Category Archives: COCKTAILS

ROSEMARY BEACH RESTAURANTS AND RECIPES

ROSEMARY BEACH is aptly named: “Beach” for the glorious sparkling white-quartz sand that hugs the Gulf of Mexico and “Rosemary” both for the flavorful herb and, by extension, the flavorful food that thrives in the northwest Florida beach community. For a 107-acre town welcoming homeowners and vacationers—and an area where almost every rental accommodation sports [...]

Cocktail Recipe from Gulf Shores, Alabama

I’m most impressed by the color palette and how The Hangout’s signature cocktail, the Surf’s Up, matches the restaurant’s aqua, orange and yellow menus. No accident here. The coordination is highly calculated. Then, again, so is everything about the property. Location right on the beach, indoor/outdoor seating, kid’s activities, DJs who badger the tourists into [...]

¶ Posted 26 July 2012 † Susan Manlin Katzman § RECIPES § RESTAURANTS § TRAVEL ‡ Comments (0) °

PARIS HOTEL LUTETIA

First thing I’m doing when I win the lottery is flying to Paris, rushing to 45 boulevard Raspail and checking into a suite at the Hôtel Lutetia. It doesn’t have to be the super elegant Eiffel Suite with a bedroom sequestered up a flight of stairs and a balcony offering an unparalleled view of the [...]

¶ Posted 21 May 2012 † Susan Manlin Katzman § ACCOMMODATIONS § DRINKS § FRANCE § PARIS § RECIPES § TRAVEL ‡ Comments (0) °

Hot Chocolate and Rum Punch

You know what I’m going to miss most about winter? No, not skiing in St. Moritz, and certainly not heating bills large enough to pay for skiing in St. Moritz. I’m going to miss the après ski hot chocolate mélange as served at the Hauser Hotel in St. Moritz. The hot chocolate is so comforting [...]

¶ Posted 31 March 2012 † Susan Manlin Katzman § CHOCOLATE § DRINKS § Uncategorized ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: Anguilla, hot chocolate, rum punch, St. Moritz

500 SIPS OF SUMMER

Specialty-of-the-house cocktails from very special places including Hotel Danieli, Dolce La Hulpe Brussles and the Crystal Symphony. Cheers!

¶ Posted 27 June 2011 † Susan Manlin Katzman § CRUISING § DRINKS § RECIPES § TRAVEL ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: Champagne, Crystal Cruises, Dolce La Hulpe Brussels, Hotel Danieli, Panama Canal, Specialty cocktails

GRAND VELAS SPECIALITY COCKTAIL

GRAND VELAS ALL SUITES & SPA RESORT in Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico, does everything right, even seeing to details of cocktails.

¶ Posted 27 August 2010 † Susan Manlin Katzman § RESORTS § SPAS § TRAVEL ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: Grand Velas, Malibu, melon liqueur, Mexico, Nuevo Vallarta

FOURTH OF JULY SPIRITS

RED WHITE AND BLUE TOASTING FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY FRENCH CANADIAN KISS From the bar in Panache restaurant at the Auberge Saint-Antoine, Quebec City, Canada Combine in a cocktail shaker: 1-1/2 ounce pineapple juice 1 ounce vanilla Smirnoff vodka 1/2 ounce Ricaneux Framboise or raspberry liqueur Add ice. Shake. Pour into a martini glass. Garnish [...]