Alpine Ski Haus

We are knee deep into the fall and it is time to have a sip of Scotch! I do find Scotch to be an acquired taste and the apple brandy and...

Lillet Winter Thyme Cocktail Oh boy Winter Storm Kenan is hitting hard! A nor’easter is spinning around New England, therefore it is...

It is Hot Toddy season for sure! A Nor‘easter is about to hit and it remains cold out West. Warm up after a chilly day with this one...

It is fall! Leaves in New England are beginning to glow orangey red and out in the West there has been a little dusting during the past...

Sheltering is over! Try an Aspen Smash! I do believe our sheltering days have ended! Therefore, it might just be time to move the...

Dead Man’s Boot (High West Cocktail) Happy New Year! California is sheltering away…SIP is extended for some time more. 2021 is off to a...

A Toast to Pfizer! Here is a fun holiday drink! Certainly, here in California there are no large gatherings that require a punch bowl...

Bourbon-Cider Spritz Thanksgiving week has arrived and it is going to be very different this year. There will be a lot of Zooms on...

It is the kickoff to the holiday season! I think the chill that November brings and the anticipation of the double holiday period makes...

BOO! I am back. We have turned the corner…. on another season! Halloween has always signaled the KICKOFF to the fall/winter holiday...

Here we are in late summer and the world’s shenanigans continue. Schools are starting but mostly from home. Things are still not right....

Tahoe Traditions This weekend marked the start to the annual wooden boat show, The Lake Tahoe Concours d’Elegance. This event dates back...

One of the most famous drinks on Lake Tahoe is the Wet Woody. Really. That is the name of the drink. It is a frozen rum drink, and its...

You know the world remains upside down when Chuck Woolery’s conspiracy theory has entered our news narrative. But even bigger news is...

Summer Solstice Sweet Caroline Cocktail It is summer solstice, and time to cue Neil Diamond. The days are long and summer has arrived....

Watermelon-Ginger Mojitos Sheltering is still in place but easing somewhat, so one can shelter and enjoy a great start-to-summer sunset...

It is Memorial Day Weekend! We are well into Phase 2, it is the unofficial kickoff to summer and the start to a season of drinks with...

This drink was popular in1940s L.A. and made a full revival about 10 years ago. The now infamous copper mug is used to keep the drink...

As luck would have it, I live in one of the few counties within California that will continue to shelter-in-place. We are on the slow...

Tropical White Balsamic Spritz In the east bay of San Francisco, we are lucky to have a local, family owned olive oil company, Amphora....