Friday Night Cocktails
The Cupid’s Cup
Autumn is officially here, and the weather lately has been stellar. I am saluting the change of seasons with this flirty riff on a classic Pisco Sour. Pisco is a grape brandy that can only be produced in Peru or Chile.
Read MoreLemon Drop Martini
A cocktail that always takes me back to Hong Kong nightlife, 2004.
Read MoreHomemade Irish Cream
It had been years since my last sip of Irish cream, and this after-dinner favourite brought it all back.
Read MoreNew York Sour Cocktail
A bourbon sour finished with a red wine float, born from Friday night cocktail challenges with my daughter.
Read MoreRhubarb Simple Syrup
A rosy spring twist on the classic, with fresh rhubarb steeped right into the syrup for cocktails, lemonade, or iced tea.
Read MoreSimple Syrup
Just sugar and water, but endlessly useful: flavour it with vanilla, ginger, or mint for cocktails, iced drinks, and desserts alike.
Read MoreDIY Kumquat Infused Vodka
A bourbon sour in 2015 set me off exploring cocktails and infusing my own spirits. Kumquat vodka is one of my favourites, perfect in a Moscow Mule.
Read MoreHomemade Rhubarb Gin
The G&T dates back to the British East India Company in the 1700s. My rhubarb gin gives the classic a rosy, homemade twist.
Read MoreClassic Margarita
Made properly with fresh lime juice, not the bottled mix. This is margarita as it should be.
Read MoreHomemade Limoncello
At OPUS (Alex Morabito’s Italian wine bar in Bangkok) our unforgettable meal years ago ended with a signature touch: a complimentary glass of his father’s homemade limoncello. It remains the best we’ve ever tasted. Four years after Alex shared the recipe, I finally made it at home and it’s every bit as lovely and delicate as we remembered.
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