10 Classy Cocktail Apps for Your iPhone. If you're passionate about crazy cocktails like the Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaster, the Fuzzy Navel, or enjoy the odd Lady Godiva, then we have a treat for you.
While the App Store is home to some pretty high-end cocktail recipe books aimed at bartending pros, we've found 10 free cocktail-themed iPhone apps that will have the average Jane or Joe making multi-colored liquor mixtures faster than they can drink them. We jest, of course. It goes without saying that you should enjoy alcohol in moderation, so take a temperate wobble through the gallery below. Let us know in the comments any other iPhone apps that you can recommend. More iPhone Resources from Mashable: - 10 Fun iPhone Apps for Beer Lovers- 5 Must-Have iPhone Apps for Wine Lovers- 10 iPhone Apps for the Global Foodie- 3 Ways to Customize Your Food Online- 7 Great Mobile Apps for Environmentally Friendly Eating Image courtesy of iStockphoto, Spanishalex.
Oregon Wine, the app. Headed north up to the Willamette Valley to do some wine tasting this summer?
This is the app you need to ride shotgun with you. Written by Oregonian wine columnist and author of "Voodoo Vintners" Katherine Cole, “Oregon Wine, the App” has a fresh, spunky take on the Oregon wine scene. You can filter winery search results by "Pinot Pioneer," "Eco-Geeky," "Terroiriste! ," "High Scorer" and more, by cost and by appellation (Dundee Hills, Rogue Valley, Umpqua Valley, etc). And also by distance from your current location.
For each winery, she gives a brief history and appreciation. You can look up lodging and dining for each appellation, too, though not much information here other than a direct link to restaurant or bed and breakfast’s website. For a quick primer on Oregon wine, you can’t do better than this app. At $2.99 from iTunes, Oregon Wine, the App costs about the same as a gulp of Oregon Pinot Noir. 5 Questions for Mark Gold 5 Questions for Bernhard Mairinger. Food Republic: The 7 Most Influential Cocktails Of All Time.
A lot of the cocktails you find in high-end bars today are based on the classics.
But whether or not a single drink has been the most influential is almost impossible to say. There is a lot to consider when determining which drinks influenced the cocktail lists of today. Related: How To: Cocktails For Your Backyard BBQ » First you have to look at all of the popular drink families like the sours, Old Fashioneds and so on.
If you take just the sour family alone, then a margarita would fit the bill -- as would the daiquiri, white lady or sidecar. Related: How To Get The Most Out Of Daytime Drinking » Out of the seven classics below, there is not one that I feel has been distinctly more influential than another. Here are two recipes for you to test out that I believe will stand the test of time: The Gin Blossom Recipe By Julie Reiner of The Flatiron Lounge in New York City Ingredients 1 ½ oz Plymouth Gin ¾ oz Apricot Eau de Vie ¾ oz Martini Bianco Vermouth 2 dashes Orange Bitters. A Summertime Wine Like No Other. 7 Ways to Drink Aperol This Summer. What I Say To People Who Say They Don't Like Gin.
What do you have to say to people who don't like gin?
Have at it in the comments. A Brief History of Gin When I first came to the U.S. in 2001, gin was the black sheep of the spirit family. It was really out of favor. At the same time cocktail culture was in a pretty poor place as well. I always think of the period between the 1890s and Prohibition as the glory days of the cocktail. Vodka vs. When Prohibition ended, gin had a short spike in popularity, but it was clearly time to move on (bathtub gin wasn't such a good branding exercise for the spirit, apparently). Vodka was introduced into the U.S. toward the end of 1930s. But what people need to understand about gin is that it’s the quintessential spirit for mixing cocktails. Gin’s Comeback Now that cocktail culture is back in favor, so is gin.
Gins By Flavor. More Juice From a Juicer. You are probably familiar with the juicer above.
A great tool in the kitchen, but I find a fair amount of juice isn’t extracted because as the lemon (or other citrus) is squeezed, it semi-inverts and the skin protects much of the pulp from being juiced. I discovered my own quick tip you can use to maximize how much juice you get from them. 1.Roll the lemon against the counter while applying pressure from your palm. 2.Slice the lemon in half. 3.Now cross cut the lemon, but stop 3/4 of the way. Fine Sherry Wine From Small-Scale Spanish Production. Unlocking Sherry’s Potential - Slide Show.