Category: Whiskey

Homemade Apple Bourbon

Homemade Apple Bourbon

Flavoured spirits seem to be very much the trend du jour as the drinks market attempts to capitalise on the popularity yet heavily congested and competitive industry. Whiskey and gin have seen a huge resurgence in recent times and as…

Vieux Carré

Vieux Carré

A drink that can be traced back to the 1930s and named after the French Quarter in New Orleans, the Vieux Carré was invented in the rotating Carousel Bar of the famous Hotel Monteleone. This is an all alcohol cocktail in…

Boulevardier

Boulevardier

One drink that has become hugely popular over the recent past is the Negroni, a wonderful combination of gin, Campari, and sweet red vermouth. However I’m going to continue with a bourbon based cocktail. This is essentially a take on…

Old Fashioned

Old Fashioned

Cocktails have experienced a resurgence of interest in the recent past. As people have become much more food conscious, the natural progression from that is to a recipe involving alcohol. This is evident in the local distilleries that are cropping…