by jocelyn_mitchell | Nov 18, 2022 | Drink
I remember the first time Nick and I tried a classic Negroni, a traditional mixture of gin, red Italian bitter liqueur, and red vermouth. We hated it. Perhaps it was the quality of the ingredients or the overwhelming bitterness of the Campari, but we were both shocked...
by jocelyn_mitchell | Nov 11, 2022 | Drink
My favorite scene in the original Pirates of the Caribbean movie is when Johnny Depp’s pirate wakes up to Kiera Knightley’s character chucking all the barrels of rum into a gigantic beach bonfire meant to create a 1,000-feet high smoke signal that will lead to their...
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...
