Kahlua Coffee Cream in New York

It’s just been one event after another here at Cocktail Culture—last week I had the pleasure of attending the official NY launch for the brand new Kahlua Coffee Cream. The after-work cocktail party was held at Saturdays Surf down in SoHo and featured a Calexico cart dishing out Mexican fare and a few barmen slinging [...]

Mixing at Malo: Kahlua Coffee Cream TDN

What a night! Last Thursday, Kahlua Coffee Cream hosted the Mixoloseum’s Thursday Drink Night. I joined a group of cocktail bloggers & enthusiasts at Malo Restaurant out in L.A. and had the opportunity to try a few tasty tipples. A few notables in attendance included Matt Robold of Rumdood, Marleigh Riggins-Miller of Sloshed!, Chuck Taggart [...]

Playing with a New Product: Kahlua Cream TDN

Remember when I told you about Kahlua’s brand new cream-based liqueur—Kahlua Coffee Cream? Well, if you were curious about what to do with it or how to mix with it, we will definitely have some answers for you soon. Tomorrow night (September 10th) Kahlua Coffee Cream will be sponsoring Thursday Drink Night at the Mixoloseum. [...]

Drinks of Summer: Ramos Gin Yum

This post is part of Cocktail Culture’s Drinks of Summer series, in which we will feature light & refreshing warm-weather cocktails.
My latest drink obsession—I love a Ramos Gin Fizz! Now, the TOTC session with Audrey Saunders was not the first time I’ve tried a Ramos Gin Fizz but it was the first time I [...]

Beefeater TDN Live in Seattle

I think I’m just barely recovered from my wonderful trip to Seattle for the Beefeater sponsored Thursday Drink Night live event at Vessel. What a crazy time! I flew in that morning, shared 25 or so cocktails with a few of the best, and was on my way the following day in the wee hours [...]

Triple Sec Makes the World Go Round

It’s true—triple sec is vital to any respectable home bar and is required to make many a wonderful cocktail. I bought my first bottle of triple sec to use in margaritas but soon after found there are so many more uses for this wonderful ingredient—that citrus punch and touch of sweetness can really help to [...]

Oscar Night Libations

Oh yeah…I’m that girl. I’m the girl who waits for Awards season all year long. I try to see as many of the nominated films as possible. I have my girlfriends over for cocktails and fancy-schmancy appetizers and we “oooo” and “ahhh” over the glamour of the red carpet. Yep, that’s me.
 
I’m not ashamed [...]

Last Minute Valentine

Last Minute Valentine’s Day Cocktails
 
You have one day left till Valentine’s Day and still no idea what to get your sweetie?
 
A fancy gift?
 
Not on your budget.
 
Home cooked meal?
 
You don’t know how to boil water.
 
Don’t panic. Follow my instructions:
 
1. Peruse the recipes below and figure out which one (or two, or three) [...]

Tony & The Tiger

Doug Winship over at the Pegu Blog, just did a write-up on his very different approach to the Hiram Walker Gingerbread Cocktail Competition. He may be a day late and a dollar short but he’s got one hell-of-a recipe to share (well, two recipes actually).
 
When you think gingerbread, you think dessert, right? Of course! So, [...]

Hiram Walker Announces a Winner in Its “Bloggers-Only” Gingerbread Cocktail Competition

Congratulations to Shawn Cox of Rejiggered—winner of the Hiram Walker Gingerbread Cocktail Competition! His Bronze Autumn cocktail took first place and as a grand prize, he will receive a bottle of his favorite hard-to-find spirit.
 
Special recognition should also be made for Lance Mayhew, who took second place, and Cheri Loughlin, Ted Munat, and Darcy [...]