cocktail recipes

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    Bloody Mary

    It is football season and one of my many traditions is to start the day off with a bloody mary. As a former bartender I have had many bloody mary’s in my day. Most of them were horrible. It was almost as if they just added tomato juice to vodka. After quizzing many bartenders on…

  • Vodka Martini

    I can’t watch an episode of Mad Men without seeing a delicious looking Martini.  They have ordered gin and vodka Martinis.  But since I am also a James Bond fan, I am making a Vodka Martini – Shaken not Stirred.  Why does 007 order it shaken, because then it comes out nicely chilled with a…