Hey there! I’m Jay, the mysterious man behind the booze. I'm not a professional bartender...I'm just a young adult looking to find the best sips out there. In an attempt to find a more fun and rewarding career, I obtained my bartending certificate soon after finishing college. I never fulfilled my young dream of becoming a bartender, but I continued to search and sip for the best drinks the world has to offer. Join me on my journey on finding tasty drinks, and creating new ones! Let's mix and sip!
The classic Tom Collins cocktail has always been one of my favorites- ever since I was at the young and legal age of 21. Sometimes I’d even order a vodka collins. The basic recipe consists of lemon juice, sugar, gin, and carbonated water. Here is my take on this fine combination: 4 oz gin 2 … More Classic Tom Collins
With the new basil plant we purchased from the market, we decided to make a cocktail using the fresh basil leaves. Here’s what we came up with: Bunch of basil Juice of 1/2 lemon 1 oz simple syrup 2 oz gin basil and lemon slice for garnish Muddle the basil, lemon, and simple syrup in … More Gin Basil Cocktail
With a ton of ginger beer in our fridge, we just had no choice but to make more cocktails. =) Here’s what we came up with: 2 oz tequila 2 oz fresh lime juice 1/2 oz simple syrup as much ginger beer as you please I mixed the tequila, lime juice, simple syrup, ginger beer … More Ginger Beer Margarita
Wifey and I are addicted to ginger beer- so much that we want to brew our own one day. We have so much in the fridge right now and we wanted to mix it up a bit. So we’ve decided to make Moscow Mules. We simply mixed 2 ounces of vodka, about 1/2 ounce of … More Moscow Mule
While grocery shopping at Trader Joe’s last weekend, we came across some kiwi berries. I’ve actually never seen them before, nor ever heard of them either. They look like mini mangoes on the outside, and mini kiwis on the inside. I thought it would be perfect as a garnish for an interesting cocktail. We googled … More Kiwi Berry Cocktail
Sometimes I feel like having a drink after a hard day at work. The wifey and I found ourselves in the local Wokcano restaurant- a small chain in So Cal serving various Asian cuisines. Before even looking at the food menu, I went straight for the cocktail menu. Almost any cocktail with mint catches my … More Far Eastside Cocktail from Wokcano
With plenty of leftover mint from our previous mojitos, we had no choice but to use them for our other cocktail recipes. =) We decided to use our Leblon Cachaca (a Brazilian spirit) and make a pineapple mint caipirinha. I muddled together two shots of cachaca, half of a slice of pineapple, 3-4 mint leaves, … More Pineapple Mint Caipirinha
Before departing Palm Springs, our family decided to use up some voucher’s at Kaiser Grille. Luckily, we went during Happy Hour and was able to try some small dishes for a low cost. All I ordered was a side of fries and Tito’s Texas Mule. It included Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Lime Juice, and Ginger Beer, … More Kaiser Grille’s Happy Hour
Occasionally, our family will take a short trip to a resort in Palm Springs. Oftentimes, we’d get a few cocktails at the pool bar. But this past weekend, we decided to make our own! Everyone agreed that a mojito would suffice in this 100 heat weather. We drove a few miles to the local Ralphs, … More Watermelon mojitos
As the wifey and I walked down Ventura in Studio City, CA, we came across a semi-new Mexican restaurant called Maradentro. They had an interesting menu of unique cocktails, so we decided to take a seat at the bar. We ordered two delicious cocktails: The SMP: Shishito pepper, Mango, Pisco barsol, and chile salt. Wifey … More Maradentro Studio City
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