Category: Drinks

Earl Grey Gin Cocktail

On a recent trip to Cape Cod, I brought along a number of different spirits so I could play bartender for my friends. On the menu were Pimm’s Cups, Negroi’s and something I had never tried in a cocktail before; Earl Grey Gin by Corgi Spirits in Jersey […]

Pomegranate Fruit Mimosa

This drink is a great way to class up a mimosa during any occasion.  A perfect drink for brunch.

Great Performances, New York’s premier catering company provided this recipe and photo. They are also the exclusive caterer at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.

Pierre Ferrand 1840 Formula Cognac Summer Cocktail

Summer in a glass. This Georgia Smash is the perfect cocktail to make for a hot afternoon backyard hangout with friends.  Recipe and photo submitted by Timothy Miner, Bar Manager at The Jakewalk in Brooklyn NY.

Old Overholt Rye Cocktail

Improving upon an already delicious cocktail, The Tux can be thought of as a refined Old Fashioned.  Originally provided to our Refined Chef site by Hanson Dry Bar in Clinton Hill – Brooklyn, NY

Peppermint Schnapps Holiday Cocktail

Holiday cheer in an Irish coffee mug. Get out your vodka, peppermint schnapps and peppermint stick and make this on a cool evening during the holiday season. 

Recipe and photo submitted by Iggy’s Keltic Lounge in NYC.

More Than Just a Caffeine Subscription at Daily Grind

By Jeremy Sierra There are subscription services for movies, wine, music, clothes, and even dinner. Now, if you live in Lower Manhattan, there’s one for coffee. If you like to be on a first name basis with your barista and you live or work in the financial district, […]

Bongo Java

By Sean McHugh I have to admit, I’m a coffee fiend. There’s rarely ever a day that I find myself drinking anything other than coffee and water throughout. Lucky for me, and for all coffee fiends, Nashville is home to a bevy of exceptional coffee roasters and espresso […]

Barista Parlor Coffee in Golden Sound

By Sean McHugh Nashville is most famously referred to as “Music City, USA,” regardless of one’s opinion on such a title, it should be noted that Nashville has become much more than just “Music City.” Most notably, Nashville has become a much more gastromically inclined city, growing in […]