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Lavender Lemon Drop Cocktail
The Lemon Drop cocktail is actually quite new when you compare it to the age of some of the classics. Its invention is attributed to Henry Africa's in San Francisco which was established in 1970 by...
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How to make Limoncello
Perhaps you’ve seen it around. Maybe you read that George Clooney likes it. You may have even seen Danny DeVito talking about it. Maybe you’ve tried it yourself, or if you have been to Italy, maybe you...
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Homemade Cranberry Liqueur, Part 1
Well, it's that time of the year when apples start to replace the tomatoes at farmer's market. Last weekend, a vendor was selling bags of fresh cranberries, so I decided to try to get a jump on the...
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Homemade Cranberry Liqueur, Part 2
If you are seeing this for the first time, be sure to check out Part 1 for the first half of the story. Straining the cranberries With that out of the way, I want to repeat that this was an experiment....
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Understanding Simple Syrup
If you have been reading along, you have probably seen me mention simple syrup. In most cases, I try to briefly explain, but you may be wondering, What is it? Can I buy it somewhere? Is it hard to...
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How to make Tonic Water
I was never a Gin & Tonic fan, but all of that changed last year when I read Jeffrey Morgenthaler's post about making tonic from scratch. Of course, his wasn't the first recipe to gain widespread...
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Pomegranates and How to Make Grenadine
This time of the year, at least in Minnesota, you start to see fresh pomegranates in the produce section of supermarkets. When I spotted boxes of them at Costco the other day, I had to have them. Last...
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Make Ginger Syrup, Homemade Ginger Beer and Delicious Cocktails
My favorite homemade ingredient is probably Ginger Syrup. It's easy to make, it lasts a long time in the refrigerator, and you can make a variety of soft drinks and delicious cocktails with it. While...
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Bitters, Bitters and More Bitters
Yesterday, I attended the "Mixology 3: Make Your Own Bitters" event organized by Studio Bricolage and hosted by the Bradstreet Crafthouse at the Graves 601 Hotel. I was one of about 40 individuals in...
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Make Rhubarb-Infused Vodka
Last year I infused some vodka with rhubarb and it turned out so good that it was gone too quickly. In fact, I believe this was the fastest we went through an infusion ever. I've done everything from...
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Mai Tai: The Drink of the Week and How to make Orgeat Syrup
This week I am featuring a cocktail that has been a long time coming and usually ranks as a favorite among cocktail enthusiasts. Actually, I posted the original recipe for this cocktail last year, but...
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Cocktail Cherries
Click here for a newer post with a fantastic homemade cocktail cherries recipe! If you have visited your grocery store recently you may have noticed that fresh cherries are in season again. Seeing...
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The Soda Siphon
Call it a soda siphon, a syphon or a seltzer bottle—it's a pressurized container for dispensing carbonated water. Remember The Three Stooges or the Marx Brothers shaking bottles and spraying each other...
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Bacon Infused Bourbon
Every once in a while something that sounds crazy in a cocktail actually works, if you are open to the idea. One such concept is Bacon Infused Bourbon. It's seems ridiculous at first, but when you...
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How to make Falernum
So, maybe you never made the tonic, or perhaps limoncello isn't your thing. Did you at least make simple syrup? Here's a recipe for something that's really easy. It's a delicious ingredient for...
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Basil Oil Garnish
Yesterday, my brother told me he was searching for other ways to use basil in a cocktail. His first thought was to do a search on Summit Sips to see what I had to offer. Most of my basil references...
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Drink Of The Week: Port Light
We had some fun here at Summit Sips with the last post for Talk Like a Pirate Day. I hope you all gave that one a try, or at least gave talking like a pirate a try. Pirate grog, or Bumboo is pretty...
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Pumpkin Spiced Cocktail
A few weeks ago, I received an email from a reader seeking ideas for a pumpkin cocktail. Kim Reynick, a friend of my brother's who lives in San Francisco, was putting together a cocktail menu for an...
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Drink of the Week: Zombie
It's the last of the Halloween cocktails, and I am finishing with a good one, the Zombie. This is another Tiki classic, but like many others in its class, this drink is rarely made properly. There's a...
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Using Salt In Cocktails
If life on earth started in the sea, it might explain why most of us consider food "unseasoned" without a little salt. It's one of our five (six) primary tastes and it's fundamental in the culinary...
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