Exploring Jerry Thomas’s Bar-Tender’s Guide — because while graduate school may be enough to drive anyone to drink, I prefer to be driven in style. [About] Twitter Updates follow me on Twitter FB.init("3a0d645b7877688ec52d7a209954e27b");my life in cocktails on FacebookTumblr (3.0; @mylifeincocktails)http://mylifeincocktails.com/I love sangria. Love it. But, there is something about it that decidedly says summertime, or at...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MyLifeInCocktails/~4/hfqDGEXe600" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MyLifeInCocktails/~3/hfqDGEXe600/16802588905http://mylifeincocktails.com/post/16802588905Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:01:23 -0600spicewinewinter drinkswinterhot drinksmulled winehttp://mylifeincocktails.com/post/16802588905My first couple years of graduate school, I developed an affinity for Melbourn Bros. Cherry Ale....<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MyLifeInCocktails/~4/kdjPxdegVvo" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MyLifeInCocktails/~3/kdjPxdegVvo/15010868186http://mylifeincocktails.com/post/15010868186Thu, 29 Dec 2011 23:13:55 -0600beerboisetravelfield workhttp://mylifeincocktails.com/post/15010868186I was going to mull some wine tonight — the air has a snap to it, and it took me an hour to...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MyLifeInCocktails/~4/VFtONrTGzsw" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MyLifeInCocktails/~3/VFtONrTGzsw/13573498228http://mylifeincocktails.com/post/13573498228Wed, 30 Nov 2011 20:55:11 -0600hot drinkswinemullingwinterspicespicture posthttp://mylifeincocktails.com/post/13573498228I wanted to post the caramel sauce recipe I used for the ill fated drink I posted about last week....<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MyLifeInCocktails/~4/qCGMK6o7cIc" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MyLifeInCocktails/~3/qCGMK6o7cIc/12179870896http://mylifeincocktails.com/post/12179870896Mon, 31 Oct 2011 19:34:03 -0500caramel saucecaramelhttp://mylifeincocktails.com/post/12179870896See that drink above? See how decadent it looks? How creamy? How it’s topped with caramel...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MyLifeInCocktails/~4/3b6juqEr_1I" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MyLifeInCocktails/~3/3b6juqEr_1I/12041913780http://mylifeincocktails.com/post/12041913780Fri, 28 Oct 2011 14:59:36 -0500failurehttp://mylifeincocktails.com/post/12041913780Last Saturday, we went to check out the resurrected Texas Craft Brewers Festival. I’d done...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MyLifeInCocktails/~4/kJ4qeDZ-GWA" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MyLifeInCocktails/~3/kJ4qeDZ-GWA/10847881477http://mylifeincocktails.com/post/10847881477Fri, 30 Sep 2011 09:40:42 -0500beerfield workaustinhttp://mylifeincocktails.com/post/10847881477I talk about Peché more than perhaps I should, because I love it more than perhaps I should. But, I...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MyLifeInCocktails/~4/LU7v1wcZ4ao" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MyLifeInCocktails/~3/LU7v1wcZ4ao/10559356130http://mylifeincocktails.com/post/10559356130Fri, 23 Sep 2011 11:24:42 -0500field workpecheaustinhttp://mylifeincocktails.com/post/10559356130Now, I don’t think this is a bad thing, but many of the cherries I received in my jar of...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MyLifeInCocktails/~4/Laqg-5d3aRY" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MyLifeInCocktails/~3/Laqg-5d3aRY/9641719634http://mylifeincocktails.com/post/9641719634Wed, 31 Aug 2011 17:24:52 -0500cherriesgarnishcherrycherith valley farmshttp://mylifeincocktails.com/post/9641719634At the tail end of our honeymoon (a word which always makes me think of the bit in Gregory...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MyLifeInCocktails/~4/Pyhxy6NmXnA" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MyLifeInCocktails/~3/Pyhxy6NmXnA/9051973659http://mylifeincocktails.com/post/9051973659Wed, 17 Aug 2011 16:45:04 -0500ginfield workseattlethe palace kitchenhttp://mylifeincocktails.com/post/9051973659Several weeks ago — before the wedding was looming too badly — my then-fiance and I took...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MyLifeInCocktails/~4/0tTZkprnRP4" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MyLifeInCocktails/~3/0tTZkprnRP4/8216046731http://mylifeincocktails.com/post/8216046731Fri, 29 Jul 2011 10:01:06 -0500meadfield workTexashttp://mylifeincocktails.com/post/8216046731I’ve been absent. I don’t usually get into my personal life too much here, but among...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MyLifeInCocktails/~4/lsbTLu6nPJ4" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MyLifeInCocktails/~3/lsbTLu6nPJ4/8116972203http://mylifeincocktails.com/post/8116972203Tue, 26 Jul 2011 23:49:22 -0500personalfamilyvintagehttp://mylifeincocktails.com/post/8116972203I still haven’t managed to rip the lid off my fourth jar of cherries (no joke), but at least...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MyLifeInCocktails/~4/WUk2Waa9N7M" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MyLifeInCocktails/~3/WUk2Waa9N7M/6590046053http://mylifeincocktails.com/post/6590046053Thu, 16 Jun 2011 11:25:47 -0500cherriesgarnishluxardohttp://mylifeincocktails.com/post/6590046053For this month’s Austin Food Swap, I was going to make irish cream. Then, I forgot to buy...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MyLifeInCocktails/~4/icgT0qHvp2Y" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MyLifeInCocktails/~3/icgT0qHvp2Y/6355233138http://mylifeincocktails.com/post/6355233138Thu, 09 Jun 2011 10:52:00 -0500liqueuramarettoalmondvodkasugarbrown sugarvanillahttp://mylifeincocktails.com/post/6355233138I’ll be back to the cherries next week. Consider this an aside as I recover from having moved...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MyLifeInCocktails/~4/reaAWKtzf54" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MyLifeInCocktails/~3/reaAWKtzf54/5897938353http://mylifeincocktails.com/post/5897938353Fri, 27 May 2011 09:39:00 -0500whipped lightningwhipped creamvanillagarnishhttp://mylifeincocktails.com/post/5897938353Maker’s Mark Bourbon Flavored Cherries, much like the Sable & Rosenfeld Tipsy Cherries I...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MyLifeInCocktails/~4/6cpjRJmsuQI" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MyLifeInCocktails/~3/6cpjRJmsuQI/5422014074http://mylifeincocktails.com/post/5422014074Thu, 12 May 2011 10:17:52 -0500cherrygarnishcherriesMaker's MarkMaker's Mark Bourbon Flavored Cherrieshttp://mylifeincocktails.com/post/5422014074I thought this was going to be one post about four kinds of cherries, but instead it’s four...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MyLifeInCocktails/~4/kUBPYKdEwnw" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MyLifeInCocktails/~3/kUBPYKdEwnw/5046459373http://mylifeincocktails.com/post/5046459373Fri, 29 Apr 2011 13:42:15 -0500cherrygarnishSable &amp; Rosenfeldhttp://mylifeincocktails.com/post/5046459373I realize I sound like a total incompetent — which might not be too far from the truth...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MyLifeInCocktails/~4/Yf0iJNKUOm8" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MyLifeInCocktails/~3/Yf0iJNKUOm8/4780036682http://mylifeincocktails.com/post/4780036682Wed, 20 Apr 2011 12:12:10 -0500cherriesgarnishcherrytaste testhttp://mylifeincocktails.com/post/4780036682I had this whole post planned out about different kinds of cherries and why some are better than...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MyLifeInCocktails/~4/yZfEHhc9dvo" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MyLifeInCocktails/~3/yZfEHhc9dvo/4634643143http://mylifeincocktails.com/post/4634643143Fri, 15 Apr 2011 10:41:00 -0500garnishcherrypicture posthttp://mylifeincocktails.com/post/4634643143The cocktail is older than old-fashioned. This particular cocktail in particular most definitely is....<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MyLifeInCocktails/~4/Xcv60eTewrg" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MyLifeInCocktails/~3/Xcv60eTewrg/4443214710http://mylifeincocktails.com/post/4443214710Fri, 08 Apr 2011 11:41:18 -0500whiskeygum syrupbitterslemonlemon twistcocktailthe bartender's guidehttp://mylifeincocktails.com/post/4443214710Austin Bakes for Japan, held just this past Saturday, was a resounding success. The effort raised...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MyLifeInCocktails/~4/vDhNmOsOOoU" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MyLifeInCocktails/~3/vDhNmOsOOoU/4369572337http://mylifeincocktails.com/post/4369572337Tue, 05 Apr 2011 13:24:46 -0500Austineventscookieshttp://mylifeincocktails.com/post/4369572337