By Tom Joyce The cranberry cobbler is a festively adorned selection on the cocktail menu at On the Rocs on Killington Road, Killington. By Tom Joyce The cranberry cobbler. Jane Danger, a bartender in New York City, created this cocktail […]
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The Cocktail Corner: Sugar-on-Snow martini
By Tom Joyce Sugar on Snow martini is a seasonal favorite! Gallipo’s farm on Grove Street in Rutland Town is where I first experienced the magic of the sugarhouse. It was just a short walk across the fields of Gerdon’s […]
Cocktail corner: Tullamore irish coffee, a nod to the Irish
By Tom Joyce “Give everyman his DEW!” Tullamore D.E.W. that is. How’s that for a whiskey slogan? It’s not as effective as being mentioned in a country or rap song but for 1873 it’s pretty impressive. Daniel E. Williams used […]
Cocktail Corner: Patrons choose cocktail for drink competition
By Tom Joyce My uncle Jack warned me to never say “hi” to him at the airport. I asked why, he said try it, I said “Hijack” … oh that old chestnut never gets old. I’m going to go out […]
Cocktail corner: The Lumber “Jack” Old Fashion
Photo submitted Bartender Tom Joyce stands behind the bar at On The Rocs and prepares the “The Lumber ‘Jack’ Old Fashion.” By Tom Joyce It’s great to see our friends from Jack Daniels back on the Killington Road this week. […]
The cocktail corner: “Lemon Butter Cookie”
By Tom Joyce LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND–Back in 2002 , Mark “Q-Ball” Linnier and Martin Oliver were sitting in the office at the Mixing Tin, a dive bar featuring original live music. (The Mixing Tin eventually became Trash and now […]
Cocktail Corner: Moscow Mule
By Tom Joyce “You get a Moscow Mule….. You get a Moscow Mule…. You get a Moscow Mule!!!” Yes, the Moscow Mule is known to be one of Oprah’s new favorite cocktails. But I’m sorry it won’t be hidden under […]
The Cocktail Corner: Champagne cocktail
By Tom Joyce The Wild West Bartenders’ Bible spoke of a bar in New Mexico that would top off all of it’s cocktails with a splash of champagne. Genius. Can you imagine what it must have felt like to walk […]
Rudolph’s shift drink
By Tom Joyce If there is anybody out there who is going to need a drink after work, it’s Rudolph! First he wasn’t even scheduled to work Christmas Eve! Oh, he applied for the job alright but was quickly shown […]