Club Clink / Recipe

You drink it, your dad drinks it and your dad's dad grew up drinking it! The Old Fashioned cocktail has been a staple in American bars and homes since the late 1800s. There are hundreds of ways to make them, and while many claim to have the best recipe, there is simply no wrong way to make one. At Clink, we won't claim to have the best, however, we will claim to have the easiest recipe. With only five ingredients and just a few steps, even the most inexperienced bar-back couldn't screw this up. All you're going to need is: ...

While I generally prefer my whiskey neat, or in a good boozy cocktail, I do get a taste for a whiskey sour every once in a while. The whiskey sour is about as classically simple as you can get: whiskey, citrus, sugar, bitters. However, there are a few variations on the drink, and it might depend on where you are ordering your cocktail what you might get. Order in a high volume college bar and you are going to get the Daily’s neon sweet and sour mix with whiskey. Order in a nicer establishment known for simple classic cocktails, you’ll...

Did anyone see Michael Phelps own the 200 meter butterfly In the Olympics last week? Makes me proud to be an American.  Speaking of American, today is National Rum Day. American as an adjective for rum?  Maybe when you think of rum you picture the Caribbean and Latin America, vacation, and tropical cocktails. But it’s a great time to talk about the emerging presence of rum in distilleries in America.  Typically bourbon is thought of as the all-American spirit, created in America, steeped in our history, and something that legally must be made in the States. But there are no...

I like it hot. It’s been a long, sizzling summer so far, and I’m loving it. I’m not a girl for air-conditioning. I like it sultry and sweaty, with a refreshing, iced cocktail to cool me down. Light rum is a great spirit for the hot summertime, and what else but the cocktail that was created for sweltering, sexy, Cuban nights: the mojito. From my bartender point of view, they are messy, time-consuming, overall kind of a pain to make, and way too many customers order them. But as a sweaty consumer craving something thirst-quenching, I think they are perfect....

Summer is all about enjoying a drink on the patio (or lanai if you’re fancy). We checked in with all three of our experts to find out what their favorite summer drinks are. Ben. This is my go-to summer drink for chilling at the lake. I usually mix up a batch in an extra large lemonade dispenser or even a nice clean cooler – anything with a handy spout. It’s super easy to make and perfect for sharing with friends.   Ben’s Summer Beer Add 3 bottles of a wheat beer – I prefer Blue Moon Start with a pitcher of...

Everyone who knows me knows that I’m a whiskey girl; specifically bourbon with a high wheat mash bill. However, seeing as today is National Cognac Day, I’m going to spend some time talking about Cognac, aka “the king of brandies.” For those who don’t know, whiskey is basically distilled beer and brandy is distilled wine. In the 11th century, Dutch merchants bought wine from the Cognac area of France. They soon discovered that distilling the wine made it much easier to transport, as it lessened the volume. Once the distilled wine reached its destination, they would simply add water again...