A Sexy Cocktail In The City (Or Anywhere) — The Cosmopolitan Some people think pink drinks are weak. Wrong. This misguided notion happens with cocktails such as the Cosmopolitan. Its history… Continue reading “A Sexy Cocktail In The City (Or Anywhere) — The Cosmopolitan”…
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… Continue reading “A Bullfighting Drink — The Matador”…
Solving The Cocktail Case In Edinburgh — Bryant & Mack Private Detectives Here’s a mystery — where in Edinburgh can you find a top notch bar that’s also fun and unpretentious? This… Continue reading “Solving The Cocktail Case In Edinburgh — Bryant & Mack Private Detectives”…
A Sesame Street Cocktail — The Negroni The Negroni is a quintessential classic cocktail. What does it have to do with Sesame Street, the popular long running… Continue reading “A Sesame Street Cocktail — The Negroni”…
Drinking Like Jersey Boys and Girls — The Newark I’ve never been to Newark (only through it), but I’ve repeatedly heard it is not one of New Jersey’s highlights. … Continue reading “Drinking Like Jersey Boys and Girls — The Newark”…
Stranger Things In Austin If you’re a child of the 1980s like me, you’ll probably like the Netflix series Stranger Things. You’ll definitely appreciate… Continue reading “Stranger Things In Austin”…
Tasty, Political, and Timely — The Nasty Woman Do you know a nasty woman? Donald Trump called Hillary Clinton a “nasty woman” during the last Presidential debate. I… Continue reading “Tasty, Political, and Timely — The Nasty Woman”…
The Other Sweet Science — Pugilecello “Sweet science” refers to boxing, a sport of brutal elegance. Although the genesis of the term is unclear, it pays… Continue reading “The Other Sweet Science — Pugilecello”…
Great Scot! — The Bobby Burns Robert Burns was an 18th century Scottish poet and a big deal in the Romantic movement. Even if you’re like… Continue reading “Great Scot! — The Bobby Burns”…
What’s In Your Bourbon? It’s all about the mash bill. This isn’t the name of a rock band (although it could be). The mash… Continue reading “What’s In Your Bourbon?”…