Hint, it’s pronounced lee-LAY. So, yes, the title rhymes. What do James Bond and Hannibal Lecter have in common? They both love Lillet! However, they drank it quite differently: James in the Vesper martini and Hannibal straight with an orange slice. What can I say, it pleases all types. This family of aromatized wines includes a Blanc, Rose, and Rouge. All three are worth trying, but Blanc is the most common. If you'd rather watch our video about Lillet, here's a video on our

A few years ago, Shen and I took a stab at making shrubs. We had recently joined a fruit and vegetable co-op, and we found ourselves bombarded with more fruit and veggies than we could use in a normal two-week period. We looked for inspiration about how to use the exorbitant amount of wonderful produce and our bar patronage lead us to the idea of making shrubs. Shrubs are excellent mixers for cocktails and base ingredients for mocktails. Our first step in the journey was to i