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Decadent Hot Chocolate with Green Chartreuse and Kirschwasser

Decadent Hot Chocolate with Green Chartreuse and Kirschwasser

Combining Green Chartreuse and hot chocolate may seem like an odd pairing. It’s definitely one that you have to experience firsthand before you can understand how complementary the flavor profiles are. The bold flavors of the 55% ABV Chartreuse easily stand up to the complexity…

Japanese Cocktail

Japanese Cocktail

Despite dating back to 1862 and being credited to the legendary bartender, Jerry Thomas, the Japanese cocktail isn’t one you’ll see on a menu at many cocktail bars. This simple combination of Cognac, orgeat (almond syrup), and bitters is on the sweeter end of the…

Brandy Alexander

Brandy Alexander

The Brandy Alexander – a classic dessert cocktail with a reputation that even includes a history of popularity among a few of The Beatles. (I’d have never known that if it weren’t for reading the back story in Robert Simonson’s book, 3-Ingredient Cocktails. Regardless, with…

Toffee Negroni

Toffee Negroni

This cocktail is sort of like a Negroni – at least in the sense that it’s three ingredients in equal parts, and sure to appeal to the Negroni drinker.

Cranberry Vodka Martini

Cranberry Vodka Martini

The classic vodka martini gets a slight lift via cranberry bitters and an expressed lime twist.

Strawberry Cachaça Shake

Strawberry Cachaça Shake

Cachaça isn’t the most well-known sugarcane spirit. Pretty much every other style of rum is more well-known. If you’ve heard of it, chances are it’s because you’ve had it in the national drink of Brazil, the caipirinha. Production of cachaça is similar to that of…

Down-to-Earth Space Stuff – Cirque Coffee Carves a Niche in Tulsa’s Coffee Scene

When Cirque Coffee opened in August 2016, many wondered how Tulsa could support another coffee shop—or if it needed one. Perhaps it was less about the number of coffee shops and more about the fear of the city being overrun by beard-donning baristas.