https://abourbongal.com/2015/02/21/wild-goose-chorizo-with-tequila-and-pork/https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_6784.jpgIMG_6784Chorizo made with wild Canada goose, pork, and tequila. Awesome for Taco Tuesdays! https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_6596.jpgIMG_6596The guys got me one of these fab vacuum sealer dohickies for my birthday. I'm sealing EVERYTHING now. Even if it doesn't need it. Just 'cause it's So. Fun. https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_6593.jpgIMG_6593A little VIDA tequila blanco for the chorizo. A good sized glug goes in Mama's glass, of course! https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_6591.jpgIMG_6591I love this grinder! No more pushing the KitchenAid to its limits. https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_6546.jpgIMG_6546https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_6555.jpgIMG_6555Nice haul, guys! https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_6538.jpgIMG_6538https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_6527.jpgIMG_6527https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_6514.jpgIMG_6514Making friends in the duck blind. Good dog, Lad! https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_6522.jpga bourbon galEarly morning decoy setup. 2026-01-01T21:57:36+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/about/https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/web-9.jpgWEB--92019-06-13T16:22:34+00:00weekly0.6https://abourbongal.com/2018/07/20/a-new-day/2018-07-20T18:31:59+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2016/05/03/the-belle-and-bull-a-bourbon-bloody-mary/https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_3272.jpgIMG_3272The Belle and Bull: a Bourbon Bloody Mary with a kick2016-05-03T15:36:05+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2016/04/14/10-am-green-drinks/https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_31331.jpgIMG_3133Veggie nachos and a zippy jalapeño margarita at Zest Kitchen & Bar. Check out Instagram with the hashtag #10AMcocktails to see what all of us ate and drank for brunch at Zest! YUM. https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_3159.jpgIMG_3159https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_3133.jpgIMG_31332016-04-15T02:36:01+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2013/02/02/our-supper-club-how-it-all-began/2016-04-08T00:37:57+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2014/01/16/tullahoma-whiskey-sour/https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/tn_whiskey-sour.jpgtn_whiskey sourTullahoma Tennessee Whiskey Sour2016-02-02T03:04:29+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2016/01/15/its-a-long-way-to-tipperary/https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/image.jpgImagehttps://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_2683.jpgWest Temple TipperaryThe love-child of a classic American Manhattan and the pre-Prohibition Tipperary cocktail, in this case made with Malt Whisky. 2016-01-15T21:52:51+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2016/01/06/811/https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_2637.jpgIMG_2637The Resolution Get more fruit and veggies in your glass along with that gin! 2016-01-06T16:58:20+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2015/12/04/repeal-day-bourbon-punch/https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/fullsizerender2.jpgFullSizeRenderPUNCH! By David Wondrich. Put it on your booze geek reading list today! https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/fullsizerender1.jpgFullSizeRenderBourbon made in Utah! Who'd have thunk it? My buddy Jake from Sugar House Distilling and I are pretty dang excited! https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_2367-e1449289242460.pngIMG_2367Image capture from my new friend Amanda (well, new IRL; we've been Instafriends for forever!) So many great folks out supporting the distillery. https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/fullsizerender.jpgFullSizeRenderDuring the crucial taste-testing process! Most cocktails started as punch recipes, so this can also be scaled down to make individual drinks with 0.5 oz shrub, 1.5 oz bourbon, and top with bubbly. 2015-12-05T20:07:57+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2015/11/10/fall-fandango/https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_0167.jpgIMG_0167Me serving up the NA spritzer. Finish it up with a straw and a chocolate drizzled candied orange slice for garnish. https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/fullsizerender.jpgbeer syrupChocolate coffee stout beer syruphttps://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_2227.jpgOaxaca Old FashionedThis lucky duck is looking over my Oaxaca Old Fashioned during the very important R & D phase of my chocolate cocktail assignmenthttps://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_2235.jpgThe Fall FandangoThe Fall Fandango Silver rum, Applejack, stout beer syrup, cardamom & chocolate bitters, and apple Pok Pok2015-11-10T16:30:33+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2014/05/30/shrub-lovin-and-a-cherry-lime-rickey/https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/cherry_basil_syrup.jpgcherry_basil_syrupCherry Basil shrub with pink peppercorns and red wine vinegar - terrific with gin cocktailshttps://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/booze_storage.jpgbooze_storageSome shrubs, infusions, and bitters working away in the cellarhttps://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/strawberry_rhubarb_shrub.jpgstrawberry_rhubarb_shrubMix strawberry-rhubarb shrub with equal parts bourbon and club soda for a pretty and pretty frickin' delicious coolerhttps://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/cherry_lime_rickey.jpgcherry_lime_rickeyCheery Cherry Lime Rye Rickey 2015-10-20T15:24:36+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2015/10/16/shake-your-razz/https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_2112.jpgIMG_2112Shake Your Razz. Thanks to my girlfriend Pink Lady for coming over to be my drinks research partner/hand model. 2015-10-16T22:58:02+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2015/10/09/celebrate-the-bounty-eat-drink-local/https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/d65085d854a39feae81a41eb458281c5_l.jpgd65085d854a39feae81a41eb458281c5_LPhoto courtesy of Local First Utah2015-10-09T20:59:09+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2015/09/23/green-envy/https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/zucchini-photo-grid.jpgzucchini photo gridZucchinipalooza! Fried, casserole-d, and in dense bread that's more like dessert than bread. https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/greenenvy_zucchini.jpgGreen EnvyGreen Envy Gin, Ransom dry vermouth, celery bitters, zucchini juice, tarragon, and a bigass ice cubehttps://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/millygarden.jpgGrrrrrThis is NOT the side of the fence she's supposed to inhabit. 2024-08-31T18:36:15+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2015/08/12/smashing-melons/https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_0688.jpgIMG_0688Chris Panarelli at O.P. Rockwell, downtown Park City, shaking up a lovely Corpse Reviver #2. https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_0810.jpgIMG_0810Smashing Melons2015-09-04T17:04:05+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2015/07/30/basil-mojito/https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_1678.jpgIMG_1678Basil Mojito! Now does that look refreshing or what? 2015-07-30T16:29:01+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2015/07/12/whiskey-n-goobers/https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_1303.jpgIMG_1303https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_1089.jpgCrabbing!Crabbing! Check regs before you go, but where we were the crabs needed to be at least 5 inches across to keep. https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_1328.jpgIMG_1328This far south on the Outer Banks meant that many evenings we had the beach entirely to ourselves. https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_1300.jpgBeach lunchThe last day of a vacation rental is like an episode of "Chopped!" Trying to put together actual meals out of leftovers is a pain in the ass, but I feel guilty wasting good ingredients. We made crab and shrimp salad sandwiches with the leftover pickings of our crab boil, mixed with lots of Duke's mayo and Old Bay seasoning. YUM. https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_1043.jpgIMG_1043https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_1265.jpgIMG_1265Beach hair don't care. The boys and I with my cutie-patootie niece visiting from Kentucky. She looks very fierce in this photo - probably watching for sharks. https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_1112.jpgShrimp n GritsShrimp and Grits with andouille at Basnight's Lone Cedar Cafe in Nags Head, NC. https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_1443.jpgWhiskey n' GoobersWhiskey n' Goober highballs. Along with pickled yummies and white BBQ sauce.2015-07-12T18:00:40+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2015/07/01/firecracker-moonshine-jell-o-shots-2/2015-07-01T17:42:15+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2013/07/19/firecracker-moonshine-jell-o-shots/https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/poprocks-jello.jpgpoprocks jelloEverything was a little blurry by this time, including this shothttps://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/white-jello.jpgwhite jelloWhite layerhttps://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/blue-jello.jpgblue jelloBlue layerhttps://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/guys-with-jello.jpgguys with jelloThe verdict: Pretty damn goodhttps://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/cherry-done-jello.jpgcherry done jelloMoonshine Jello shots.2015-07-01T14:47:29+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2015/05/29/rhubourbon-smash/https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/image2.jpgImageNothing says "Spring" quite like peonies and rhubarb-strawberry cocktails. https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/image1.jpgImageRhubourbon Smash Rhubarb, strawberry, sugar, lemon, rhubarb bitters, and lots of bourbon. https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/image.jpgImageRhubarb-strawberry smash. Basically, macerated fruit. 2015-05-29T16:12:54+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2015/05/11/charred-3-pepper-ketchup/https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_0311.jpgIMG_0311My son (in the middle) with his racing coaches at Snowbasin this year. https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_0087.jpgIMG_0087Ski racing tailgating at Park City this season. This was a particularly lovely bluebird day; perfect for vodka spritzers. https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/bstwconnor.pngbstwConnorMy son (in the middle) with his ski coaches racing at Snowbasin this season. https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/untitled.pngUntitledPeppers on the grill getting all charred up. https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_0621.jpgIMG_0621Charred 3 Pepper Ketchup2015-05-13T22:39:41+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2015/04/08/sugar-house-slingshot/https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/image.jpgImagehttps://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/vscocam-photo-1.jpgSugar House SlingshotSugar House Slingshot: silver rum, charred lemon, honey-thyme syrup, cardamom bitters, and salt.https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_0437.jpgIMG_0437https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_0443.jpgSugar House SlingshotSugar House Slingshot: silver rum, charred lemon, honey-thyme syrup, cardamom bitters, and salt. 2015-04-08T01:10:39+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2015/03/17/the-machattan/https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/image.jpgImageFrom Beehive Distilling's Instagram feed. Love y'all! Everyone's a little Irish at our fest. https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/vscocam-photo-1.jpgvscocam-photo-1The MacHattan2015-03-25T00:53:22+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2015/03/12/quick-and-easy-irish-soda-bread-2/https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/photo-from-the-society-for-the-preservation-of-irish-soda-bread.pngImage2015-03-12T21:44:45+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2015/02/13/oh-you-sexy-beets-dirty-martini-a-hot-pink-cocktail/https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/sexybeetsdirtymartini1.jpgSexyBeetsDirtyMartini2015-02-13T22:02:56+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2013/02/11/oh-you-sexy-beets-dirty-martini-a-superior-valentines-day-cocktail/https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/sexybeetsdirtymartini1.jpgSexyBeetsDirtyMartinihttps://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/sexybeetsdirtymartini.jpgSexyBeetsDirtyMartini2015-02-13T22:02:57+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2015/01/12/a-killer-vesper/https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_3571.jpgIMG_3571Not a Utah pour: full sized Vesper with 3 oz gin, 1 oz vodka, 1/2 oz Lillet, stirred with grapefruit zest garnish. https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_3582.jpgIMG_3582A Killer Vesper2015-01-14T02:04:53+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2014/12/11/drinks-by-the-gallon-manhattans-and-prairie-punch/https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_2853.jpgManhattans at Bar X2014-12-11T19:53:32+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2014/11/21/beehive-bombshell/https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/beehivebombshell.jpgbeehivebombshellThe Beehive Bombshell, as featured over on the Cocktailers Anonymous feed. 2014-11-21T18:30:23+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2014/11/04/filthy-farmgirl-a-harvest-hot-toddy/https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/filthyfarmgirl.jpgfilthyfarmgirlThe Filthy Farmgirl2014-11-04T18:00:24+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2014/10/10/hot-pocket/https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/habenero_syrup.jpghabenero_syrupHabanero Simple Syruphttps://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/10563210_10204903914866732_3058587127639779942_n.jpg10563210_10204903914866732_3058587127639779942_nJalapeño Gimlet and I doing a little wine tasting detour during our recent Epic Road Trip. Eleven am is a perfect time for wine tasting, right? https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/hot_pocket.jpgThe Hot PocketThe Hot Pocket I just saw how gnarly that lime looks. Yeesh. 2014-10-11T17:07:38+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2014/09/17/a-bourbon-gal-at-pechakucha/https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/pk-poster-by-tim-ross-lee.jpgPK poster by Tim Ross LeeAwesome PechaKucha poster designed by the uber talented Tim Ross Lee.2014-09-17T16:14:55+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2014/08/16/plum-loco/https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/image.jpgPlum LocoPlum Loco A tequila, plum & ginger glass of YUM2014-08-16T23:48:55+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2013/08/10/plum-lucky/https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/plum-crazy1.jpgplum crazyPlum Crazy- a bourbon & plum cocktail. Thanks to The Macallan for the awesome coaster. https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/plum-lucky.jpgThe Plum LuckyPlum-Ginger Pink Peppercorn syrup and Gin2014-08-12T23:35:37+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2014/07/29/beehive-distilling-launch-party/https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/e1551433-2f70-48be-9754-629d52c2c980.jpgbeehive-launch-party2014-07-29T23:14:56+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2014/07/08/hachi-hive/https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/jackrabbit_5.jpgjackrabbit_5https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/jackrabbit_16.jpgjackrabbit_16Takashi's barhttps://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/hachi_hive.jpghachi_hiveThe Hachi Hive2014-07-28T15:18:58+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2014/07/02/moonshine-layered-jello-shots/2024-09-03T19:16:30+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2014/06/06/high-desert-sage-martini/https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/high-desert-dry-martini.jpghigh desert dry martiniHigh Desert Sage Martini2014-06-06T22:08:41+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2014/05/13/sassy-orange-julep/2014-05-13T15:56:32+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2014/04/27/darbys-bourbon-pie/https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/sorghum.jpgsorghumI just found this sorghum supplier on the internet via Amazon.com Delicious product AND they sent it well packaged, super fast, and with the loveliest thank you note for my business. And no, they didn't pay me to say this, I just think they are wonderful. https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/sliceofpie.jpgsliceofpieThis is NOT D#rby Pie. It's got bourbon, and chocolate, and pecans. My kind of pie. https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/pie_unbaked.jpgpie_unbakedDarby's Bourbon Pie: ready to go in the oven! https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/pie_mixing.jpgpie_mixingThat gorgeous layer of dark chocolate on the bottom of the pie gets all gooey and mixed in with the filling while baking. https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/pie_half.jpgpie_halfIt doesn't last long in our house. Mmmm. https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/kycookbook.jpgOut of Kentucky Kitchens A 1949 edition of "Out of Kentucky Kitchens," one of my favorite vintage cookbooks. 2014-05-03T13:39:39+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2014/04/09/white-wine-sangria-with-melon-mint/https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/white-wine-sangria-melon.jpgwhite wine sangria melonWhite Wine Sangria with Melon Minthttps://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/rockies-warm-up-2014.jpgRockies warm up 2014Rockies pre-game warm up. Their athleticism is inspiring. Very. Inspiring. https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/sangria-talking-stick-2014.jpgsangria Talking Stick 201432 oz. white sangria at Salt River Fields [at Talking Stick, near Scottsdale, Arizona] https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_1631-e1397059788806.jpgIMG_1631My guys last season. Awwwww https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/autographs-rockies-2014.jpgautographs Rockies 2014The Colorado Rockies players were super-friendly with the kids and signed a ton of pre-game autographs. Thanks, guys! 2014-04-09T16:22:48+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2014/02/24/fat-tuesday-finger-food/https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/okra-eggs-close-up.jpgokra eggs close upDevilish Eggs https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/eggs-close-up-yolks.jpgeggs close up yolksBackyard Chicken Eggs. Good work, ladies! https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/campania-stuffed-dates-in-progress.jpgcampania stuffed dates in progressDates with smoked preserved jalapenos, goat cheese-watercress filling, and Creminelli's "Campania" salami https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/campania-stuffed-dates-close.jpgcampania stuffed dates closeCampania, Goat Cheese & Watercress Stuffed Dateshttps://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/big-johns-cajun-w-label-shrooms.jpgbig johns cajun w label shroomsBig John's Cajun Stuffed 'Schroomshttps://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/big-john-cajun-stuffed-shrooms.jpgbig john cajun stuffed shroomshttps://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/sazerac-12.jpgsazerac-12My gal Sazerac and her yummy etouffee. https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/sazerac-11.jpgEtouffeeCrawfish Etouffeehttps://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/sazerac-2.jpgsazerac-2https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/eggs.jpgeggsBackyard Eggs. Thank you, ladies! 2014-03-05T18:08:22+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2014/02/22/the-old-fashioned-way/https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/old-fashion-cocktail-me_johno_cody.jpgOld-Fashion-Cocktail-me_JohnO_CodyMany Old-Fashioned's later.... [photos by Tristan Shepherd] 2014-02-22T21:05:14+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2014/02/19/bloody-marys-2-ways-sriracha-basil-lime-smoky-cajun-bacon/https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/connor_snowbirdu14qualifier.jpgconnor_snowbirdU14qualifierThanks BST for this photo of my racer! https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_0561.jpgIMG_0561Summit Ski Team's fantastic "GrillSki" [patent pending, I'm sure]. https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/sriracha_bloodymary.jpgsriracha_bloodymarySriracha Bloody Mary with Lime, Thai Basil, and Scallionshttps://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/cajun_bacon_bloody.jpgcajun_bacon_bloodyCajun Smoky Bacon Bloody Mary. Great slope-side or during your next ski tuning session. https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/bloodymaryskibar.jpgbloodymarySKIbarBloody Mary Barhttps://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/ski_tent.jpgski_tent2014-02-19T21:24:23+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2014/02/13/new-york-sour/https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/newyorksourclose.jpgNewYorkSourCloseNew York Sourhttps://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/sourmix.jpgsourMixhttps://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/newyorksour.jpgNewYorkSourClassic New York Sour made with rye whiskey and homemade sour mix2014-02-13T16:19:48+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2014/01/30/hemingway-mojito-another-mason-jar-cocktail/https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/hemingway_mojito.jpghemingway_mojitoHemingway Mojito: Grapefruit, rum, Disaronno, ginger syrup, mint & kumquat2014-01-31T07:15:51+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2014/01/07/hot-buttered-rum/https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/rum-butter-batter.jpgrum butter batterButter Batter and it's best. https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/rum-and-butter-batter.jpgrum and butter batterBest Butter Batter with rumhttps://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/hot_buttered_rum.jpghot_buttered_rumHot Buttered Rum. Yeah, baby. 2014-01-07T17:20:16+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2013/12/31/the-pomegrenade/https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/pomegrenadeedit.jpgPomeGrenadeEdithttps://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/pomegrenade.jpgpomeGrenadeThe PomeGrenade - made with Pomegranate-tequila liqueur 2014-01-04T03:47:41+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2013/12/19/cranberry-clementine-old-fashioned/https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/ball-book.jpgball bookMy Canning Bible. https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/cranberry-jam.jpgcranberry jamCranberry Jam with ginger and citrus. If you have a few tablespoons left from canning, it's terrific on toast, or mixed into a rum-citrus cocktail with a little ginger beer floater. https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/darby_cody_fancy.jpgdarby_cody_fancyMy buddy Ramos Gin Fizz and I, all fancied up. Classic polaroid. (photo by Cody Derrick)https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_1618.jpgIMG_1618Cranberry-Clementine Old Fashioned. Mid-century style (photo by Tristan Shepherd). 2014-04-25T07:03:19+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2013/12/03/utah-craft-beer-dinner-at-finca/https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/finca_sea-legs.jpgfinca_sea legsUinta Sea Legs Baltic Porter, fondled by my spectalulary tatooed buddy, Ramos Gin Fizz https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/finca_paella.jpgfinca_paellaPaella for 70https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/finca_empty-beers.jpgfinca_empty beersDead soldiers from the 2nd Annual Utah Craft Beer Dinnerhttps://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/finca_oysters.jpgfinca_oystersOysters with a coriander and citrus vinaigrette2013-12-08T21:38:42+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2013/11/27/bourbon-caramel-spiced-bar-nuts/https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/bourbon-caramel-spiced-bar-nuts.jpgBourbon Caramel Spiced Bar NutsBourbon Caramel Spiced Bar Nuts2013-11-28T00:49:43+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2013/11/03/green-tomatoes-fried-pickled-and-in-salsa-verde/https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/green-tomato-salsa-verde.jpggreen tomato salsa verdeGreen Tomato Salsa Verdehttps://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/pickled-cherry-tomatoes.jpgpickled cherry tomatoesSpicy Pickled Cherry Tomatoes - ready for brine and the canner!https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/fried-green-tomatoes.jpgfried green tomatoesFried Green Tomatoes with Chili Sauce2013-11-06T16:10:49+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2013/02/22/guinness-game-pot-pies/https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/antelopepotpie557k.jpgantelopepotpie557K2014-09-21T08:26:40+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2013/08/24/ratatouille-or-how-thomas-keller-made-my-life-hell/https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/ratatouille-ovenready1.jpgratatouille ovenreadyRatatouille towers, ready to go in the oven (I hadn't added the Panko yet). https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/thomas_keller_ratatouille.jpgthomas_keller_ratatouilleThomas Keller (left) constructing the ratatouille dished used for the film. https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/ratatouille_movie.jpgratatouille_movieRatatouille "All Stacked Up" in the movie. https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/d_withmillers_england1987.jpgD_withMillers_England1987Me (far right) with my gal Woodford Reserve's parents (Bob & Penny Miller) and their famous friends: Paul Levy, Michael Holroyd, Margaret Drabble, and Georgia Levy. England, summer 1987https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/paris1987.jpgparis1987Paris, 1987. https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/ratatouille_plated1.jpgratatouille_platedRatatouille: The case for Smell-o-vision2013-11-03T22:01:36+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2013/10/11/simple-syrup-in-a-flash/https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/simple_syrup.pngsimple_syrupFour steps to FAST simple syruphttps://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/booze_storage.jpgbooze_storageMmmm - smells like fall in here. And booze. 2013-11-03T22:01:04+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2013/10/29/the-poison-apple-a-bright-red-cinnamon-apple-cocktail/https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/cinnamon-candy.jpgcinnamon candyhttps://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/ball-ice-trays.jpgball ice trayshttps://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/pap_w_poison-apple.jpgPap_w_poison appleThe Poison Applehttps://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/emily_lauren_halloween-2013.jpgSnow White and Sexy Jesus (aka my gals Sazerac and Saketini) - Halloween 2013Snow White and Sexy Jesus (aka my gals Sazerac and Saketini) - Halloween 2013https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/poison_apple.jpgpoison_appleThe Poison Apple2013-10-29T16:41:51+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2013/10/24/corny-candy-cocktail/https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/candycorn.jpgcandycornCorny Candy cocktail2014-03-31T07:08:24+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2013/10/19/pretty-in-pink-a-cranberry-prosecco-sparkler/https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/cranberry-prosecco.jpgCranberry ProseccoPretty in Pink: A Cranberry-Prosecco Sparkler2013-10-19T19:26:26+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2013/09/20/the-wasatch-mule-a-pear-ginger-white-whiskey-cocktail/https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/wasatch_mule_shlibations.jpgwasatch_mule_SHLibationsThe Wasatch Mule 2014-05-24T21:07:27+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2013/09/13/peach-basil-bourbon-smash/https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/peach_basil_bourbon1.jpgpeach_basil_bourbonPeaches & Herb: A Peach-Basil Smash Cocktail2013-09-13T17:19:57+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2013/09/03/jalapeno-cucumber-gimlet/https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/jalapeno_gimlet.jpgjalapeno_gimletJalapeño-Cucumber Gimlet2013-09-03T19:43:04+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2013/02/12/who-is-this-gal/https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/web-cropcopy.jpgWEB- - CropCopy2013-12-03T23:23:07+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2013/08/02/frankenfruit-fennel-salad/https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/watermelonsalad.jpgFrankenFruit SaladWatermelon-Tomato & Fennel Salad2013-08-03T02:56:00+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2013/03/06/fear-and-loathing-in-the-lift-line/https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/powderhound.jpgpowderhoundhttps://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/d-ski-close-up.jpgd ski close upSlope-side selfie2013-08-02T17:59:25+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2013/07/16/cherry-basil-syrup-for-cocktails/https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/cherry_bellini.jpgcherry_belliniBasil-Cherry Bellini. Yum!https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/cherry_basil_syrup.jpgcherry_basil_syrupCherry, Basil & Pink Peppercorn Syrup. https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/cherry-pitter-w-boys.jpgcherry-pitter w boysLeifheit didn't pay us to use this pitter. We just think it's wonderful. 2013-07-16T20:44:19+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2013/07/11/mint-chocolate-julep-ice-cream/https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/mint_julep_icecream.jpgmint_julep_icecreamMint Chocolate Julep Ice Cream. So refreshing!2013-07-11T17:41:55+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2013/07/04/a-very-patriotic-gimlet/https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/4thgimlet.jpg4thGimletCucmber-Honeydew Gin Gimlet. Plymouth Gin didn't pay me to use their booze. I just think it's really tasty. 2013-07-04T20:24:07+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2013/06/28/salted-butter-pecan-bourbon-ice-cream/https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/ben_jerrys_cookbook.jpgben_jerrys_cookbookWorkman Publishing (1987)https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/butter_pecan_ic_ingredients.jpgbutter_pecan_ic_ingredientsNeither KitchenAid, nor Maker's Mark, nor Bourbon Barrel Foods, nor my hens have paid me to promote their products. I just like their stuff. https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/butterpecanicecream.jpgbutter pecan ice creamSalted Butter Pecan-Bourbon Ice Cream. Yup, it's pretty tasty. 2013-06-28T20:04:51+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2013/06/14/a-proper-and-improper-mint-julep-2/2013-06-14T16:41:34+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2013/06/13/pimms-cup-a-summer-classic/https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/pimms_cup.jpgpimms_cupPimm's Cup. Brilliant!2013-06-14T04:12:54+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2013/06/11/basil-goat-cheese-salad/https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/basilgoatcheesesalad.jpgbasilgoatcheesesaladFresh basil and goat cheese salad with heirloom tomatoes2013-06-11T18:53:07+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2013/06/07/white-lightnin-lemonade/https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/georgiamoon_cornwhiskey.jpggeorgiamoon_cornwhiskeyCommercially available 'moonshine': Less than 30 days oldhttps://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/whitelighninlemonade.jpgwhitelighninlemonadeWhite Lightnin' Lemonade2013-06-07T22:06:30+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2013/06/05/butter-mint-meltaway-cookies/https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/mint-cookies-and-beer.jpgmint cookies and beerButter-Mint "Meltaway" cookies are great with a chocolate stout. Thanks for the photo, Hoss!https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/cooky_book.jpgcooky_bookOne of my favorite vintage cookbooks. Thanks, mom! 2026-01-01T21:40:55+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2013/05/25/tequila-trifecta-grilled-pineapple-jalapeno-margaritas/https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/pineapplemargrocks.jpgpineapplemargrocksGrilled Pineapple-Jalepeno Margarita with Hawaiian Alaea sea salt rim. https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/pin-jalep-tequila.jpgGrilled Pineapple-Jalepeno Infused TequilaGrilled Pineapple-Jalepeno Infused Tequila. Sweet spice in a jar, my friends.https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/frozenpineapplemargarita.jpgfrozenpineapplemargaritaFrozen grilled pineapple-jalepeno margarita2013-05-25T21:23:25+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2013/05/21/a-sassy-orange-julep/https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/orange-julep.jpgorange julepBourbon-Campari Sassy Orange Julep2013-05-22T02:21:33+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2013/05/19/sunday-brunch-diy-red-beer-bar-a-layered-potato-baked-omelet/https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/potatotorta_finished.jpgpotatoTorta_finishedLayered Potato Baked Omelet with Sriracha saucehttps://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/potatotorta.jpgLayering your ingredientshttps://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/laurenalexbeer-bar.jpgLauren&AlexBeer BarSaketini and Smoked Porter digging in. Well, Sake will after her Pepcid kicks in #asianproblems Love ya, girlfriend! https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/mechad-beer-bar.jpgMe&Chad-beer barA Bourbon Gal and Hoss on Hops= Troublehttps://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/beerybar.jpgbeerybarDIY Red Beer (AKA "Beery Mary") Bar 2013-05-20T16:06:38+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2013/05/18/our-first-h-o-a-g-y-help-out-a-galguy-yeah-cucumber-gimlet/https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/cucumber_gimlet.jpgcucumber_gimletCucumber Gimlet2014-08-14T06:14:12+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2013/05/14/suddenly-summer-cucumber-basil-martini-with-a-salish-smoked-black-sea-salt-rim/https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/seasalts.jpgseasaltsA sampling of sea salts. In this case, I used the Salish Black Smoked Sea Salt from Caputo's Market, but I also like the coarser grained Durango smoked grey salt for this cocktail. https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/cucumberbasilmartini.jpgcucumberbasilmartiniCucumber Basil Martini 2013-05-20T15:28:15+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2013/05/10/holy-mackerel-tequila-ceviche/https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/mackerelceviche_sl.jpgmackerelceviche_SLMackerel Ceviche at Solomon's Landing, in the marina of Cabo san Lucashttps://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/mackerel_maros.jpgmackerel_marosBattered and fried fresh mackerel, grilled shrimp, and huge margaritas at Maro's Shrimp House. https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/mackerel_solomonslanding.jpgmackerel_solomonslandingFresh-caught mackerel three ways: all of them delicious. https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/me_roosterfish.jpgme_roosterfishMe, my Roosterfish, and The Macallan's thumb. We released this beauty, but ate a bunch of mackerel. 2013-05-11T04:18:57+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2013/04/26/a-proper-and-improper-mint-julep/https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/huntersthompson.jpghuntersthompsonDoesn't every 18 year old go through a phase when they want to be a great travel writer? I read this the summer between high school and college and it blew my mind. And gave me all sorts of ideas...https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/strawjulep2.jpgstrawJulep2How pretty is that?! The Strawberry Julep is perfect cocktail for a dinner by the grill, backyard bash, or lazy afternoon. https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/mintsimplesyrup.jpgmintsimplesyrupMinted simple syrup. Boozemongering at it's finest, my friends. You will use this freakalicious syrup in everything! https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/strawberry-julep.jpgstrawberry julephttps://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/photo.jpgMint JulepSome people have fancy silver Julep cups passed down through many generations. I have canning jars. 2013-06-14T16:41:34+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2013/04/05/superlative-slope-side-bloody-marys/https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/brightonkids_2targhee.jpgbrightonkids_2targheeThanks to Brighton Ski Team for this great photo of the racers at last year's Grand Targhee race. https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/bloody_mary.jpgbloody_maryBloody Mary2013-04-26T23:37:44+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2013/04/13/date-night-gorgonzola-stuffed-dates-with-whiskey-salami/https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/gorgonzola-and-salami-stuffed-dates.jpggorgonzola and salami stuffed dates2013-04-26T23:30:30+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2013/04/22/mmm-mmm-mmm-mojito-ice-cream/https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/mojito_ic_ingredients.jpgmojito_ic_ingredientshttps://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/chickenstrut.jpgchickenstrutOne of our five hens off to work (she has a very determined stride, no?) https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/mojito_ice_cream.jpgMojito Ice CreamCreamy zesty velvety goodness in 5... 4...3...2..YUM2013-04-22T20:08:32+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2013/04/17/garden-stratigraphy-cup-cakes/https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/assembling_garden_cupcakes.jpgassembling_garden_cupcakesSprite adding the finishing toucheshttps://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/garden_cupcake_close.jpggarden cupcakes2013-04-17T20:44:02+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2013/03/27/applaud-the-pod-okra-okra-okra/https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/okra_martini.jpgokra_martini2013-10-25T02:57:21+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2013/03/13/quick-and-easy-irish-soda-bread/2015-03-12T21:44:45+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2013/02/28/field-trip-fincas-high-west-distillery-whiskey-pairing-dinner/https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/finca_scott_gardner_mixologist.jpgfinca_scott_gardner_mixologisthttps://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/finca_flatbread_.jpgfinca_flatbread_https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/finca_cheese_punch.jpgPrairie Punch: perfect with cheese and savory snacks2013-03-10T03:08:10+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2013/01/31/boozemongering-infused-bacon-whiskey/2013-02-20T23:21:26+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.com/2013/01/31/nightcap-smoked-bacon-whiskey-hot-toddy/https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/filtering_baconbourbon.jpgfiltering_baconbourbonhttps://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_3777.jpg??????????????????????????https://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/baconbourbontoddy1.jpgbaconbourbontoddyhttps://abourbongal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/baconbourbontoddy.jpgbaconbourbontoddySmoked Bacon Bourbon Hot Toddy2013-02-20T23:19:39+00:00monthlyhttps://abourbongal.comdaily1.02026-01-01T21:57:36+00:00