Alcademics

Tonight I stopped into the Martin Miller's Gin & Tonic competition at Beretta. The winner of the event was Jennifer Colliau of Slanted Door, who had some sort of bitters frozen into ice that slowly changed the flavor of the drink as it melted. Clever. But the most interesting drink... Read more →

The title I wanted for this story in July's San Francisco Magazine was "Take a Shift Where You Eat," but I can see why they didn't go with that :) Don't quit your day job Thanks to new amateur hours, dilettantes can give their dream careers a trial run. By... Read more →

Fla. Man Dies After Taking 23 Shots in 30 Mins. "Apparently [other bar patrons] were describing the shots as 'cherry bombs,'" said Callaway, referring to a shot of liquor that is typically made by combining cherry-flavored vodka with Red Bull, a popular energy drink.This begs the question: Are they sure... Read more →

I emailed with Dushan Zaric, an owner of Employees Only in New York, to ask about the rumor of a San Francisco outpost that's been going around town. The word is: "We are currently not working on a SF Employees Only although it is in our plans to eventually open... Read more →

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The last night of our too-short press trip to London with Plymouth gin, we hit the town for a second night of barhopping. First up was Salvatore's at Fifty, a bar owned by legendary bartender and author Salvatore Calabrese. He told us stories of serving martinis to the queen, inventing... Read more →

Hello chums. The Plymouth gin distillery, it turns out, is just as beautiful as they say, but much smaller than I imagined. Just one big copper pot still makes all their gin, and they don't even need to run it full-time. Beyond the distillery tour, the building holds a restaurant... Read more →

Last night we hit the London bars, stopping in to the Lonsdale, Trailer Happiness, Montgomery Place, then later Mahiki. I think Montgomery Place was my favorite, though I loved the Jersey Sangaree from Lonsdale. We tore up the dance floor at Mahiki late into the night, drinking out of coconuts... Read more →