I always say I was a child of the 70’s, as that’s when I reached the teen years of ‘knowing’ So although I don’t have any these days, I remember the time of flowers in your hair, music, love and lust. So the flowers on the glass combine my youthful carefree days with the more…
Author: Mr. Cock & Tails
Blood Orange Margarita
I went for a wander to the market with the main peeps in my life- my man and my dog. While meandering, I spotted some awesome looking blood oranges. It’s not something we see at markets here a lot. So I bought a few. Rob loves a Margarita, so that was an easy choice for…
Tokyo Ice Tea
TokyoWe went to Tokyo and Kyoto about 3 years ago, as a side trip. We had just got married in Australia, which was the second wedding. The first one had happened 8 months beforehand.When we arrived, it was spring, so Cherry Blossoms were everywhere. It truly was beautiful, and something to add to your bucket…
El Ultimo Guerrero Azteca
It was last summer, when I had an abundance of cherries, so decided to put a few jars aside, drowned in brandy. I had kind of forgotten about them a bit, after initially trying them with some ice cream.I saw this recipe a while back, and saved it. I wasn’t sure when I would get…
L’Alligator C’Est Vert
I had the Pandan Syrup, so was looking for a drink to use it in, that I thought would accentuate the exotic flavour of the Pandan. And behold! I found one that’s also uses Absinthe. I reckon that’s kind of a match made in alcohol paradise really. This part I blatantly plagiarized from the website…
Gilda Cocktail
Who will draw a ring around the moonWho will draw a line from star to starWho will sing a penny’s worth of songTo tell them how in love we are? From Death & CoRecipe credited to Brian Miller, 2009. This cocktail came highly recommended by Emily Burns, from Craft Cocktail Club. A site run on…
Cinnamon Girl
I made this drink tonight, as when I saw the recipe posted by Emily Burns, it took me back to when I was just a young thing, who thought he could change the world. This song Cinnamon Girl, was from Neil Young’s first album with Crazy Horse, way, way back in the late 60’s (1969)….
Czech at the Door
I made this drink tonight to honour the Czech heritage of the American that’s significant in my life. Like my wish for Americans at this time, this American changed my life for the better as well. His great grandfather left Prague in the early 1900’s, to seek out a better life in that mythical country…
Shaddock Daiquiri
The pomelo has most likely originated in Southeast Asia and Malaysia where it grew wild. However as time goes by, the pomelo seeds were introduced all around the world and was planted in many different parts of the continent. It has been especially presumed to have been grown by the Chinese for thousands of years…
Groceries for the Queen
Recipe from I’m Just Here For The Drinks-Mixel Possibly an apt drink for the day, given our online grocery order arrived today, and some precious spices, to be put to use flavouring some bevvies down the track. 45ml London Dry Gin- Gordon’s 30ml Cherry Heering 22.5ml Amaro Montenegro 22.5ml Fresh Orange Juice 2 dashes Chocolate…
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