With school stuff officially underway, it’s easy to understand why we might think that summer is coming to a close. But then we look at the calendar and realize that we’re very very wrong. There are a couple of weeks left before we officially step into fall, so […]
On today’s episode of Tasting at The Murder Table, we’re headed back to Liquor.com’s 24 Cocktails You Should Know How To Make list. This time around, we’re making a Sidecar. Here’s the link to the Liquor.com webpage for this drink: https://www.liquor.com/recipes/sidecar/ And here’s the recipe: Ingredients: 1 1/2 […]
A short while ago, the fine folks at Liquor.com published a list of 24 Cocktails that everyone should know how to make. We decided to tackle a few and report our findings to you, our dear dear followers. The first Cocktail that we decided to try is the […]
We’re always looking for an excuse to have a cocktail, so when we were approached by the folks that run the Cocktail Cadre Shop to review a couple of their cocktail-centric t-shirts, we of course said yes. Our plan for this review: talk about their t-shirts and make […]
For those of you that have never heard of Boilo, here are a few words about it courtesy of a December 2019 Philadelphia Inquirer article: Boilo — often boiled in a large pot, hence the name — is modeled on a honeyed Lithuanian and Polish liqueur (krupnikas and […]
The last time we tiki’d with you was way back in the frosty winter of 2018 when the pineapples were chilling and the orchids were hibernating. Yes, it gets a tad frosty in Redondo Beach, Bub. That was for Tiki 101 at Hudson House. A crash course in […]
What happens when you combine an episode of Pretty Shiny Packaging with an episode of A Tasting at The Murder Table? Here’s the short answer… We first review a pretty shiny booze-centric product, then put it to use and review some booze. And now for the long answer… […]
The secret to a good recipe, aside from reading ALL of the directions and not skipping to the end, is having good ingredients… Stop buying the green bottle of lime, crack open that chain purse, and spend thirty cents on a real lime! Enough with the generic simple […]
Thanks to the wonders of technology, the West Coast Office and His Better Half (aka Mrs. Satellite Engineer aka LAKocktail. Never let it be said that we don’t love a good alias around here!) gathered at Krouse Island while I saddled up to The Murder Table for a […]
If you’re a regular reader, then you’ll immediately recognize this cocktail, which was featured in our review of El Guapo Bitters and Syrups. It’s called The Oaxacan Old Fashioned and it was inspired by a cocktail with the same name that we sampled at a local bar called […]