40+plus Cocktails to Celebrate the USA
Updated: 2010-06-30 06:47:57
July 4th weekend is upon us and we’ve compiled a collection of All… Read more
July 4th weekend is upon us and we’ve compiled a collection of All… Read more
A new $4.5 million economic development plan for Rotterdam was announced today by Susan Savage, chairperson of the Schenectady County Legislature. Its centerpiece is the latest Recovery Sports Grill.
The locally-owned mini-chain, which already has locations in Troy, Albany, Colonie, Amsterdam and Verona as well as Westampton, NJ, and Norfolk, VA, will go up where the [...]
We are big fans of punch and this one created by mixologist Eric Castro… Read more
If you’re planning to attend the weekly free New York State wine tasting at The Wine Seller in Cohoes, you could save some bucks.
John Phillips, a representative of Swedish Hill Winery and the co-owned Goose Watch Winery, will be on hand to pour samples from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at the Harmony House Marketplace [...]
The former Pittsfield Brew Works, which closed its brewery and restaurant last month, will be cast to the winds when the equipment is auctioned off on Monday, June 28. The auction will help make room at 34 Depot Street, Pittsfield, MA, for another Baba Louie’s Sourdough Pizza.
Paul and Eileen Masiero of Richmond, MA, announced in [...]
That headline may sound like a bit of a re-run, but it’s merely part of the cliffhanging way of running the government in the Empire State.
Governor David Paterson, fighting with the Legislature to get a budget — now 84 days late — in place, still is pushing his demand for a penny-per-ounce increase in the [...]
It’s not often a winemaker can say it has topped literally several thousand competitors to be named the best.
Whitecliff Vineyard & Winery can so brag. Its 2009 New York Riesling won “Best White Wine” in last weekend’s San Francisco International Wine Competition, topping an international field.
This was the first competition of the year for Whitecliff, [...]
Cucumber-Basil Collins
Summer Solstice Smash Welcome summer with this refreshing cocktail medley of fresh fruit
Here’s one to put on your Saratoga season calendar:
“Galloping Grapes: A New York Wine Event,” set for Friday, August 6, at the Saratoga Race Track, will offer 30 or so wine and food vendors crom throughout the state in a tasting to benefit the Times Union’s Classroom Enrichment Program and the Times Union Hope [...]
I always enjoy offbeat settings for wine and cheese parties, so this one caught my eye.
A “Beginning of Summer Wine and Cheese Mixer” to benefit the Albany County Historical Association (ACHA) will be held amid some pretty fancy plumbing supplies and fixtures. The venue: The Security Plumbing Supply showroom at 475 Central Avenue, Albany. The [...]
Spike Lee Did The Right Thing!
Couldn’t help myself, it was way to easy… Read more
Berry Red Summer Welcome summer with a cocktail made with Holland gin, honey liqueur and fresh raspberries and grapefruit
It was a hot summer-like evening and I was enjoying a Hendrick’s Gin martini at the Blu Stone Bistro, a sleek lounge and good restaurant near the Albany International Airport.
The icy moisture on the glass and the cucumber wheel garnish matched the coolness of the blue, silver and green color palette of the establishment. Appealing [...]
Father’s Day is coming up and we know that dad likes his cocktails. We’ve put… Read more
The extremely positive experience of exploring of Bloody Mary Cocktail inspire me to try some similar cocktail with another nutritious component. Two present cocktail – the Bull Shot and Bloody Bull – contains beef broth and I think it is very interesting.
Bull Shot
45 ml vodka
1 bsp. fresh orange juice
1 dash fresh [...]
Liqueur plays a big role in many great cocktails. So why not… Read more
The Bloody Mary Cocktail is one of the most famous and most consumable cocktail in the world. It is great pick-me-up and anti-hang-over remedy. The key of this mix is a sauce. Two old and famous sauce – the Tabasco and the Worcestershire make Bloody Mary Bloody Mary.
Bloody Mary Cocktail has interesting and so unklear [...]
The Cuba Libre Cocktail is great and simple choice for hot summer day or evening. This cocktail was created by unknown american solder under Cuban-Spanish War for Independence (1890-s). The Cuba Libre Cocktail has so simple composition – cuban rum, Coca-Cola and lime. The key of this cocktail is the squeeze of lime wedge.
Cuba Libre
50 [...]
The Pimm`s #1 is old and famous premixed bottled drink which make with gin, herbs and liqueurs. The recipe of this liquor is secret. This beverage was created by James Pimm – the owner of an oyster bar in the City of London, near the Bank of England.
The Pimm’s Cup is traditional english summer drink. [...]
How to Make Cherry Bitters If you love a good Manhattan like we do, next time try making one with homemade bitters.
The Tequila Sunrise is one of the pop-idol of modern age. This cocktail was invented in bar of Aqua Caliente, Tijuana, Mexico under the Prohibition.
The authentic Tequila Sunrise Cocktail consist of tequila, fresh lime or lemon juice, grenadine and creme de cassis:
Tequila Sunrise old-style
45 ml tequila
20 ml fresh lime juice
1-2 tsp. simple syrup [...]