Back To Reality Open Thread

Sharkbait - July 6, 2022July 6, 2022

Hi there! It's your resident Friday afternoon bartender checking in on a Wednesday. How are we all doing? Good? Excellent. I'm fresh off of a week in Maine, and while it was fun, it was too short and I'm ready for another break already. Being away and out and about felt

Sharkbait’s Cocktail of the Week: RTFM

Sharkbait - July 1, 2022July 1, 2022

Apologies up front for the severely half assed and abridged post this week. I've been out of town since last Thursday. I was in a friend's wedding on Saturday, so I had to travel to Maine for the weekend, and then post wedding, I met up with Mrs Sharkbait (who

Sharkbait’s Cocktail of the Week: FIRE!

Sharkbait - June 24, 2022June 24, 2022

Happy Friday one and all. I promise after this week I'll finally put the Chartreuse away for a little while. However this one has been on the backlog for a while. Mainly because it involves open flame. Who doesn't like their booze with a little bit of fire? This is the

Sharkbait’s Cocktail of the Week: With A Little Help From My Friends

Sharkbait - June 17, 2022June 17, 2022

Happy friday one and all! This week I had a special guest come over and review this week's drink: Our very own Boris! He's ventured out of the state of Florida to come and visit friends and family, and we met up for beers and then he came over to try

Sharkbait’s Cocktail of the Week: Merry Gin Day Eve

Sharkbait - June 10, 2022June 10, 2022

Happy Friday once again! This Friday is somewhat special since it is "World Gin Day" eve. Did you know that was a thing? I certainly didn't. I think that means I need to make and review a gin based drink right? I originally was going to make the Last Word

Sharkbait’s Cocktail of the Week: It’s Pronounced Nuclear

Sharkbait - June 3, 2022June 3, 2022

Hello and happy Friday once again. I've cleared my 'rona quarantine at FOB: Cape Cod without any positive tests so I'm finally back home. The bachelor party which was the reason for going to Vegas in the first place was highly entertaining as most bachelor parties are. I enjoyed how we

Sharkbait’s Cocktail of the Week: Punchout!

Sharkbait - May 27, 2022May 27, 2022

Hello and happy long weekend Friday everyone. I’m checking in from Forward Operating Base: Cape Cod this week. I’ve been isolating here since I went to Las Vegas for a bachelor party last week. Given that Sharkette isn’t vaccinated yet (looking at you FDA. You have Moderna data, review it!)

Sharkbait’s Cocktail of the Week: Judgement Day

Sharkbait - May 20, 2022May 20, 2022

Happy cocktail Friday! I'm excited to bring a new spirit to the arsenal of booze I keep in the bar. But first a little bit of back story. I wanted to make a tropical drink this week (a mai tai specifically) but was lacking orgeat syrup. When discussing how to

Sharkbait’s Cocktail of the Week: Blondes Have More Fun

Sharkbait - May 13, 2022May 13, 2022

Happy Friday one and all. This week I've got a gin based cocktail I've been wanting to try. With it getting warmer finally, I'm once again looking for more seasonally appropriate drinks that are easy to make while spending time outside that are also refreshing. The Dirty Blonde recipe seems

Sharkbait’s Cocktail of the Week: Minty Fresh

Sharkbait - May 6, 2022May 6, 2022

Happy Derby eve! I found it somewhat hard to believe in my couple years writing about drinks, I've yet to make a mint julep. This needs to be rectified immediately. Especially since I'm going to be serving them to a small gathering we're hosting for the Derby, so I should

Sharkbait’s Cocktail of the Week: Margurites

Sharkbait - April 29, 2022April 29, 2022

Happy Friday and day 2 of the NFL draft. I missed the first round last night but it seems like I missed a decent amount: The Jets and Giants did a good?! AJ Brown to the Eagles! Hollywood Brown to the Cardinals in what I assume was some sort of mix-up where they

Sharkbait’s Cocktail Of The Week: Room For Improvement

Sharkbait - April 22, 2022April 22, 2022

Happy Friday everyone. For this week we're going a little old school. The Improved cocktail has been around since the 1870s when bartender Jerry Thomas created it, and then published it in his book "How To Mix Drinks: or the Bon-Vivant's Companion". What makes this improved is that it builds on