by jocelyn_mitchell | Nov 25, 2022 | Drink
Bubbly is perfect for the holidays! But did you know that it is so easy to add a little extra to your champagne flute to make your holiday bubbly extra special? Yes, you can measure out the cocktail ingredients for the champagne sidecar or the Elderflower French 75...
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 11, 2022 | Eat
Yay! It’s time to make amazing aged eggnog for the holidays! Every year, I follow Alton Brown’s Aged Eggnog recipe, let it age for at least two weeks, and it’s perfection throughout the holiday season. The only problem: What to do with the 12 unused egg whites from...
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...
