Cocktails – Page 2 – Sam's Upstate Blog

Cocktail: The Paper Plane

A solid choice for a summery drink that still features whisky. It’s equal parts Bourbon, lemon juice, Aperol, and Amaro Nonino. That […]

This one was brought to my attention by my sister-in-law, who said she’d had one at a local establishment. I was sufficiently […]

I found this courtesy of Johan, a bartender on Instagram. It’s a martini variant that uses Benedictine. As a dry martini is […]

A friend recently asked if I had any favorite cocktails for summer. When I gave him my list (Old Cuban, French Harvest, […]

This afternoon’s cocktail is one inspired by Kathryne Taylor: the Basil Gimlet. Like Ms. Taylor, part of the driving force behind my […]

Our beautiful sunny day clouded over here in upstate New York, but this drink evokes sunshine nonetheless. I’ve been trying to branch […]

In observation of World Cocktail Day, I thought I’d reflect on my favorite: the dry martini. I am neither an historian nor […]

I’ve been trying to think of a way to create a cocktail that would celebrate Mexico a bit more explicitly rather than […]

I wasn’t particularly good at chemistry. In both high school and college I was neither neat enough with my lab work nor […]

This afternoon’s cocktail is a classic: a Manhattan. I’m trying a new “well” bourbon. For those unfamiliar with the term, “well drinks” […]