http://cocktailista.com Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:03:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Doña Paula’s 2008 Malbec hails from the Mendoza region of Argentina. Doña Paula’s 2008 Malbec hails from the Mendoza region of Argentina. Jammy, with a light herbal finish, it’s easy to see why this wine has won so many accolades of late: It’s great with food or by itself, ... http://cocktailista.com/2010/03/08/2008-dona-paula-malbec/ Yeyo! It’s fun to say. Yeyo! It’s fun to say. Pretty fun to drink. But more fun to say. Yeyo! Yeyo is a new brand, a straight-up silver tequila. 100% agave. 80 proof. No aged versions. Hailing from Beaverton, Oregon (by way of the Highlands of Jalisco, Mexico, of course), it’s ... http://cocktailista.com/2010/03/08/yeyo-tequila/ So many booze companies try to jump on the Oscar bandwagon with a custom cocktail, but this one from our friends at Moet sounded just about perfect. It’s what I’m serving tonight! (The Academy Awards start at 5PM PST.) Golden Glamour 4 oz. Moët & Chandon Imperial Champagne 1/4 ... http://cocktailista.com/2010/03/07/recipe-a-cocktail-for-oscar/ This simple cocktail is standart woman cocktail as specify many authors. Equal parts of gin and sweet vermouth (It) and some interesting for garnish. My favorite Salvatore “Maestro” Calabrese garnish own Gin & It with a maraschino cherry and orange peel This simple cocktail is standart woman cocktail as specify ... http://cocktailista.com/2010/03/07/gin-it/ Can the French go toe to toe with the Australians at their own game: Putting out cheap and simple varietally-focused wines that consumers will lap up? All that’s missing is the animal on the label Can the French go toe to toe with the Australians at their own game: Putting ... http://cocktailista.com/2010/03/07/hobnob-wines/ My new passion is scotch. I explore blend scotch meanwhile. I have Johny Walker, Balantines, Famous Grouse an Chivas Regal in my bar My new passion is scotch. I explore blend scotch meanwhile. I have Johny Walker, Balantines, Famous Grouse an Chivas Regal in my bar. Today I explore the ... http://cocktailista.com/2010/03/06/rob-roy/ Malt Advocate ’s John Hansell called this whiskey the “ American Whiskey of the Year ” (20o9), a heavy honor from a man who samples hundreds of whiskies a year and certainly knows his stuff. I finally tracked down a bottle — not an easy task — to see ... http://cocktailista.com/2010/03/05/parker%e2%80%99s-heritage-collection-golden-anniversary-bourbon-whiskey/ Yeah, it’s about as made-up a holiday as you can get, but March 5 is Absinthe Day, which means you should be mixing up a little green fairy concoction in honor of the misunderstood spirit. Don’t know where to start? Here are some of my favorite absinthes on the ... http://cocktailista.com/2010/03/05/happy-absinthe-day/ Tré means three, and if the faux-talian didn’t tip you off to the threeness of this wine, perhaps the silhouettes of the three men walking along and drinking it will. Tré is a budget wine through and through: Each of these four varietals sells for $9.95 Tré means three, and ... http://cocktailista.com/2010/03/04/tre-wines/ In first sight the Blood and Sand Cocktail has awful composition - scotch, cherry-brandy liqueur, sweet vermouth (that’s enough!) and orange juice. In first sight the Blood and Sand Cocktail has awful composition - scotch, cherry-brandy liqueur, sweet vermouth (that’s enough!) and orange juice. But today this stuff seems ... http://cocktailista.com/2010/03/03/blood-and-sand/