A Bullfighting Drink — The Matador
Bullfighting is a brutally elegant spectacle of human versus animal. A matador is the man or woman (or rabbit, if…
An Ode To Irish Cocktail Joy — The Good Cork
Ms. Cocktail Den had a business trip to Cork, a small city in southwest Ireland, and I shamelessly tagged along.…
Oblique Cocktail Strategies — The Another Green World
National Rum Day gives us an opportunity to think outside the cocktail box. Fellow cocktailer Michael Bounds, who brought us…
Tales Of Evolution
You say you want an evolution? Well, you know. We all want to change the cocktail world. That’s not exactly…
Pour Some Sugar Cane On Me — Rum, Rhum Agricole, and Cachaça
The Def Leppard song “Pour Some Sugar On Me” is an iconic rock anthem from the 1980s, and it’s one…
A Drink for Iron Man — The Stark
In the superhero universe Tony Stark is Iron Man. Played by Robert Downey, Jr. in the eponymous movies and the…
Lively, Strong, And Pink — The Scandinavian Suntan
After spending a few days in Copenhagen, Oslo, and Stockholm, I got a pleasant surprise — a suntan. Ok, I…
Aqua What? — Aquavit
Aquavit isn’t some fancy new flavored water. Derived from the Latin for “water of life” (just like whiskey means “water…
Tales Of Winning A Marathon, Not A Sprint
“It’s a marathon, not a sprint” is sage advice you’ll hear from Tales of the Cocktail conference veterans. Ms. Cocktail…
Bloody Refreshing — The Sanguinella
Sanguine is an odd word in the English language. Even though it derives from the Latin word for “blood,” it…