Two tasty fall drinks
This morning, I was perusing City That Breeds, a lovely local blog about drinks, nachos and whatnot, when I came upon this delicious post about fall drinks.
Look at this picture. It's a spiced bourbon and cider. My goodness, that looks amazing. A real person -- not a bartender -- made that drink. Can you believe it?
I took a gander at both recipes on the post, and before I even realized it, I was licking my computer screen.
I. Want. That.
The hardest part to all this seems to be the spicing of the bourbon. It involves cheesecloth and various ingredients such as nutmeg, cinnamon and allspice. I have those in my cupboard. But making homemade spiced bourbon also requires patience -- about seven days of soakage -- and I am not a patient man.
Boy oh boy do these drinks sound tasty, though.
(Photo courtesy of City That Breeds)
I've been The Baltimore Sun's nightlife and local entertainment reporter for a couple years, and it's surprising how much the scene has grown in that time. Most of Baltimore's bars and clubs are unpretentious places with fairly cheap drinks and plenty of character. I like dancing and think this city needs more clubs, but nothing beats having a cold, locally brewed beer with friends in a comfortably full corner bar.
Comments
How about Woodberry Kitchen's (The WBK Broiler) "Headless Horseman"?
Headless Horseman -- Maker’s Mark bourbon, spiced pumpkin syrup, citrus, copper mug
With this year's pumpkin shortage in Maryland, you feel even cooler drinking these.....totally awesome...had 2 of them on Tuesday night..
Sam you should do a specialty cocktail-off for amateur mixologists once the Midnight Sun social gets off the ground.
Posted by: Baltimore Liquid | October 29, 2009 9:15 AM
That is entirely the work of our new boozologist (and classically trained photographer) Pat. He's going to be a regular round Ye Olde City That Breeds.
Thanks for the props!
Posted by: Evan | October 29, 2009 4:58 PM