Sharkbait’s Cocktail of the Week: Lemonade? No. Limoncello

Sharkbait - August 7, 2020August 6, 2020

I'm back again with another drink featuring mint. I still have multiple fresh sprigs so I want to make sure I put them to good use. I originally was thinking of a gin/mint/blueberry drink. Most of the recipes I saw were just variations on a gin & tonic. Though delicious

Sharkbait’s Cocktail of the Week: Back To Reality

Sharkbait - July 31, 2020July 31, 2020

Back to reality is right. I'm back home after spending close to two and a half months down on the Cape. It felt good to be down there, like it was normal almost, but not quite there. It was a welcome break for sure. In a bit of forward thinking, I

Sharkbait’s Cocktail of the Week: He’s Got Bees!

Sharkbait - July 24, 2020July 24, 2020

Oh yes. Just like Gob himself, I've got bees again this week. I came across a list of summer drinks to enjoy by the fire. The Bee's Elbow caught my eye, and decided to mix it up for you all this week. Before I get into the drink, can I

Sharkbait’s Cocktail of the Week: Algonquin

Sharkbait - July 17, 2020July 20, 2020

Hello and happy summer Friday everyone. For this week, I wanted to make something a tad bit simpler than the last two weeks, which featured dark rum based tropical drinks. Not to mention the supply of Goslings is running precariously low. So I went to work doing some "research" in

Sharkbait’s Cocktail of the Week: Rupert Holmes Special

DFOing Good

Sharkbait - July 10, 2020July 10, 2020

Rupert Holmes? Isn't he the guy who sang the pina colada song? Yes, yes he is. Also, you're welcome for getting that song stuck in all of your heads. What does a song from 1979 have to do with this week? No, I'm not making a pina colada (yet). This week,

Sharkbait’s Cocktail of the Week: A 1-2 Punch Combination

Sharkbait - July 3, 2020July 3, 2020

Happy long weekend everyone. With today being an observed holiday, I hope that the majority of you are ready to start day drinking. As they say: "You can't drink all day unless you start in the morning!" Given that we're in the middle of summer, and I have plenty of

Sharkbait’s Cocktail of the Week: Clovers

Sharkbait - June 26, 2020June 26, 2020

One of the fun perks of writing this post is the amount of suggestions I get from friends who read. This week's drink is one that was suggested during a socially distant movie night. It's also another cocktail that calls for an egg white. Raw egg again? Damn right. If it's

Sharkbait’s Cocktail of the Week: Snakebitten

Sharkbait - June 19, 2020June 19, 2020

Welcome once again everyone. This week, I've decided to deviate a bit from the theme of simplicity I've been writing about over the last few weeks. I have a fairly extensive list of drinks I've found either in my cocktail books, or the internet that I've been adding to every

Sharkbait’s Cocktail of the Week: Gentlemen Of Leisure

Sharkbait - June 12, 2020June 18, 2020

It's always interesting when you get a text message like this: "I need a second / third opinion on this cocktail". Checking the link, I was surprised when I saw it was a split base cocktail. Not so much on the fact that it was a split base, but more

Sharkbait’s Cocktail of the Week: Storm’s A Brewin…

Sharkbait - June 5, 2020June 5, 2020

Hello and welcome to another summer Friday. Up here in the Northeast it is finally starting to get warmer and feel more seasonal. Like last week's spritzer, I wanted to focus on a lighter, easily drinkable cocktail. Mrs. Sharkbait and I are still on our self imposed quarantine, so the

Sharkbait’s Cocktail of the Week: Spritz!

Sharkbait - May 29, 2020May 29, 2020

How is everyone this week? I see the roller-coaster of suck that is 2020 is still going strong. Mrs. Sharkbait and I decided that we would head to our place on Cape Cod for a while. We usually rent it out for the summer, but our mid June to mid

Sharkbait’s Cocktail of the Week: Gut Punch

Sharkbait - May 22, 2020May 21, 2020

I'm not going to lie, I'm still at a loss for words. This week has been quite depressing. I've lost count as to the number of times I've edited this post, because I don't know if I can adequately express how I feel. Losing The Wee Baby Seamus this week has