Category: Recipes

Absente Gentle Revolution: Well, yes. Absinthe is perfect for an autumn cocktail. If you haven’t tried it yet, you’re missing out. There is a ritual involved that involves buying a separate set of absinthe glasses and spoons, some of which…

Courtesy of Brandon “Habi” Habenstein, Beverage Director at The Kitchen & Bar at Bardstown Bourbon Company in Bardstown, Kentucky, Habi shares a sweet cocktail that is a pure autumn holiday. The Sweet Root Goofin’ which is as fun to say…

Maple Margarita: There exists a small handful of daring bartenders who keep a bottle of maple syrup under the counter, and my friends at PATRÓN are well versed in using it as an ingredient for some perfectly splendid drinks. Of…

Hot Buttered Rum Runner: Saturday afternoons spent out in the back yard with the leaf blower, piling up the colorful fallen leaves. Tilling up the garden after a satisfying season of picking tomatoes and winter squash. A brisk chill in…

The Old Fashioned is a deceptively simple cocktail. Typically prepared simply by muddling a sugar cube (or simple syrup if you don’t have cubes) with a couple dashes of bitters, adding bourbon, and then garnishing with a cherry, it’s hard…

Southpaw Sip: No fall roundup of cocktails would be complete without at least one recipe that has some pumpkin spice in it. From The Vivant’s Top Ten: Fall Cocktail Roundup, Katie Tobin, bar manager at New Riff Distilling has developed…

It seems like everyone has their own recipe for a hot toddy, which is probably the best drink ever for a cold winter’s day. Imagine having one of these after you’ve been out shoveling the snow! From The Vivant’s Top…

Spice Up Your Life, from The Violet Hour in Chicago: During happier pre-pandemic days, we used to take frequent weekend trips to Chicago to go to the theater and visit some of our favorite restaurants. Over in Wicker Park, there’s…