I’ve tweake...
MAY 25 - THE FINAL 25 - #4 - RUM OLD FASHIONED … I’m not so much taking credit for the idea of this drink–after all, “hey, let’s make an Old Fashioned with rum instead of bourbon” ...
MAY 22 - THE FINAL 25 - #5 - POMME ET PÊCHE … If you’re looking for a sweet, tart, vibrant drink, then this might be the one for you! I first created it back in August 2013, and I’m sti...
MAY 21 - THE FINAL 25 - #6 - EL BESO ROBADO … I invented this one back in the early days of DrinkShouts, back in August of 2013 . I wanted to use tequila, but get away from the citrus-heavy d...
MAY 20 - THE FINAL 25 - #7 - SHIMMER … This one’s over a year old , and I’m surprised I haven’t gone back to it more often, because it’s really delicious. It’s a simple Martini vari...
MAY 19 - THE FINAL 25 - #8 - HAYSTACK … Well, this is an autumn-oriented drink, but I won’t tell anyone if you don’t that we’re enjoying autumnal flavors in the spring. I first put this...
Sorry for the delay in updates. Traveling. Back tomorrow!
MAY 14 - THE FINAL 25 - #9 - CHERRY CLUB … This heavily modified version of the Clubland cocktail, which first showed up on DrinkShouts back in April of 2014, is a real treat for bitters lov...
MAY 13 - THE FINAL 25 - #10 - OLD TOWN … We’re down to the final ten drinks of DrinkShouts’s existence . I saved most of my favorites (of my personal creations) for the top ten, so I hope...
MAY 11 - THE FINAL 25 - #11 - ENGLISH BULLDOG … I don’t make a lot of long cocktails, because I’m really more of an up-drink kind of guy (with the occasional rocks drink also making an ap...
MAY 10 - THE FINAL 25 - #12 - ROMERO … This cocktail, which I came up with last November , is a really fun spin on the Margarita. We’re still using tequila, lime juice, and a sweetener, but...
MAY 7 - THE FINAL 25 - #13 - NORTH SHORE … An oldie but a goodie, I first created this cocktail in October 2013. It’s is a nice, simple Tiki-style drink that manages to successfully match ...
MAY 5 - THE FINAL 25 - #14 - APPLEFLOWER … Got a bottle of Applejack? If not, you should; it’s cheap, it’s used in several classic cocktails, and it tastes really good. I first featured i...
MAY 4 - THE FINAL 25 - #15 - GLAM … Came up with this one on the day after my birthday , last year, with help from my wife, who suggested the terrific name. Gin, Lemon, Aperol, Maraschino …...
MAY 3 - THE FINAL 25 - #16 - GRIS-GRIS … I came up with this Vieux Carré variation in November of 2103. We’re swapping nice rum in for rye, and crème de cacao in for the Benedictine. The...
APRIL 30 - THE FINAL 25 - #17 - SMOKED GLASS … This is a Martini variant that swaps out agave-based liquors for gin. I created it about a year ago . It uses both tequila and a little mescal, ...
APRIL 29 - THE FINAL 25 - #18 - FRIGATE … This drink, which I created back in December of last year , is an interesting combination of brandy, spiced rum, and maple syrup flavors (augmented w...
APRIL 28 - THE FINAL 25 - #19 - A WARMER WINTER … Well, it’s not winter anymore (a fact for which we can all be thankful), but there’s no reason not to enjoy a sweet, decadent drink from ...