Bacardi introduced their dragon berry rum flavor late last year, and it is a smooth, though pungent spirit, which could have a multitude of uses. Retailing for about $12-14 a bottle, this is a wholly reasonable rum for the cost.
I still clearly remember the first time I tried a dragon berry. I saw them in a grocery store and I was awed by the strange way they looked. They are about the size of a mango, colored rosy to bright red with hues of pink spread throughout. The fruits have little green petals growing upwards, toward the top of
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Sugar-Rimmed Glasses
by Dennis Mayer on April 12th, 2012 | Ask the Bartender, Cocktails, Martinis
A few of the martinis that I have ordered at restaurants have been presented in a cocktail glass with a sugar coated rim. To make the same presentation at home, can I use regular white sugar? Also, what would I use to make the sugar stick?
You can use plain sugar -- most bars do as well. The fancier bars use superfine sugar, a granular sugar with a thinner consistency than "regular"' white sugar, that is also known as "baker's sugar." Superfine sugar is still granular, so it's not quite as thin as powdered sugar, but the smaller granules stick
You can use plain sugar -- most bars do as well. The fancier bars use superfine sugar, a granular sugar with a thinner consistency than "regular"' white sugar, that is also known as "baker's sugar." Superfine sugar is still granular, so it's not quite as thin as powdered sugar, but the smaller granules stick
Lemon Drop Martini
by Dennis Mayer on March 9th, 2012 | Cocktails, Martinis
I've written before about how important quality ingredients can be in a cocktail recipe. You can order the most expensive liquor on a bar's menu, but if you mix it with some simple bargain cola, you're still only getting an (albeit expensive) inferior cocktail. This isn't just a hypothetical situation; you'd be shocked how often I have someone order Grey Goose mixed with Sprite, or Johnny Walker Black mixed with Coke. I never say this to my customers, but that's just a waste of good liquor.
So what does that mean to you, the home bartender? It means more than
So what does that mean to you, the home bartender? It means more than
Super Bowl Cocktail
by Dennis Mayer on February 2nd, 2012 | Ask the Bartender
We are hosting a party for the Super Bowl. Is there a football-themed drink that we could serve to our guests?
You mean, other than beer? At a Super Bowl party?
While I'd assume most of your guests will have the same reaction (or stick to soft drinks), serving other drinks wouldn't be entirely wrong. There are not any football-themed drinks, no... but at an event like a Super Bowl party, your best bet is probably to mix up a big bowl of punch, set it next to a big tub of chilled beers, and let the guests decide which they'll
You mean, other than beer? At a Super Bowl party?
While I'd assume most of your guests will have the same reaction (or stick to soft drinks), serving other drinks wouldn't be entirely wrong. There are not any football-themed drinks, no... but at an event like a Super Bowl party, your best bet is probably to mix up a big bowl of punch, set it next to a big tub of chilled beers, and let the guests decide which they'll
Double Dilemma
by Dennis Mayer on November 24th, 2011 | Ask the Bartender
I don't like the taste of alcohol and I'm on a diet so I can't spend a lot of calories on a drink. What drinks can you suggest that:
1. don't taste like alcohol and
2. are low in calories?
Other than water, seltzer, black coffee, or diet soda?
Honestly, there's only so much we can do to reduce the amount of calories in a drink. Each shot of liquor (or five-ounce glass of wine, or 12-ounce beer) contains about 100 calories that come strictly from the alcohol. Science has yet to give us a diet alcohol (and I'm not sure we should
1. don't taste like alcohol and
2. are low in calories?
Other than water, seltzer, black coffee, or diet soda?
Honestly, there's only so much we can do to reduce the amount of calories in a drink. Each shot of liquor (or five-ounce glass of wine, or 12-ounce beer) contains about 100 calories that come strictly from the alcohol. Science has yet to give us a diet alcohol (and I'm not sure we should
