by jocelyn_mitchell | Nov 10, 2022 | Drink
As the champagne sidecar cocktail demonstrates, everything’s better with bubbly! A bubbly cocktail is perfect for when you want that celebratory taste coupled with a kick of high-proof spirits. The classic French 75 cocktail is one of those worth-knowing champagne...
by jocelyn_mitchell | Nov 4, 2022 | Drink
This week at my cocktail tasting, I introduced my favorite Tennessee whiskey: Lonehand Whiskey! Tennessee whiskey is a special American whiskey made only in Tennessee. (You may think the production location is obvious, but just FYI, “Canadian whiskey” doesn’t have to...
by jocelyn_mitchell | Nov 2, 2022 | Drink
So this happened: I just hosted my first cocktail tasting program at Total Wine! I pitched my (very part-time) idea to the store manager about a month ago, advocating for a weekly cocktail tasting program that would highlight a spirit and a couple different cocktails...
by jocelyn_mitchell | Oct 26, 2022 | Drink
Follow Jocelyn Sage Mitchell’s Mixology recipes at this link! Like many people who were stuck at home during the pandemic, my husband Nick and I invested in a home bar and got into making cocktails. We were helped by a tight group of like-minded friends who ended up...
by jocelyn_mitchell | Oct 19, 2022 | Drink
The classic sidecar (with cognac, orange liqueur, and fresh lemon juice) is one of my absolute favorite cocktails. (I’ve even had a dream about casually ordering a sidecar, with just the right amount of sprezzatura, at a fancy bar and getting a nod of appreciation...
by jocelyn_mitchell | Aug 11, 2022 | Drink
Ahhhhhh, summer! When the sunshine and temperature makes you feel like day drinking is a perfectly reasonable activity… Everyone knows the magic combination of iced tea and lemonade (as popularized by the great golfer Arnold Palmer and the Half & Half from...
