Sharkbait’s Cocktail of the Week: I’m Back, Back in the Cocktail Groove

Sharkbait - July 5, 2024July 4, 2024

Hello once again and happy Friday. I trust everyone still has the requisite number of digits still attached to their hands after yesterday's festivities. I certainly do, and on top of that, in feeling much better after two week yous of antibiotics. I'm not 100% back yet, but that's no

Sharkbait’s (Not) Cocktail of the Week: Down With The Sickness

Sharkbait - June 28, 2024June 28, 2024

Life pro tip. Avoid sinus infections. I'd rate them 0/10. That's right. Due to this lingering infection, I've got nothing made this week, for the second week in a row in fact. I woke up on Fathers day to the room spinning like I was drunk, but minus all the fun

Sharkbait’s Cocktail of the Week: Unique New York

Sharkbait - June 14, 2024June 14, 2024

Hello Friday, nice to see you again. I've been looking forward to today for a myriad of reasons: I've been poked and prodded over the last few weeks with various doctors and dentist appointments and today is the last appointment! Also the Euros start today! A month of pretending to

Sharkbait’s Cocktail of the Week: Patience is a Virtue

Sharkbait - June 7, 2024June 7, 2024

Hooray for Friday! I've had a surprisingly busy week and needed to pivot off what I was hoping to make this week. Turns out, I hit on an excellent middle ground. I went to the Martini book for a quick and easy variant to make, and found a strong sounding

Sharkbait’s Cocktail of the Week: Chasing the Green Fairy

DFOing Good

Sharkbait - May 31, 2024May 31, 2024

Happy short week Friday! Just curious, did anything of significance happen yesterday that I might have missed? Nah, definitely not. This week I found an interesting twist on a daiquiri that I wanted to try. It adds a few dashes of absinthe to the sugar/lime juice rum mix. I've been

Sharkbait’s Cocktail of the Week: Heatwave!

Sharkbait - May 24, 2024May 24, 2024

Hello long weekend! It's been a long, and unseasonably hot week and I need a nice drink for the upcoming weekend. I went into this week's drink looking for something light and refreshing since it's touched 90 degrees that last few days. I was in a little bit of a

Sharkbait’s Cocktail of the Week: I’m All Right

Sharkbait - May 17, 2024May 17, 2024

...Don't nobody worry 'bout me. Thanks to Chris Kreider's third period hat trick to eliminate the Carolina Hurricanes Vichy Whalers, I am very much alright this evening. NHL playoffs are glorious and heart wrenching all at the same time. This week's drink was a last minute switch out, as the

Sharkbait’s Cocktail of the Week: The Breadman Cometh

Sharkbait - May 10, 2024May 10, 2024

Playoff overtime is awesome. Heart attack inducing if your team is involved, but extremely entertaining none the less. The intro here is being written after the second overtime game in a row with the Rangers being victorious in both games. Back to back overtime winners and a 3-0 series lead means

Sharkbait’s Cocktail of the Week: Cinco de Derby

Sharkbait - May 3, 2024May 2, 2024

Happy Derby and Cinco de Mayo Friday! Hopefully you've all got something lined up for this excellent weekend. Me? I'll be out of state at a friend's wedding that they are turning into a giant Kentucky Derby party. Unfortunately, the Cinco de Mayo portion of the weekend is travel for

Sharkbait’s Cocktail of the Week: Perils of the EBUG

Sharkbait - April 26, 2024April 26, 2024

I'm going to get straight to the point and temper expectations right off the bat. This is not going to be a good and or in depth post. It's mostly a reflection on my inability to plan ahead for something I do on a weekly basis, and it's finally come

Sharkbait’s Cocktail of the Week: Friends in the Right Places

Sharkbait - April 19, 2024April 19, 2024

Welcome back to the best day of the week. This week's drink is the result of an innocent, half joking ask of my bartender friend of what I should make. I expected him to reply with some over the top nonsense that only he can concoct with special ingredients at

Sharkbait’s Cocktail of the Week: Experimentation

Sharkbait - April 5, 2024April 5, 2024

Thankfully we've reached the end of the work week, and not too soon. This week I've been doing some experimenting. A while back at a Superb Owl party I hosted, some friends brought over a bottle of Martini and Rossi Fiero. That is a sweet orange (and slightly bitter) vermouth.