Cocktails in Paradise

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.

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…

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…

Strawberry Coriander Gin & Tonic

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

A History of the New World in Ten Cocktails

A Cocktail book. Including Hemingway.

Curtis takes us from the taverns of the American colonies, where rum delivered both a cheap wallop and cash for the Revolution, to the plundering pirate ships off the coast of Central…

Boilermaker in Paradise

I saw something from a Facebook friend’s Wall that sounded yummy.

A Maui Brewing company Coconut porter with a shot of rum in it. Kind of a Hawaiian Boilermaker.

Hm…..

Dealing with sugar cane

So, a quintessential Hawaii ingredient is sugar cane.

But if you read on the web, it’s hard to juice sugar cane. Many a juicer has died taking that hill.

Here’s how you do it. First, peel the sugar cane like you would a carrot. Use a…