Black and Purple

Beer time. One of my "lets start the night off" drinks is a Black and Tan with a exception, its not tan, its purple. Instead of a normal ale like Smithwick's or Harp, I like to use the Harpoon Raspberry UFO. Which leads to a nice malty start with a tart raspberry finish. Its a nice way to start off the night.

Black and Purple

1/2 pint Harpoon Raspberry UFO

1/2 Guinness Stout

Pour the Harpoon into a pint glass, with a Guinness spoon or a tablespoon float the Guinness on top.

Enjoy

Raising the dead!

So our good friend David from DH Krahn Gin stopped by the other night. Which after discussing some of our adventures in New Orleans for Tales of the Cocktail, we decided to have a drink. And one of my favorite drinks that I took away from Tales was the Corpse Reviver #2. This is a classic cocktail dating back to the 1800's which was designed to be more of a morning cocktail. The kind of "hair of the dog" kind of drink. Where one would bring you back from hang over hell. I personally haven't gotten to the point of cocktailing in mid morning, but in the late nights this drink of one of my favorites.

The Corpse Reviver #2

1 oz. DH Krahn Gin

1 oz. Cointreau

1 oz. Lillet Blanc

1 oz. Fresh Squeezed Lemon Juice

1-3 drops of Absinthe (My favorite being the St. George Absinthe)

Shake off of these ingredients over ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

Garnish with a cherry with the stem removed.

When constructing this cocktail make sure to actually measure the ingredients carefully. Its a delicate blend of subtle flavor so eyeballing it will throw off the delicacy of this amazing drink.

I found this and many other amazing classic cocktails in Dr. Cocktail's book Vintage Spirits and Forgotten Cocktails.

Cheers All!

Starting Up!

So I'm jumping on the band wagon and starting up my very own cocktail blog. I'll be bloging about my alcohol adventures in cocktails, beer and what ever else tickles my fancy. Hope you enjoy the ride.