Sean D. Francis

It is that time of year again, Satan’s Birthday, or as we’ve been led to believe Valentine’s Day.  I call it Valloween – a crappy holiday designed to make every feel bad in one way or another.  Luckily, I’m an adult and I can respond to crappiness like an adult through judicious application of alcohol. [...]

Nothing new here, just collecting links to all my great cocktail recipes to help make your holidays bearable, annoying, or festive, depending on how you perceive the use of alcohol in social situations. Wassail A winter classic so good they made a song about it. Lemon Drop No one says a winter cocktail can’t remind [...]

High-tech tipples: The future of cocktails – New Science There you are, sitting at the bar, faced with so many different cocktail combinations but the truth of it is you have become jaded.  You’ve done the tequila shooters, sipped your share of champagne cocktails, swilled cheap gin, savored aged rum, and hoisted many shot glasses [...]

I hear of these olden drinks in songs and literature and never really give them a second thought.  Wassail, however, has always stuck in my head.  I think primarily because the song is so catchy. I went through easily a dozen variations of Wassail recipes looking for one that seemed appropriate.  The historical drink was [...]

Medicinal Carrots 1 oz of Carrot Juice 1 oz of DeKuyper Orange Curacao Shake in cocktail shaker with ice. Served as a shot. I don’t want to dwell on this, I mean, it’s just carrots, okay.  Carrots, they give you better eyesight.  They are good for you.  Why are you looking at me like that?  [...]

What to do with a bottle of Effen vodka? Make cocktails of course. Duh! Sean’s Effen Lemon Drop Martini1 Ingredients: 1 medium sized lemon 1 oz of simple syrup 1 1/2 oz Effen vodka 2 tbsp sugar Ice your martini glass, fill the martini shaker with ice, pour in the vodka, simple syrup, and fresh [...]