Gin-Gin Mule, Connecticut Style Litchfield Distillery/Hosmer Mountain This is a new thing for me; a recipe. I don’t know where I’m going to slot it into the massive infrastructure of CTMQ. I’ll figure that out later – and it’s not like you’ll ever care about that bit of personal OCD. But I’m trying to finally … [Read more...]
Food & Drink Intro
Connecticut Food & Drink Table of Contents Restaurants, Breweries, Wineries, Cheese! Ice Cream! & More! This page now serves as a fairly robust jumping off point for all sorts of food and drink sections of CTMQ. The state has maintained some culinary “trails” over the years and I’ve done them all. I’ve also … [Read more...]
Taqueria Tavern Mexican Soda
Yo Quiero Taqueria Tavern Taqueria Tavern, West Hartford I'm sure there are several other Mexican joints around the state that make their own sodas, but I think visiting one will sort of cover the gamut. So please, fans of the CTMQ section on "homemade CT sodas," don't email me about your favorite Mexican soda … [Read more...]
Sycamore Drive-In Root Beer
I'd Never Get Syc of This Stuff Sycamore Drive-In Bethel I've read a LOT of stuff about a LOT of stuff in Connecticut. I can't recall where I first read about the Sycamore, but I made note of the fact that they made their own root beer and figured it fit into my Olde Timey Soda Pop section on CTMQ. In fact, … [Read more...]
Hosmer Mountain Soda
I Wonder if There's an Actual Hosmer Mountain Around Here? Hosmer Mountain Soda, Manchester/Willimantic My title question was answered by a Hosmer employee in the comments. Yes, there is. See below. No disrespect to Manchester and Willimantic, but Hosmer Mountain Soda may be the best thing about those two … [Read more...]
Olde Timey Soda Pop
Since meeting my wife, I've become a soda drinker. I never was much of one before, as it was only consumed as a "treat" in my childhood home. Maybe at weekend lunches or football games. I always knew it as corn syrup, water, and artificial flavor at a 500% mark up. Not exactly a romantic notion. So I never got … [Read more...]