For Kings And Queens — The Royalist
As an American, the concept of royalty is foreign (literally and metaphorically) to me. There have been great kings and…
Liquid Refuge — The Sanctuary
Sometimes you just want a drink that brings you to a state of inner peace. Think Zen like calm without…
A Caribbean-Italian Mashup — The Rumara
What’s a Rumara? It’s just a combination of the two key ingredients in this cocktail I created — rum and…
Of Avians And Axl Rose — The Jungle Bird
What do Axl Rose (of Guns N’ Roses) and avians (you know — birds) have in common? They’re both sort…
Some Visual Cocktail History
Ever wonder where some enterprising person created a particular cocktail? Thanks to Vinepair, you can now look at a map…
A Drink For Austin Powers And The Hulk — The Whiskey Smash
The Whiskey Smash dates back much further than the hilarious British secret agent spoof and everyone’s favorite green superhero. Smash…
Dreamin’ of the Caribbean — The Pina Colada
Sometimes a cocktail is all about the context in which you drink it. For me, the pina colada is a…
Win, Place, Show — The Mint Julep
Three is an important number in horse racing — the Triple Crown, the number of the most common bets (win,…
For Your Inner Rule Breaker — The Scofflaw
The Scofflaw is unusual in that both the word and the cocktail originated during Prohibition. In 1923 a Boston newspaper…
DR DR Gimme The News — The In The Dominican
The DR refers to the Dominican Republic, not doctor as in the title of the classic Robert Palmer tune. I’ve…