An Oldie but a Goodie

Your classic tropical cocktail, the Mai Tai.

Smoked Sage Margarita

During a recent trip to Santa Fe, I had the pleasure of visiting the Secreto Lounge, in the historic Hotel St. Francis. The barman is the very interesting Chris Milligan. He’s got a fantastic set of drinks, including the Agave Way (Black Grapes and Green Chili), the Spicy Secreto…

Strawberry Coriander Gin & Tonic

Went up to the North Shore (Essex & Manchester by the Sea, to be precise). Essex for the clams at…

Drinking the Devil’s Acre, by Duggan McDonnell

As a lover of both history and cocktails, I’m always intrigued by cocktail books that deliver a good dose of history. Having spent a fair bit of time in San Francisco, I’m really enjoying Drinking the Devil’s Acre. It’s a cocktail recipe book…

Why does Gin & Tonic Taste so good? Science explains.

Quartz has an interesting article on why Gin & Tonic taste so good together.

Jumping Ions

Yesterday we covered with Gin & Tonic taste so good together. The science suggests some other pairings, like Strawberry and Coriander. In the interests of science, we explore. For your scientific pleasure, we offer up the Jumping Ions cocktail.

Dealing with Lilikoi

Lilikoi, or passion fruit as it’s often called, is amazing. It’s at the heart of Martin Cate’s classic recipe for a Hurricane, it’s amazing when smeared on toast, … you get it.

But it’s a pain. Those seeds…

A fun web series

So, I’m trying to figure out how to incorporate raw sugar cane into cocktails. Did some Googling…..and stumbled across this:

Welcome

Welcome to Cocktails in Paradise. We’ll be talking about Cocktails, Books, Books about Cocktails, and some occasional Hawaiian history. To get you started, here’s a shot of the cover of our “prototype” book, right out of the box from Shutterfly.