Autumn Ash
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...
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Alpine Ski Haus
Mountain House Meals, Snacks, Entertaining, AND Cocktails
by Caroline Gilman La Voie
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Jan 29, 2022
Winter Thyme Cocktail
Lillet Winter Thyme Cocktail Oh boy Winter Storm Kenan is hitting hard! A nor’easter is spinning around New England, therefore it is...
Jan 27, 2022
Black Tea Hot Toddy Season!
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...
Oct 9, 2021
Fig Dark and Stormy
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...
Jun 16, 2021
Come out of your Shelter and Have a Smash!
Sheltering is over! Try an Aspen Smash! I do believe our sheltering days have ended! Therefore, it might just be time to move the...
Jan 12, 2021
Dry January is Canceled
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...
Dec 13, 2020
Holiday Sangria
A Toast to Pfizer! Here is a fun holiday drink! Certainly, here in California there are no large gatherings that require a punch bowl...
Nov 23, 2020
Thanksgiving Week Cocktail!
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...
Nov 14, 2020
Apple Cranberry Moscow Mule
It is the kickoff to the holiday season! I think the chill that November brings and the anticipation of the double holiday period makes...
Aug 26, 2020
Keep the Boat Afloat
Here we are in late summer and the world’s shenanigans continue. Schools are starting but mostly from home. Things are still not right....
Aug 17, 2020
Chambers Punch and the Concours d’Elegance
Tahoe Traditions This weekend marked the start to the annual wooden boat show, The Lake Tahoe Concours d’Elegance. This event dates back...
Jul 25, 2020
Tahoe Wet Woody (it's a drink)
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...
Jul 13, 2020
Blackberry Mint Moscow Mule
You know the world remains upside down when Chuck Woolery’s conspiracy theory has entered our news narrative. But even bigger news is...
Jun 20, 2020
Sweet Caroline Cocktail
Summer Solstice Sweet Caroline Cocktail It is summer solstice, and time to cue Neil Diamond. The days are long and summer has arrived....
May 24, 2020
Watermelon Mojitos for a Small Gathering
Watermelon-Ginger Mojitos Sheltering is still in place but easing somewhat, so one can shelter and enjoy a great start-to-summer sunset...
May 22, 2020
We are going to need a bigger pot...
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...
May 17, 2020
Moscow Mule
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...
May 14, 2020
Grapefruit (Still Sheltering) Martini
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...
May 7, 2020
Amphora Super Moon Cocktail
Tropical White Balsamic Spritz In the east bay of San Francisco, we are lucky to have a local, family owned olive oil company, Amphora....
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