cocktails

Building the Bar: Casey’s Favorite Glassware

by Casey Barber January 23, 2012

“Today marks the first in a series on building your home bar. I won’t be sharing construction blueprints (and if you’ve ever tried to work with me on a home improvement project, you’ll know why—I’ve accidentally drilled holes into the adjacent room before), but I’ll cover almost everything else, from liquors and house wines to bar hardware and accessories while continuing our database of cocktail recipes.”

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All-Day Drinking at Superfine

by Casey Barber March 28, 2011

“Next thing you know, you’ve sucked down three Red Hounds (grapefruit vodka, grapefruit juice, and fresh sour mix with a crunchy sugar rim) and Taryn’s bringing out the dinner menu—one of a few dry-erase boards propped around the space. Everything’s a special since the food options change daily.”

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Weather Up, Brooklyn

by Good. Food. Stories. Contributor November 17, 2010

“Beyond the impressive performance the bartender provides for each drink—the ritual spoon-slap ice breaking, the skilfully peeled lemon, the absinthe melting a sugar cube—the cocktail is always damn good and often with an unexpected twist, like a chunk of crystallized ginger or a single ice cube half the size of your glass.”

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The Bar Cart: Brinley Gold Rum

by Casey Barber June 21, 2010

“It packs a punch, but has deep caramel undertones that give it a whiskey-like profile so you can sip it straight. Just try that with your usual off-the-shelf rum. It makes a hell of a Cuba Libre too, but I’ll be drinking mine like I do my Scotch: neat with two ice cubes.”

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The Bar Cart: A Smoky Fall Cocktail

by Casey Barber November 3, 2009

“It’s definitely not as mannish as having a finger of whisky while you hunch over the bar and mumble about the underrated genius of Charles Rennie Mackintosh, but it’s still quite appropriate for a pre-dinner toast by a roaring fireplace. I’m renaming it the Glasgow Ginger in honor of its new ingredients.”

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A Slurpee for Grownups

by Good. Food. Stories. Contributor August 25, 2009

Today’s guest post comes from Lisa Cericola, editor of Dinner Party and home entertainer extraordinaire. Although she’s an outstanding cook, Lisa also mixes a mean cocktail and is sharing one of her new summer finds. Check out more of her drink recipes on Design*Sponge and Shelterrific. Do you remember getting Slurpees as a kid? It [...]

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