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
Posts Tagged ‘lemon juice’
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
Zombie
by Dennis Mayer on October 21st, 2011 | Cocktails
Let's take a break from talking about seasonally appropriate cocktails and liquor, and just have some fun for a bit. Because between Halloween and the premiere of The Walking Dead, it seems like a perfect time to talk about zombies.
Now, we've talked about rum cocktails before, and as we discussed then, the Zombie can be hard to decipher from just about any other strongly mixed rum grog. As a singular recipe, though, it's hard to beat. The drink is almost all liquor, but deceptively fruity - obviously, a dangerous combination that should not be taken lightly. And that's
Now, we've talked about rum cocktails before, and as we discussed then, the Zombie can be hard to decipher from just about any other strongly mixed rum grog. As a singular recipe, though, it's hard to beat. The drink is almost all liquor, but deceptively fruity - obviously, a dangerous combination that should not be taken lightly. And that's
Lemon & Lime Juice
by Dennis Mayer on October 13th, 2011 | Ask the Bartender, Cocktails, Shopping
There's a new cocktail recipe that I want to try. One of the ingredients is fresh-squeezed lemon juice. Can I use the bottled juice instead?
You can - one tablespoon of bottled lemon juice is equal to the juice from half a medium-sized lemon. But...
It's not going to taste quite as good. See, lemons contribute two specific flavors to a cocktail. There's the big, acidic tartness of the juice from the lemon's fruit - that's captured pretty well in the bottled juice. But there's also the refreshing, zesty kick that comes from the oils in the lemon rind. Those flavors
You can - one tablespoon of bottled lemon juice is equal to the juice from half a medium-sized lemon. But...
It's not going to taste quite as good. See, lemons contribute two specific flavors to a cocktail. There's the big, acidic tartness of the juice from the lemon's fruit - that's captured pretty well in the bottled juice. But there's also the refreshing, zesty kick that comes from the oils in the lemon rind. Those flavors
Between the Sheets
by Dennis Mayer on July 15th, 2011 | Cocktails, Martinis, Mixed Drinks
Cocktails fall into two main categories.
The first, more refined category includes any drink with one primary spirit and secondary ingredients to complement it. Examples range from the Manhattan (vermouth and bitters to complement your bourbon) to the margarita (curacao and lime juice to punch up tequila) to the Godfather (a splash of amaretto to sweeten up a Scotch on the rocks) and countless others. Simple, classic cocktails, designed by bartenders who had limited ingredients and hoped to give their customers the best tastes possible (or at least mask the flavor of whatever rotgut booze was available in more austere times.)
The
The first, more refined category includes any drink with one primary spirit and secondary ingredients to complement it. Examples range from the Manhattan (vermouth and bitters to complement your bourbon) to the margarita (curacao and lime juice to punch up tequila) to the Godfather (a splash of amaretto to sweeten up a Scotch on the rocks) and countless others. Simple, classic cocktails, designed by bartenders who had limited ingredients and hoped to give their customers the best tastes possible (or at least mask the flavor of whatever rotgut booze was available in more austere times.)
The
