Spirit Thursday: Bourbon
In honor of the No. 3 Louisville Cardinals and their eye-popping 63-20 win over formerly-No. 2 Florida State, Inside Tailgating brings you …
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Whiskey Sour Wednesday Recipe
As far as cocktails go, the Whiskey Sour is one of the simplest. Brought about more than a century ago, it is merely the combination of whiskey, …
Spirit Thursday: Japanese Highball
I like strange and unique twists on well known drinks. The Highball is a pretty common drink, but what if you sub in a fine Japanese whisky. This …
Football Is Back: Touchdown Fizz Cocktail
We love to tailgate at many events. We have often said we can make a tailgate happen anywhere. But, lets face it. Football is why the majority of …
Spirit Thursday – Vodka and Bombs
The following drink borrows it’s name from the German terror-weapon, the rocket-propelled V-1, which was nick-named the buzz-bomb due to the …
Backyard Lemonade
With its notes of vanilla, cinnamon and toffee, Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum is great base spirit for summer sips. Kick up your late summer tailgate …
Mezcal
After exploring the joys of Pisco, this week we move up north a bit and check out Mezcal. Mezcal is is a distilled alcoholic beverage made from a …
Watermelon Breeze
We are going to highlight the wonderful watermelon the next couple of days here on Inside Tailgating. No summer party is complete without this juicy …
Satchel Paige
We are glad we have good friends like A History of Drinking, because we nearly missed the birthday of one of the best pitchers ever, Satchel Paige. It …
Independence Day Grilling
The most important thing on the 4th of July is to honor America. But then, of course, the next thing to do is to fire up your grill. here are a couple …
Embers Only
Yes, a liquid smoke cocktail. A good smokey-ness is encouraged when grilling food. So why not add that smoke taste to a cocktail. This tequila and …
Belmont Stakes Part 2 – Belmont Cocktail
This drink is named after The Battle of Belmont during the Civil War and has nothing to do with the Belmont Stakes horse race. Will your guests care? …
Belmont Stakes Part 1 – The Belmont Breeze
Saturday June 11 is the 148th Belmont Stakes race. Although, unlike last year, there is no chance for a Triple Crown winner, we should still use this …
Preakness Part 2
We are celebrating Preakness week by having a recipe per day that can be a part of your Preakness tailgate. Up next is the official drink of the …
Preakness Part 1
This week is the second leg of the Triple Crown. After last year, when American Pharoah became the first horse since 1978 to win the storied event, …
Baseball Tailgating / Tequila Baybreeze
Normally people think about tailgating as a football only kind of event. But we try really hard here to expand tailgating to pretty much anywhere. It …
Kentucky Derby Cocktails
From our friends at A History Of Drinking comes this nugget: Kentucky Derby. Now normally, this means throwing back the ubiquitous Mint Julep, …
Absinthe For The Kentucky Derby
Need an alternative to the ubiquitous Mint Julep for this year’s Kentucky Derby? Well, try this surprisingly low cal cocktail called The Cool & …
Dallas Tailgating and a Zarza Cocktail
Everything is bigger in Texas. And so must the tailgating. The Dallas area is ripe for tailgating. So here is a list of sports venues that you may …
Tequila Thursday
I think tequila works well for Thursdays. So it is our spirit of the week. No Big Dill 2 parts Sauza® 901® Tequila 1 part lemon juice 4 cucumber …
A Vodka Party
To help you celebrate all that’s great about the “little water”, here are a few recipes guaranteed to satisfy both the classic and creative cocktail …
Concert Tailgating
Once again we keep saying you can really tailgate anywhere. It is not all about sports. If you have an event, you can have a tailgate party. Yesterday …
Memphis Tea
Tailgating in Memphis? Here is a great cocktail for those endeavors. There’s no reason not to indulge in a fresh and flavorful cocktail while you …
Tailgating On Laundry Day
We have always said that you could tailgate pretty much any place and any time. So how about laundry day. Yep, it is a stretch, but we have the …