by Sean Ludford | May 1, 2025 | Beer, Cocktails
Summer is here, allowing all of us who live in a four-season climate to enjoy the things that only summer can bring. For me, bring on the shandy (or radler if you prefer), perhaps the greatest beer cocktail. Like so many drinks, the origins of the shandy are fuzzy and hotly debated. Some have suggested that the drink’s origins are found with Henry VIII,...
by Sean Ludford | Mar 18, 2025 | Cocktails
What to drink? By the time spring rolls around I’m tired of thinking about drinks in terms of – what will warm the bones and take the chill out of the air? We are seasonal drinkers (and eaters) and we don’t think that we are alone. Restaurants change their menus from season to season for just this very reason. We crave different things in...
by Sean Ludford | Mar 10, 2025 | Cocktails
The standard Irish Coffee is more than enough regarding being a solid drink on a cold and wet day – it might just be required. However, the Irish Coffee has become such a ubiquitous cocktail being offered at every bar from the lowliest of college bars to the classiest hotel bar. When creating cocktails for Irish Bars, I found myself and my clients wanting...
by Sean Ludford | Feb 16, 2025 | Cocktails
I’m in love with everything about this emerald beauty. I love the Margarita’s pure drinkability factor. I love its simplicity and its complexity, how it brings together three commodities of substance to create something whose sum is truly greater than its parts. Like many of the world’s greatest discoveries, the Margarita’s origins are shrouded in mystery. There are no fewer than a dozen compelling...
by Sean Ludford | Sep 16, 2024 | Cocktails
It’s time again for one of the happiest (if not the happiest) weeks of the year — Negroni Week. This year’s Negroni Week spans from September 16 to 22. This drink is so simple to prepare and requires just three ingredients: Campari, Sweet Vermouth, and Gin. These are three Spirits that you need in your home bar at all times so a Negroni is...
by Sean Ludford | Nov 18, 2021 | Cocktails, Random
It’s the time for Winter Warmers that snap our chills and fill us with the warmth of the holiday season. The recipes offered below are intended to satisfy a family and can be scaled-up to share with a gathering of friends. Think of the warm sauce pot as winter’s punch bowl. Today we submit our contribution to the season with these Winter Warmers. Get...
