Liquor, quicker.

The drinks we drank last night.
(real) old-fashioned: rye whiskey, sugar, bitters (orange and angostura), lemon peel (Taken with instagram)

(real) old-fashioned: rye whiskey, sugar, bitters (orange and angostura), lemon peel (Taken with instagram)

Late season: equal parts apple brandy, ice cider, Cointreau, lemon juice, dash of cardamom bitters on top (Taken with instagram)

Late season: equal parts apple brandy, ice cider, Cointreau, lemon juice, dash of cardamom bitters on top (Taken with instagram)

Embury: 2 parts amaro Montenegro, 1 part gun, 1 part dry vermouth, orange bitters (Taken with instagram)

Embury: 2 parts amaro Montenegro, 1 part gun, 1 part dry vermouth, orange bitters (Taken with instagram)

Three-in-one: equal parts tequila, Benedictine, and Bonal, grapefruit bitters (Taken with instagram)

Three-in-one: equal parts tequila, Benedictine, and Bonal, grapefruit bitters (Taken with instagram)

San Luca (Taken with instagram)

San Luca (Taken with instagram)

Rural Cosmopolitan:
1 1/2 oz gin (Green Mountain Distillers)1 oz triple sec (Luxardo Triplum)1/2 oz lime juice1/2 oz real cranberry juice (fresh-pressed, unsweetened)Shake everything with ice.  Serve it in a coupe.

Rural Cosmopolitan:

1 1/2 oz gin (Green Mountain Distillers)
1 oz triple sec (Luxardo Triplum)
1/2 oz lime juice
1/2 oz real cranberry juice (fresh-pressed, unsweetened)
Shake everything with ice.  Serve it in a coupe.

Pear and frangipane tart. Recipe from CI.

Pear and frangipane tart. Recipe from CI.