Jun16

Original Muddled Cocktails

Upcoming TDN – Martin Miller’s Gin Thursday Drink Night has had a love affair with gin lately, and I’m pleased to say it’s ending on a sultry note. Martin Miller’s gin is like the triple cream offering on the cheeseboard. You save that last cracker and dot of kumquat-vanilla jam for the final remaining sliver […]

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Jun9

Original Bols Genever Cocktails

Upcoming TDN – Muddled Just-picked, ripe strawberries, crushed until their red satin juice stains your muddler. A few slices of ginger, mashed into a stringy lattice of spice. Two basil leaves, delicately pressed into some simple syrup, imbuing it with aromatic delight. A dash of bitters, a jigger of booze, and you have an original […]

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Jun2

New Vodka Cocktails

Upcoming TDN – Bols Genever Genever may be my favorite new spirit of the year. Combining the coniferous lure of juniper with a proper gentleman’s dose of malt, Genever manages to taste like gin and whisky at the same time. If only other spirit flavor profiles combined in such quizzically alluring ways… like rum and […]

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May30

Super Punch

Jannamico Super Punch tastes like liquid fruit cake. And I’m not talking about your lovely homemade variety with dried fruit, nuts, rum, etc. I’m talking those grocery store, candied-orange monstrosities that have a shelf life longer than Pop Tarts. It also has this spicy caramel syrup quality to it. Yet, despite all of that, I […]

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May18

Original Rum Cocktails

Welcome Stumblers! If you’re new, make sure to check out what Thursday Drink Night is all about. Upcoming TDN – BarSol Pisco Our first pisco-themed TDN ( What’s Thursday Drink Night? ) will feature one of the most-liked of its kind among cocktail enthusiasts – BarSol. Diego Loret de Mola, a knowledgeable and passionate pisco […]

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May12

Original Rye Whiskey Cocktails

Upcoming TDN – Rum The rum-infused week sails on toward Thursday Drink Night and our ship’s hold is filled to the breaking point, leaving us drowning in delicious bilge water. So turn your cocktail shaker into a bucket and join us this week to create original rum cocktails. The prize for the best original cocktail, […]

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May5

Beefeater 24 Cocktails

Upcoming TDN – Rye Whiskey We’ve had over 25 Thursday Drink Nights and have yet to feature one of cocktail’s most important spirits: Rye Whiskey. Paul Clarke must be insanely distressed. Well, this week we’ll make everything better by slinging original rye cocktails and tweaking them to perfection (or as close as we can get). […]

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Apr28

Original Swizzles

Upcoming TDN – Beefeater 24 Gin has been one of the most successful Thursday Drink Night themes, generating a vast array of tasty libations each time its featured. Well, nothing’s being held back this time. In addition to our regular chat room intensity, several of us will be live at the Quarter Bar in New […]

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Apr21

Original Absinthe Cocktails

Upcoming TDN – Swizzle Pouring high-proof rum over the bed of crushed ice brings me joy and happiness. But what about gin and Chartreuse? Or vermouth and Peychaud bitters? This coming Thursday we’ll be making more swizzles than you can twirl a stick at. And as voted on by the participants, the best cocktail of […]

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Apr13

Original Mount Gay Rum Cocktails

Upcoming TDN and Chat – Absinthe To piggyback on Tuesday’s upcoming Absinthe Chat with the Wormwood Society (and friends), the theme for this week’s Thursday Drink Night will be absinthe! Whether using a nano-drop or a five ounce death pour, every drink of the night will be made with our favorite louching spirit [ok, that […]

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Kaiser Penguin is a cocktail blog featuring original recipes, homemade ingredients, classic cocktails, and tiki drinks.

Why on Earth did you name your blog “Kaiser Penguin?”

It is a well-known fact that penguins are members of high society and enjoy fine cocktails. Our very own kaiser penguin would like me to mention that he also enjoys various treats from the sea.

Contact: rick@kaiserpenguin.com