

New Recipe Page: the Port of Call
Thanksgiving approaches! Time to get those cocktail plans in order. Which is why this week I went with the Port of Call - one of my...


New Recipe Page: The Toronto
Are you a fan of rye whiskey and fernet? Well then, allow me to introduce you to your new favorite cocktail. The Toronto is basically...


The Recipe Page: The Pisco Sour
Great Scott! I didn't post a single new recipe page in October. For shame. It was a wild month that started off busy and never seemed...


New Recipe Page: Applejack Old Fashioned
If you read this site with any regularity, you’ll know I'm prone to hyperbole. Well, here we go again. The Applejack Old Fashioned is...


New Recipe: The White Russian
It's fall, bring on the cream drinks! The most famous of which is arguably the White Russian, aka the definition of a guilty pleasure. ...


New Recipe: The Brooklyn Cocktail
September is here, that means it's whiskey season (truth be told, it's always whiskey season at my house). Having lived in Brooklyn for...


New Recipe: The Red Red Rose
Finally returning to Social Hour after a 3 week hiatus. My family and I were in Martha's Vineyard for the last 2 weeks of August. I...


The Perfect Frozen Daiquiri
I’m getting ready to go on vacation with my family for a couple weeks, so frozen drinks are on my mind. The king of which, I would argue,...


The Bourbon Smash
Hyperbole alert: the Bourbon Smash is my favorite shaken whiskey cocktail. It’s a Mint Julep meets the Whiskey Sour, but with one key...


The Silver Gin Fizz and some reorganization.
In addition to cocktail recipes, I've done some logistical work on Social Hour this week. First, I made the site mobile friendly. So...