Exploring Jerry Thomas’s Bar-Tender’s Guide — because while graduate school may be enough to drive anyone to drink, I prefer to be driven in style. [About] Twitter Updates follow me on Twitter FB.init("3a0d645b7877688ec52d7a209954e27b");my life in cocktails on FacebookTumblr (3.0; @mylifeincocktails)http://mylifeincocktails.com/I love sangria. Love it. But, there is something about it that decidedly says summertime, or at...http://mylifeincocktails.com/post/16802588905http://mylifeincocktails.com/post/16802588905Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:01:23 -0600spicewinewinter drinkswinterhot drinksmulled wine My first couple years of graduate school, I developed an affinity for Melbourn Bros. Cherry Ale....http://mylifeincocktails.com/post/15010868186http://mylifeincocktails.com/post/15010868186Thu, 29 Dec 2011 23:13:55 -0600beerboisetravelfield work I was going to mull some wine tonight — the air has a snap to it, and it took me an hour to...http://mylifeincocktails.com/post/13573498228http://mylifeincocktails.com/post/13573498228Wed, 30 Nov 2011 20:55:11 -0600hot drinkswinemullingwinterspicespicture post I wanted to post the caramel sauce recipe I used for the ill fated drink I posted about last week....http://mylifeincocktails.com/post/12179870896http://mylifeincocktails.com/post/12179870896Mon, 31 Oct 2011 19:34:03 -0500caramel saucecaramel See that drink above? See how decadent it looks? How creamy? How it’s topped with caramel...http://mylifeincocktails.com/post/12041913780http://mylifeincocktails.com/post/12041913780Fri, 28 Oct 2011 14:59:36 -0500failure Last Saturday, we went to check out the resurrected Texas Craft Brewers Festival. I’d done...http://mylifeincocktails.com/post/10847881477http://mylifeincocktails.com/post/10847881477Fri, 30 Sep 2011 09:40:42 -0500beerfield workaustin I talk about Peché more than perhaps I should, because I love it more than perhaps I should. But, I...http://mylifeincocktails.com/post/10559356130http://mylifeincocktails.com/post/10559356130Fri, 23 Sep 2011 11:24:42 -0500field workpecheaustinNow, I don’t think this is a bad thing, but many of the cherries I received in my jar of...http://mylifeincocktails.com/post/9641719634http://mylifeincocktails.com/post/9641719634Wed, 31 Aug 2011 17:24:52 -0500cherriesgarnishcherrycherith valley farmsAt the tail end of our honeymoon (a word which always makes me think of the bit in Gregory...http://mylifeincocktails.com/post/9051973659http://mylifeincocktails.com/post/9051973659Wed, 17 Aug 2011 16:45:04 -0500ginfield workseattlethe palace kitchenSeveral weeks ago — before the wedding was looming too badly — my then-fiance and I took...http://mylifeincocktails.com/post/8216046731http://mylifeincocktails.com/post/8216046731Fri, 29 Jul 2011 10:01:06 -0500meadfield workTexasI’ve been absent. I don’t usually get into my personal life too much here, but among...http://mylifeincocktails.com/post/8116972203http://mylifeincocktails.com/post/8116972203Tue, 26 Jul 2011 23:49:22 -0500personalfamilyvintageI still haven’t managed to rip the lid off my fourth jar of cherries (no joke), but at least...http://mylifeincocktails.com/post/6590046053http://mylifeincocktails.com/post/6590046053Thu, 16 Jun 2011 11:25:47 -0500cherriesgarnishluxardoFor this month’s Austin Food Swap, I was going to make irish cream. Then, I forgot to buy...http://mylifeincocktails.com/post/6355233138http://mylifeincocktails.com/post/6355233138Thu, 09 Jun 2011 10:52:00 -0500liqueuramarettoalmondvodkasugarbrown sugarvanillaI’ll be back to the cherries next week. Consider this an aside as I recover from having moved...http://mylifeincocktails.com/post/5897938353http://mylifeincocktails.com/post/5897938353Fri, 27 May 2011 09:39:00 -0500whipped lightningwhipped creamvanillagarnish Maker’s Mark Bourbon Flavored Cherries, much like the Sable & Rosenfeld Tipsy Cherries I...http://mylifeincocktails.com/post/5422014074http://mylifeincocktails.com/post/5422014074Thu, 12 May 2011 10:17:52 -0500cherrygarnishcherriesMaker's MarkMaker's Mark Bourbon Flavored CherriesI thought this was going to be one post about four kinds of cherries, but instead it’s four...http://mylifeincocktails.com/post/5046459373http://mylifeincocktails.com/post/5046459373Fri, 29 Apr 2011 13:42:15 -0500cherrygarnishSable & Rosenfeld I realize I sound like a total incompetent — which might not be too far from the truth...http://mylifeincocktails.com/post/4780036682http://mylifeincocktails.com/post/4780036682Wed, 20 Apr 2011 12:12:10 -0500cherriesgarnishcherrytaste testI had this whole post planned out about different kinds of cherries and why some are better than...http://mylifeincocktails.com/post/4634643143http://mylifeincocktails.com/post/4634643143Fri, 15 Apr 2011 10:41:00 -0500garnishcherrypicture postThe cocktail is older than old-fashioned. This particular cocktail in particular most definitely is....http://mylifeincocktails.com/post/4443214710http://mylifeincocktails.com/post/4443214710Fri, 08 Apr 2011 11:41:18 -0500whiskeygum syrupbitterslemonlemon twistcocktailthe bartender's guide Austin Bakes for Japan, held just this past Saturday, was a resounding success. The effort raised...http://mylifeincocktails.com/post/4369572337http://mylifeincocktails.com/post/4369572337Tue, 05 Apr 2011 13:24:46 -0500Austineventscookies