Our founding father’s certainly appreciated quality liquor. Most did not follow the colonial custom of drinking rum. Benjamin Franklin brewed beer. Thomas Jefferson was also a brewer and set up large vineyards at Monticello. George Washington had his own recipe for porter, a dark brown bitter beer brewed from malt that has been partly charred….
“I was totally dumbfounded by your call,” Elena Boiko, my longtime friend and fellow sommelier, smiled. “Gregory Alonzo willing to share his private bourbon stock with me?” she playfully teased. “I thought American men preferred to imbibe in bourbon and smoke cigars when they shared in man talk.” “Now when have you known me to…
From my WhiskyNotes (from Whisky Advocate magazine) newsletter, this looked uber-tasty: Servings: serves 4 Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time:20 minutes Ingredients 1-2 Porterhouse steaks salt and pepper cooking oil 2 tablespoons butter 8 ounces sliced mushrooms 1 onion, sliced 3/4 cup chicken broth 1 tablespoon grainy mustard 2 tablespoons bourbon Preparation Preheat oven to…
Looked like an easy peasy recipe until…I got a hold of it! These Bourbon Balls required NILLA Vanilla wafers, not to be confused with vanilla wafers with the creamy insides that would get stuck to a rolling pin over and over and over again before said chef searched the internet to learn how to make…
From the Food Network, created by Jean-Pierre Brehier 6 servings Ingredients 1 to 2 butternut squash (about 4 pounds total) 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil 1 cup diced onions 1 cup diced leeks 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin 2 tablespoons chopped fresh garlic 1 tablespoon chopped fresh ginger 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup 2 tablespoons…
How to begin? I’d have to say that after going to a few single malt scotch tastings, and holding a few in my home, I was still not prepared for WhiskyLive LA. I could only compare it to the grandest of wine tastings. It was that large in scope, that impressive in range and that…
Ingredients: For the cake 1 pound (4 sticks) unsalted butter, softened 3 cups granulated sugar 9 large eggs, separated 3 cups unbleached all purpose flour 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract 2 teaspoons pure almond extract 1 teaspoon butter flavoring 1/4 cup bourbon 2 cups chopped pecans, divided, plus more for garnish For the glaze 2…
You have a choice here Dear Wine Friends, if you want a quick “taste” from last week’s Spirits Confidential LA event you can read a story in pictures here, or you can read the full story (including stories from our dignitaries) posted in The West Ranch Beacon today. Now how about a taste of what…
Created in Partnership with Consultants Pablo Moix and Steve Livigni, Mélisse Adds Cocktail and Spirits Artistry to Two Michelin Star Dining Mélisse, the celebrated two star Michelin restaurant of Chef Josiah Citrin, is proud to present its impressive program of thirty newly conceived cocktails and highly allocated spirits that have been added to their beverage…
Another sunny day in California…but wait…what’s this…a wine fest! Yahoo! Nothing makes a weekend any better than to spend a few hours in the backlot of Raleigh Studios sipping wine, sampling tequila, trying out a new single malt scotch and pairing it all with old pals and new acquaintances. Yes, it’s my life, go get…