Now that's what I call garnish!
July 24, 2008
Check out this awesome garnish from Victoria Damato-Moran at the 42 Below vodka competition: Labels: contests, garnish Read more →
July 2008
The gallery of shakerface
July 24, 2008
I love the faces people make when they shake cocktails- everyone has their own style. My favorite shakerface of all time is that of Tony Abou-Ganim, who gnashes his teeth and makes an orgasmic grunt every time he's got a shaker in his hands. He makes it sound like he... Read more →
Tales round-up in the Washington Post
July 23, 2008
Jason Wilson did a terrific write-up of Tales of the Cocktail in the Washington Post. All in all, this remains the best place to find out about the state of the cocktail in America. And by all accounts, that's a fairly dynamic state.Amen! Tales of the Cocktail is a week's... Read more →
Independent Bottlings
July 23, 2008
In this past weekend's Wall Street Journal, Eric Felten discussed independent bottlings of scotch whisky. I always thought independent bottlings were confusing to the consumer (and me), but it makes sense when he put it into historical context: Scotch distilleries traditionally did not themselves bottle or market their whiskies. They... Read more →
SF is very GQ
July 22, 2008
GQ Magazine came out with a list of the 20 Best Cocktails in America in a nice big spread in the magazine. Four of them come from San Francisco bars- Elixir, Range, Beretta (pictured), and the Buena Vista. Unfortunately, the selections nationally are a bit inconsistent. Some of the picks... Read more →
Drinking at work
July 22, 2008
Ad Age reports that more and more agencies are installing in-house bars as employee bonuses. These are usually agencies that represent alcohol brands, so it makes sense (Can I use the word "synergy" here? That's so adsy of me!). Ad Age's list of agency in-house bars in New York, Chicago,... Read more →
Bang a pong
July 22, 2008
I've lived in San Francisco more than a dozen years and have been to the beach here less times than that. That's why we need beach-themed events to simulate the warm climates of Southern California. This weekend, the Guardsmen host a fundraising beach party, with the proceeds going to help... Read more →
avocado cocktails
July 22, 2008
The NYTimes reports on an avocado cocktail (with mescal) on the menu at Macondo in New York, an outpost of Rayuela. They also list a few other avocado drinks around the country: Several years ago, Lucy Brennan, the owner of Mint and 820 Lounge in Portland, Ore., noticed the similarities... Read more →