Quarantine Cocktail Hour: Amaretto and Ginger

Welcome! Glad to have you over. Pull up a stool or something, cause it’s cocktail hour at the blog, and today we’re trying an idea I got from the folks over at Thrillist — an amaretto and ginger beer mixer.

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St. Patrick’s Favorite Drink

Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with a couple of Vodka Stingers. Kassi approves. 🍀

Pumpkin Latte Beer and Ace Pumpkin Cider

Labyrinth Glass

This year while out shopping for turkey and wine, I discovered a couple of very fallish, and very Thanksgiving-appropriate beverages I thought I’d share with you all. One is a new seasonal coffee brew from my favorite DFW brewery Martin House, and the other is a special cider I haven’t seen in three years — Ace’s own extraordinary Pumpkin Cider. Read on!

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Ace Pineapple Cider & Shannon Irish Red

Ace Pineapple Cider

Beer is great year-round, but summer brings its own varieties. I noticed recently that hard ciders are becoming more popular. I had a chance to sample a new one from Ace, makers of an outstanding pumpkin cider that I am very much looking forward to having again this fall. Their pear cider, available in all seasons, merits a future review. But this one I had not seen before.

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