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

You’ve made it to late November. Congratulations! This has been a year like no other. And while we are excited to put on our elastic waist pants and sit down to a Thanksgiving feast, we’re equally, if not more, excited to enjoy some Thanksgiving themed cocktails. It’s been that kind of year . . . Here at Teakwood Tavern Hospitality, we love fall flavors and we don’t limit their use to cooking. We created two Thanksgiving themed cocktails that embrace classic fall flavors like

There are a lot of lovely bitter liqueurs out there. Suze was introduced to me as the French version of Campari, which, honestly, doesn’t do it justice. Not that Campari isn’t amazing, it is! Why else would we write about it? But Suze and Campari are uniquely different. They both have a balance of amazing bitter and sweetness. However, Suze showcases a herbal complexity and intensity of aromatics that isn't as easily discernible in Campari. Similarly, the were both created as

Cherry Heering recently celebrated its 200th birthday in 2018. Yet, it’s still all natural, using both sweet black cherries and botanicals to create a rich syrupy cherry flavor. How it's made This deep red liqueur is produced by soaking lightly crushed sweet Danish cherries and a secret blend of spices in a neutral grain spirit. It is then matured in a cask for up to 5 years, with sugar added during the aging process. It’s naturally colored deep ruby red by the cherries. Unli

Like many delicious and beautiful things, Aperol is Italian. It refreshingly citrusy and lightly bitter with an iconic bright orange color. In 1919, Silvio and Luigi Barbieri invented the secret recipe for Aperol, which is still used today, in Padua, Italy. The two brothers set out to produce a less bitter and lower alcohol amaro option after inheriting a liquor company from their father, and it took 7 years to reach perfection. Yet, somehow, this delicious aperitif didn’t m