Booze News Roundup
I'm still catching up on work after travel, but here are some items out of my inbox and into your eye socket:
- Domaine Carneros received their organic certification, making them California's first organic sparkling winery
- Pernod Ricard bought Absolut, and will likely get rid of Plymouth gin and Fris vodka it bought as part of the deal (clarification edit: sell to another spirits company, not dissolve the brands!)
- Gin is in! I guess it finally hit Los Angeles, anyway. There are some good tips on how to work with gin in cocktails in this article.
- Eric Ellestad's Savoy Project and Alembic's Savoy night get coverage in the Wall Street Journal (see also, my story from October)
- All you need to do to become a member of the Sourtoe Cocktail Club is do a shot... with a severed toe in it.
- In April, Scala's Bistro offers a three-martini prix fixe lunch. Yes, it's a lunch that includes three martinis along with food.
