A Cure For Cancer — The Cancer Killer #1 Cancer sucks. Fortunately people can and do beat it. My friend Stephanie is one of those people. Last year she… Continue reading “A Cure For Cancer — The Cancer Killer #1”…
For Kings (County) and Dem Bums — The Brooklyn This borough of New York City lives in the shadow of Manhattan, both in the world of cocktails and in… Continue reading “For Kings (County) and Dem Bums — The Brooklyn”…
South American Santa — The Peruvian Christmas ‘Tis the season for cocktails! Ok, as far as I’m concerned it’s always the season for cocktails. This Christmas dare… Continue reading “South American Santa — The Peruvian Christmas”…
O Captain! My Captain! — The El Capitan If you’ve seen the film Dead Poets Society (and if you haven’t, you really should) you will remember this magnificent… Continue reading “O Captain! My Captain! — The El Capitan”…
Repeal Day Repeal Day is important to so many Americans who know nothing about it. On December 5, 1933 the state of… Continue reading “Repeal Day”…
Hail to the Cocktail Chief — The El Presidente Regardless of who holds the office of the President, there’s never a bad time to have this liquid tribute to… Continue reading “Hail to the Cocktail Chief — The El Presidente”…
Bartenders Are More Than Mixologists Many people use the word bartender interchangeably with mixologist. They mean well. They are wrong. What’s the difference? Carrie Allan’s… Continue reading “Bartenders Are More Than Mixologists”…
007 Orders a Cosmo? Yes (with sugar free cranberry juice!). He also orders a strawberry daiquiri with three umbrellas, a Robitussin and tonic ………… Continue reading “007 Orders a Cosmo?”…
A Ferocious Bond — The Double O Intense Martini What makes a vodka martini more intense? Belvedere Intense vodka. Belvedere, which is now James Bond’s vodka, issued this limited… Continue reading “A Ferocious Bond — The Double O Intense Martini”…
Variation on a Vesper Sometimes changing one ingredient transforms an entire cocktail. The Vesper is no exception. I made my version of this classic… Continue reading “Variation on a Vesper”…