Laura works in the world of craft spirits when she's not writing and sipping for Motif. None of her interviews are asked to use any specific products as she is an equal opportunity imbiber. Right now she's toying with starting an instagram of "cocktails & cats" because, of course.
Fall. Autumn. The season elicits a specific kind of ambivalent response. The death of summer. Harbinger of winter. That special time when kids go back to school, adults rejoice and college coeds fill red cups and get to learning. Not to mention the ubiquitous pumpkinism, spiced eu pumpkin, pumpkinish, pumpkings, a la pumpkins, etc. Some of […]
When in search of refreshment, a fated coupling of spirits and expertise occur, if we’re fortunate enough to notice. This particular cocktail writer found herself in such a state when rummaging for a cocktail in Lovecraft’s favorite (and home) city. Not just any cocktail, but one that thoughtfully acknowledged this long sleeping master of pulp, […]
I like wine. I like cocktails. I like cocktails with wine. Especially now that it’s summer, I prefer dumping something delicious into a pitcher and pouring (surreptitiously) near the beach or sharing with friends. Speaking of friends, a friend of mine recently challenged me to bring Sangria to a get-together. Who doesn’t love a good […]
It’s so easy to overdo it. Like when you offer to host a summer barbeque and realize this also means you should have drinks; after creating your bbq sauce from scratch you find yourself muddling mint for 40 drinks … by hand … for two hours. I may have done something like this in the […]
Okay, okay, okay. Admit it. You read “roller derby” and your mind went, “Tough hot chicks in ripped stuff swirling around I don’t know what’s happening and they’re on skates and they will kill each other while I drink beer and watch.” Fine. I’ll admit it. Roller derby women are hot shit. They’re strong. They […]
Has spring sprung yet? The bitch usually does with a sting, at least here in New England, where this idyllic season greets us with hearty slap in the face from sleet, freezing rain or a final snow. So aptly does this edition’s cocktail come named: Spring Stinger. The Stinger, a supposedly popular pre-prohibition drink, uses […]
Hold onto hope, people. And I don’t mean clinging to the East Side street sign while bracing for 40mph winds and ice in your face. Although if you find yourself in that predicament, godspeed and we’ll wait for you at the bar. I mean hold onto the hope that someday, somehow, we will see dirt, […]
Health. Detox. Cleansing. No more Booze. No more processed okra. No more white stuff of any kind (humans excluded because they’re everywhere). We’ve all done it. Claimed New Year’s resolutions with such fervor those staunch proclamations might as well be set in stone on Mt. Sinai. You know the particularly difficult resolutions — completely nixing […]
It’s that time of year, kids. You know, the time where you’ve shoved chocolate-covered, gin-soaked, cheese-smothered, ham-glazed, bourbon-nutball-smashed-whatever-the-hell-it’s-calleds into your quivering mouth for likely over a month. Happy Holidays. As first-world westerners living upon a New England foundation built from stoic puritanical immigrants, it’s important to flog ourselves once said indulgences are over. Many of […]
As trendy as mixology can be, it’s just as necessary to go back to our roots and hunker down with a glass of simple origins. Now let’s be clear, drinkers, there’s actually nothing simplistic about this cocktail – simple and easy are not the same thing. This drink has endured modifications and adulterations over the […]