Ernest Hemingway was a madman for this.

The original Death in the Afternoon from Hemingway's original recipe called for 1½ oz of Absinthe and 4 oz of Champagne into an unchilled glass, UNDILUTED. Drinking 3-5 of these in succession would be 💀. As someone pointed out in the comments, the original quote was actually to 'drink 3-5 of these SLOWLY' - which makes way more sense (I think).

Big props to @anderserickson who found a way to make it a more balanced and palatable recipe.

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I blame the internet for this one…

Diet Coke has always been the caffeine rush, but throw a shot of espresso in there and you’ve got something that hits different. The vanilla sea salt foam is what pushes it over the edge. Sweet, salty, creamy, cold, and caffeinated all at once. This is what viral drinks are supposed to taste like.

Big thanks to @skymckee and @join_jules for the inspo!

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Here we go again… making Filipino food into cocktails 🥥🍹#ad21+

Together with my friends at @tanduayrum, I’m making one of my favorite filipino desserts in buko pandan into my favorite cocktail so I figured why not make it into a crushable daiquiri. Today I’m using Tanduay’s new 10 year old Filipino Rum. It’s got notes of vanilla, oak and caramel which plays perfectly with the pandan syrup and lime. Shaken hard, then served over crushed ice or in a coconut shell for presentation, and then finally topped with toasted coconut and lime for aroma and texture.

Let me know what Filipino ingredient you want me to use in the next recipe!

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Gentlemen, start your HORSES (?) 🐎🥃 #ad21+

Together with my friends at @churchilldowns and @kentuckyderby, I’m going to show you how to prep a whole batch of Mint Juleps for your #DerbyAtHome party this weekend.

The Mint Julep has been a staple of Southern drinking culture for well over a century, but it became nationally recognized when it was named the official cocktail of the Kentucky Derby in 1938. Since then, it’s become synonymous with race day at Churchill Downs, where hundreds of thousands of juleps are served each year.

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My bad habits are back…

#ad Together with my friends at @tanduayrum, I’ve taken one of my favorite Filipino street foods and found a way to make it into a cocktail. Turon is kind of like a Filipino dessert egg roll, but I made it with jack fruit and I thought, wait a minute, this would be killer as a cocktail, so here we are.

If you’ve never had jackfruit before, it tastes like if a pineapple, banana and mango had a baby. It’s tropical and sweet and I figured it would be perfect as a syrup in a Rum Old Fashioned using Tanduay Overproof. I just figured the tropical notes in the jackfruit would just play really well with an aged, higher proof rum and I wasn’t wrong.

As always, with these drinks, I have to make the a little snack as the garnish, so we’re going to skewer a little piece of turon to caramelize later.

What filipino dessert should I make into a cocktail next? Drop it down below!

Cheers y’all.

A smokey, caramelized pineapple 🤝 tequila #ad21+

Smoky, sweet, and just a little salty, this one is my type of summer margarita.

The pineapple gets a quick run on the @traegergrills Westwood XL grill, picking up that smoky, wood-fired flavor that takes this margarita to another level. Paired with nice blanco tequila and a touch of smoked sea salt, it’s balanced, refreshing and built for warm days by the grill. Don’t forget the caramelized, charred pineapple garnish!

Cheers, y’all!

Have you ever made fizzy grapes? 🍇🫧

#ad21+ Together with my friends at @Codigo1530 Tequila I made a recipe that I’m calling the Enzita - and it’s perfect for Cinco de Mayo!

It’s called the Enzita because it’s a cross between a tequila-based Rosita and borrows elements from the Italian-inspired Enzoni which involves muddling sweet green grapes into a sour-type cocktail.

Both cocktails have a bitter sweet citrus element to complement the grape so I figured it would be a perfect match with Codigo Rosa, where they take their Blanco and rest it for one month in uncharred French white oak barrels that previously housed a Napa valley Cabernet, which gives a fruity, floral and wine-forward aroma.

I also thought it would be fun to force carbonate it since the bubbles really bring out those fruity, floral wine aromas that really open up the cocktail here. All in all, it turned out amazing, especially with the fizzy grape garnish.

Cheers y’all!

NOTE: you can’t just do this in any old soda machine so check to make sure your manufacturer’s instruction manual to see if its capable of sweetened carbonated beverages and/or has a slow pressure release valve.

The smoked pineapple syrup is a smokey, fruity syrup that can go into any summer cocktail like a Margarita or Daiquiri riff.

The Oaks Lily is the official cocktail of the Kentucky Oaks, held the day before the Derby. While it doesn't get the same spotlight as the julep, it's just as much a part of the weekend.

This drink leans lighter and more approachable. Vodka, citrus, orange liqueur, and cranberry come together in a way that's bright, refreshing, and easy to drink throughout the day.

#ad21+ Listen, if you're planning on giving someone a bottle of bourbon this season, you need to save this recipe.

Together with my friends at @BasilHayden, we're going to make a festive bourbon cocktail called Season's Greetings, which would make for perfect recipe to go along with your gift. The spice notes in the amaro and the pear liqueur in this cocktail play perfectly with the baking spice notes in #BasilHayden and I guarantee you'll be making this one all holiday season.

Comment "PEAR" and I'll send you this recipe in the form of a recipe card that you can save, print out to include with your gift or send to a friend. Whether you're gifting or shopping bourbon this season, make sure to keep a look out for Basil Hayden -- its #TheOneWithTheBelt #BasilHaydenPartner

Cheers y'all.

10 Renditions of my favorite classic cocktail? Yup.

WEEKLY COCKTAIL ROUND-UP | BOULEVARDIERS

Back in 2022, I had 10 Charleston-based bartenders make their most creative take on my favorite classic cocktail: The Boulevardier.I honestly can’t pick a favorite out of the bunch so y’all will just have to try them out for yourselves and let me know. Drop a line below and tell me what you want to see in the next round up,

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It’s officially spritz szn 🍹🍾

Here are 5 easy recipes to get you started today!

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