Jersey Cocktail

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Farmhouse Recipes, Happy Hour at Home

Jersey Cocktail

One of the great stories in all distillation history is when apples are fermented into cider and then distilled into whiskey (or bandy). Simple, delicious and intensely North American (if...Read More
Blacksmith Trading Co., Farmhouse Recipes, Happy Hour at Home

Cocktail Recipes featuring Blacksmith Trading Co (our) Bitters

We like to imbibe now and again and what better than with a happy hour at home. We spent a couple of years developing four different bitters and we believe...Read More
Happy Hour at Home

The Daiquiri

I guess I always thought the daiquiri should conjure up white sandy beaches, umbrellas, clear blue water and all the beachy stuff but lets' be honest...this 3 ingredient cocktail doesn't...Read More
Happy Hour at Home, Pantry

Simple Syrup

I am not sure why I haven't posted something on this yet. This is one of the great DIYers of the home bar scene. It is shocking that there are...Read More
Happy Hour at Home, Pantry

Smoked Ice Cubes

There is no wrong time to smoke water. I mean, I usually do it around Thanksgiving because I have always felt that smoked cocktails are a fun "pre-funk" to the...Read More
Happy Hour at Home

Mojito Rising

Do you like The Doors? I do, and their song LA Woman is one of my faves. My son Austin got me back into this great band and I figure...Read More
Happy Hour at Home

“Italian” Berry Mule

There is not a lot to say here honestly. I was introduced to the "mule" years ago (the vodka, ginger beer and lime concoction marketed so well in a copper...Read More
Happy Hour at Home

Amalfi Tonic

As you probably have noticed...we make our lemoncello (limoncello for the holy) at home. I don't remember when I discovered this cocktail but I remember living in Spokane over on...Read More
Blacksmith Trading Co., Happy Hour at Home

Bourbon Sour

When my mother-in-law came by for a few weeks, I knew she enjoyed a good cocktail in the evening so I decided to share some of my favorites, a new...Read More
Happy Hour at Home

Bloody Mary

Seems like Bloody Mary's are either loved or loathed. Many loathe it because they can't get passed the spice, or the tomato juice or the fact that an alcoholic beverage...Read More
Happy Hour at Home

Vesper Martini

A buddy introduced me to some of the traditional cocktails over the years and one of the first, and although not my personal favorite (the Old Fashioned is), it is...Read More
Happy Hour at Home

The Boulevardier

The challenge is actually pretty simple. I DEFINITELY prefer whiskey to all other spirits but there is something about the Negroni that I love. Perhaps its the bitterness. Perhaps its...Read More