Back to reality is right. I'm back home after spending close to two and a half months down on the Cape. It felt good to be down there, like it was normal almost, but not quite there. It was a welcome break for sure. In a bit of forward thinking, I
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Sharkbait’s Cocktail of the Week: Storm’s A Brewin…
Hello and welcome to another summer Friday. Up here in the Northeast it is finally starting to get warmer and feel more seasonal. Like last week's spritzer, I wanted to focus on a lighter, easily drinkable cocktail. Mrs. Sharkbait and I are still on our self imposed quarantine, so the
Sharkbait’s Cocktail of the Week: Spritz!
How is everyone this week? I see the roller-coaster of suck that is 2020 is still going strong. Mrs. Sharkbait and I decided that we would head to our place on Cape Cod for a while. We usually rent it out for the summer, but our mid June to mid
Sharkbait’s Cocktail of the Week: Late Substitutions
Wait? It's Friday again? Already? When the hell did that happen? These weeks and days are melding together it seems in an endless slog through the awfulness that is the year 2020. This week some states started to re-open in stages, which is a small shimmer of hope that we may
Sharkbait’s Cocktail of the Week: The Land of Milk & Honey
Well, we've survived another week in the nightmare known as 2020. I've got to be honest, all days are starting to run together. It seems like the only way I can keep track of the days is writing this column every week. It's the little things right? Anyway, on to
Sharkbait’s Cocktail of the Week: Sours 2
"Give me the coffee to deal with the things I can control, give me alcohol to deal with the things I can't" I heard that phrase late last week. While I find it amusing, it also serves as a reminder that there are, in fact, a lot of things that are
Sharkbait’s Cocktail of the Week: Fancy Fancy
Well, its Friday once again. That means we're mixing drinks again. Usually, my cocktail selection process follows one of two paths. I either search the web with a pre selected base spirit in mind to find an obscure drink or recipe I've never had before. The other method is to
Sharkbait’s Cocktail of the Week: Bittersweet
Happy Friday...wait, is it Friday? Regardless, it's a day that ends with "Y", so we should start drinking right? So let's get to it. Just like last week, I'm dipping into the "bench" and instead of using the canton again, I'm instead using elder flower liqueur as a key ingredient. But
Sharkbait’s Cocktail of the Week: The Need For a Deep Bench
Hello and welcome to yet another inside Friday. It's week 3 of social distancing; hopefully supplies of food and liquor remain high. I'm certainly looking to make the most of my stash, mostly because I'm trying to limit my trips outside for errands. Looking at my "bench", I found a
Sharkbait’s Cocktail of the Week: Sour Times
Hello once again and a happy Friday to my fellow shut ins. Hopefully you're all practicing good social distancing and keeping inside, except for essentials. Good thing alcohol is considered essential! This week, I'm bringing you a cocktail from one of my favorite food personalities, Alton Brown. He put out