Category Archives: Booze

Friday Night Cocktail

Posted on June 8, 2012 by nicdempsey

Cherry Beer I blame this cocktail on Maxanne and Hawksmoor at Home. The book has a cocktail called ‘Shaky Pete’s’ Ginger Brew, it sounded good. I didn’t have any of the ingredients. I did have a bottle of Blue Moon … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Cocktail

Posted on June 1, 2012 by nicdempsey

Pimms O’Clock! (It’s worth pointing out that when I was thinking about Friday Night Cocktail and when I took the pictures, it was last weekend and it was beautifully sunny and more hot than usual for an English May, if … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Cockail

Posted on May 25, 2012 by nicdempsey

The Stonewall This came from Domestic Sluttery, I looked at it and filed it away as one to look at later. Then I was gifted some posh apple juice and it just seemed like the right thing to do. It’s … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Cocktail

Posted on May 18, 2012 by nicdempsey

Between the Sheets, when you don’t have any lemons or simple syrup.. You use lime juice and ginger syrup and I think it tastes pretty good… What 1oz cognac 1oz cointreau 1oz white rum 1oz lime juice 1/2oz ginger syrup … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Cocktail

Posted on May 11, 2012 by nicdempsey

I told Ma about this cocktail and she promptly named it Kings Bissap. It’s Kings Ginger, bissap, lime juice. It’s not too dry but is tart in a good way. This is another one for people who aren’t big cocktail … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Cocktail (non-alcoholic)

Posted on May 4, 2012 by nicdempsey

I’m sticking to this no alcohol thing. This week’s drink is based on bissap, which is often called the national drink of Senegal. Jo’s partner Lazare taught* me how to make it when I visited her in the Cote d’Ivoire … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Cocktail (non alcoholic version)

Posted on April 27, 2012 by nicdempsey

Today’s drink is a ginger and orange cocktail without booze. The base of this is a simple syrup with ginger added. To make the syrup take one cup sugar and one cup water, add sliced, peeled fresh ginger (about 2/3 … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Cocktail

Posted on April 20, 2012 by nicdempsey

I haven’t had a drink since Easter, this will be the last alcoholic Friday Night Cocktail until May. I do have some interesting things to drink that aren’t alcoholic coming up though! So this doesn’t have a name, involves Kamm … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Cocktail

Posted on April 13, 2012 by nicdempsey

The Green-ish Deacon This was one of The Cocktail Geek’s drinks of the week, it was the creation of Jim Meehan and is featured in his “PDT Cocktail Book” (which I haven’t read).  It involves absinthe and I don’t have any … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Cocktail

Posted on March 30, 2012 by nicdempsey

21 Hayes* This is a bit more complicated than usual for me but I had to try a cocktail that had gin and Pimms in it. According to Gaz, the inventor of this cocktail was Rob Schwartz and for this … Continue reading →

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