Cocktails
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5 o’CLOCK SOMEWHERE
There are drinks I make at home, and drinks I order when I’m out. This is the latter kind 🥃
Picture this — it’s the before times and you’re sandwiched in a loud crowd at a packed bar. The bartender is incredibly busy and keeps moving further away from you. The bartender arches their eyebrow at you. It’s time to order something, anything, and fast. The crowd is surging, the sand is trickling through the hourglass and you gotta put in your order — what do you yell at the bartender? What’s your go-to, top-of-mind drink order in the heat of the moment?
For me, that has always been a classic rum and Coke. I was born and raised in…
5 o’CLOCK SOMEWHERE
Kick off sipping season with a twist on a classic cocktail
This year has been so weighty, and the sand is trickling quickly through the hourglass. I enjoyed and thoroughly celebrated a Brown Spirit Summer, and guess what? I’m ready to slip into a new season. Call it sipping season. As autumn leaves start to fall and the weather becomes increasingly chilly, that’s the time for sophisticated drinks meant to warm the spirit at a leisurely pace. I’ve been seeking a new way to understand and fully enjoy the spirits of the season, and I think I found just the drink. …
5 o’CLOCK SOMEWHERE
Let’s get into frosé, wine slushies and more 🍦
Days are getting shorter and the night breeze has taken on a chill. The trees across the street from my window are already beginning to change from vibrant green to yellow. Right now there are days in the 80 degree range in the upcoming week ahead, but I already know what time it is. Fourth quarter, with colder seasons on the immediate horizon.
Summer began on June 20 and officially ends this year on September 22nd, but Labor Day — September 6th — is always a turning point towards the end. This is prime time for back-to-school sales and then…
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