Bliss In A Glass — The Tranquilo Want to relax? Take the edge off? Has someone told you to “chill the (rhymes with duck) out” and you… Continue reading “Bliss In A Glass — The Tranquilo”…
Pride Of Peru (With Protein!) — The Pisco Sour Pisco is a grape brandy from either Peru or Chile. The Pisco Sour originated in Peru. In 1916 American bartender… Continue reading “Pride Of Peru (With Protein!) — The Pisco Sour”…
The $20 Cocktail — The Place D’Armes A $20 cocktail?! Isn’t that expensive? Yes, but it doesn’t really cost $20. So why call it a $20 cocktail? … Continue reading “The $20 Cocktail — The Place D’Armes”…
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”…
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”…
Dominican Style Drinking — Mamajuana Mama what? Yes, you read the word correctly. No, it has nothing to do with the drug that’s legal in… Continue reading “Dominican Style Drinking — Mamajuana”…