Torched Dutch Grapes — The Etymology Of Brandy We’ve all heard of brandy. It’s featured in older cocktails such as the Ampersand, or newer ones such as my… Continue reading “Torched Dutch Grapes — The Etymology Of Brandy”…
Liquid Ecstasy — The Intense Ginger Sutra We’ve all heard of the Kama Sutra, the ancient Indian treatise on sex and love. Kama Sutra roughly means “love… Continue reading “Liquid Ecstasy — The Intense Ginger Sutra”…
50 States Walk Into A Bar …….. Lately an amusing Reddit post has been flying around the Internet faster than I would go after free bottles of… Continue reading “50 States Walk Into A Bar ……..”…
Tales From Tales This year’s Tales of the Cocktail conference (my second) in New Orleans was a glorious success. Hung out at familiar… Continue reading “Tales From Tales”…
Old Meets New — The Vieux Nouveau Sazerac Great experiences, meeting old friends, and making new ones — that’s how I describe the recent Tales of the Cocktail… Continue reading “Old Meets New — The Vieux Nouveau Sazerac”…
Tales of the Cocktail — Welcome to the Den! Here’s a multiple choice question — if you’re reading this it means you: while you were I’m honored that you… Continue reading “Tales of the Cocktail — Welcome to the Den!”…
The Society of Unrepentant Drinkers Do you like to drink alcohol? Do you appreciate a good cocktail? Can you hold your liquor, wine or beer? … Continue reading “The Society of Unrepentant Drinkers”…
A Cocktail For Independence — The RWB In honor of the Fourth of July (for my non-U.S. readers — this is Independence Day in the United States),… Continue reading “A Cocktail For Independence — The RWB”…
James Bond’s ABC As in Alcoholic Body Count. Thanks to an infographic from Food & Wine, you can just see how much 007… Continue reading “James Bond’s ABC”…
Like Scotch (but not in the Facebook way) — The Affinity When it comes to dark liquors I’m a bourbon and rye man. My wife loves Scotch, so the Affinity is… Continue reading “Like Scotch (but not in the Facebook way) — The Affinity”…