Fernet Branca: Not for the faint of heart…or stomach
It’s often referred to as the “liqueur of Hades”. To say it’s an “acquired taste” is a vast understatement. Salon.com even dubbed it “the trendy dink that makes you gag.” So, what the hell is it and why would anyone want to drink? Already quite popular in Italy and parts of Europe, Fernet Branca continues to grow [...]
Ingredient of the Month: Tequila
In honor of Cinco de Mayo, this month’s ingredient is Tequila! The GINtender’s favorite tequila definition: “Tequila is the secret weapon invented by Mexicans to reduce productivity in other economies.” – Richard Neill Tequila is made by distilling the fermented juice of the blue agave plant. The most important thing to take away from the Gintender [...]
The Source of Domaine de Canton
Several months ago, the GINtender featured Domaine de Canton as the ingredient of the month. It is an amazing new product that is standard in almost any new cocktail bar. A beautiful unique product that is fun and exciting to mix…it is a crucial ingredient in the Eminent Domaine at Wisdom and one that is [...]
Ingredient of the Month: Qi Black Tea Liqueur
Pronounced “chee”, Qi Black tea is an ingredient we immediately latched onto due to its uniqueness. It is made in small batches in California. It has the alcohol proof of a typical vodka, the smokiness of a scotch and it is defined as a liqueur. The smokiness is particularly striking and is obtained from infusing [...]
Ingredient of the month: Lucid Absinthe
This month, the GINtender would like to celebrate the four year anniversary of absinthe becoming legal once again. After over 95 years of an absinthe ban here in the United States, on March 5, 2007, Lucid was finally given the “OK” by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau. It was the first genuine [...]
Ingredient of the Month: Zubrowka
Surprise! Oh yes, that’s right. After berating so many vodka drinkers for their love of a bland, tasteless liquor that just doesn’t have what it take to become gin, the GINtender has selected Bison Grass vodka as the liquor ingredient of the month. But before too much judgment is passed, we here at the GINtender [...]
Liqueur Of The Month: Bénédictine
This month, the GINtender will be experimenting with Bénédictine, an herbal liqueur which is fabled to have originated from an old Benedictine monk, Dom Bernardo Vincelli, in 1510. We will be posting new and exciting recipes daily and might even have a few original concoctions of our own that you can try at Wisdom/Fruit Bat/Church [...]
And the alcohol of the month is…
Green Chartreuse!!! That’s right, the GINtender will be providing you with an assortment of recipes throughout December featuring this French liqueur as the main ingredient! According to legend, the Carthusian monks of Vauvert (near Paris) adopted an “elixir of life” concoction from one Francois Hannibal d’Estrees in 1605. The original recipe called for some 130 [...]
