Month: November 2018

Tipsy Tipperary with Tipperary Whiskey

categories: COCKTAILS, Happy Hour, Liquor Reviews

I consider myself one of those “Women Who Whiskey”.   Old Fashioneds are my favorite cocktail and can be made with whiskey or bourbon, so I’ve tried my fair share of both variations.  I’ve always been intrigued by the smell and taste of whiskey and I pride myself on thinking outside of the box when it comes to cocktails. Recently, I was sent two samples of a new whiskey from a boutique distillery in Ireland called Tipperary Whiskey  .  I like that Tipperary is co-owned by a woman,  Jennifer Nickerson and her mission is to get this whiskey on the radar of other women.  Her motto is, like with wine, all it takes is a taste.  Not only did I sip and sample the whiskey it but I created a cocktail with it also.

I received two small bottles from Tipperary, Watershed Whiskey and the Knockmealdowns Whiskey.  The Watershed was sweet with notes of vanilla and the Knockmealdowns has notes of caramel, chocolate and vanilla.  I decided to use the Watershed whiskey because I thought the vanilla notes would go well with the ingredients what I had in mind.  I call this drink the “Tipsy Tipperary”.

Ingredients: 

2 oz Tipperary Watershed Whiskey

1 oz. Fresh Squeezed Lemon

1 tsp. Maple Syrup

Instructions: 

Pour whiskey, lemon juice and syrup  into a cocktail shaker

Shake well

Pour into Martini glass

I garnished with a ginger slice and I also added egg white to give the cocktail a rich, creamy texture and a beautiful foamy cap.

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Brunch at Duck Duck Goose

categories: Brunch

I’ll admit it, sometimes I like to visit restaurants because of the décor.   It’s initially why I wanted to visit Duck Duck Goose in Fells Point, Baltimore.  I saw a photo online of their colorful wallpaper and I wanted to check out the space for myself.  I’d actually been in the space when it was the prior restaurant 8 Meatball and I wanted to see what renovations they’d done to the place.   I visited on a Sunday for brunch with three other foodie friends.

Duck Duck Goose Baltimore is a small plates French brassiere that opened in Summer 2018.  This visit was my first and I didn’t know what to expect, I just knew I wanted some soft French scrambled eggs.

Nutella French Toast
Shrimp and Grits
Poached Eggs on Toast
Roasted Eggs and Piperade
Steak and Eggs

We started off with a shared Nutella French Toast and let me tell you this was heaven.  It’s large enough to share and so delicious that it leaves you wanting more. I ordered the Steak and Eggs and asked them to add caramelized onions and blue cheese. They actually have a brunch sandwich that comes that way but I didn’t want the bread.  I loved the eggs, they were exactly what I was craving.  Shrimp and Grits aren’t what you’d typically find at a French restaurant but the shrimp were huge and the grits were thick and it was seasoned pretty well. I think they were going for the New Orleans French influence and did a great job.

LaVie en Rose
Banana Jameson

For my cocktail, I ordered the Banana Jameson which is Jameson Whiskey and Banana Liqueur, it’s one of the restaurants specialty cocktails.  They also offer $20 bottomless mimosas during brunch.

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