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…
007 Orders a Cosmo?
Yes (with sugar free cranberry juice!). He also orders a strawberry daiquiri with three umbrellas, a Robitussin and tonic …………
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…
Variation on a Vesper
Sometimes changing one ingredient transforms an entire cocktail. The Vesper is no exception. I made my version of this classic…
Rise From The Dead — The Corpse Reviver #1
Does this have something to do with a zombie apocalypse movie? Nope. Corpse Revivers, which originated around the turn of…
The Bitch Is Dead — The Vesper
“The bitch is dead” — this is how James Bond describes the demise of Vesper Lynd, the girl who broke…
Drinking Like Ian Fleming
During my recent journey to London I had all sorts of James Bond related experiences. They included a great walking…
Good Things Come In Threes — The Triple Orange
Inspiration can strike at any time. This citrusy epiphany came one night as I stared at the lineup of homemade…
London Calling …… With Great Cocktails
I recently had to take one for the team and accompany my wife on her business trip to London. Talk…
Drink Pink To Save The Ta-Tas
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Although Drink Pink is one of many breast cancer related slogans out there…