Category: Drink

  • Galvez Seahorse

    While at the Hotel Galvez this year, we enjoyed many of these cocktails at their pool. This cocktail is sweet enough to be tasty, but light & refreshing enough that you can enjoy a few of them without that “heavy” feeling.

  • Laid in the Shade

    Laid in the Shade

    Blue Bell Ice Cream’s Homemade in the Shade is a treat, for those who’ve never had it. It’s simply homemade vanilla ice cream and a fudge swirl. It also makes a great frozen drink with a little bit of effort. Place 4, 5, oh hell, make it 6 scoops of the ice cream into a…

  • Blood and Sand – great Scotch cocktail

    Smoky and sweet, this cocktail is a great way to ease someone into the joy that is Scotch whisky. 1 part Scotch whisky 1 part cherry brandy 1 part sweet vermouth 1 part orange juice Shake well with cracked ice and strain into cocktail glass.

  •   The bartenders at Austin’s Olive and June serve a wonderful cocktail called a “Blessed Italian”. Thanks to the Austin American-Statesman, we have the recipe for it: Blessed Italian Cocktail from Olive & June 1.5 oz. Bowmore Single Malt Scotch Whisky .75 oz. Cardamaro .5 oz honey water .5 oz. lime juice 4 dashes bitters…