Here is the new cocktail menu from Anvil in Houston. I am craving that Butternut Squash Flip. Seasonal Flavors From dates and butternut squash to grapefruit, the menu sparkles with the rich flavors of the winter season. •Drooling Date – A simply delicious, just ever-so- sweet blend of Aquavit, date... Read more →
In my latest post for FineCooking.com, I touch on Dubonnet and the Dubonnet Cocktail. Dubonnet was invented as an anti-malarial wine. It's useful even if you don't have a mosquito problem. Read! Learn! Behold! Read more →
Below is the menu for Oak at Fourteenth, a restaurant in Boulder, Colorado courtesy of Byran Dayton. The Guatemalan Widow sounds delicious. The website lists different drink menus for different times of the day- I wish more places did that. LIBATIONS NA (Non Alcoholic) - $6 House Ginger Beer Raspberry... Read more →
In September 2010 I visited several sherry bodegas. Here are pictures and a few notes from Bodegas Lustao. (Barrels in the Lustau bodega.) (The vinegar aging room smelled heavenly. I'd love to go back and just study vinegar.) (These new casks are being prepared for Jameson Irish whisky that is... Read more →
Joel Teitelbaum of Zero Zero sent me the new cocktail menu with an emphasis on winter citrus. The previous one is here. Mr. Toddy’s Wild Ride served warm Apple Cinnamon Gin, Kumquat Marmelade, Apple Liqueur, Honey Negroni Bianco Leopold Gin, Infused Cocchi, Bianco Vermouth Blood of Mayauel Reposado Tequila, Blood... Read more →
In November I visited seven tequila distilleries in Mexico. Here are some pictures and notes from my visit to the Patron distillery in the town of Atotonilco. (The distillery is on a huge plot of land. It's a huge distillery. This is the front gate.) (This is the hacienda, which... Read more →
The Brixton opens Friday, January 14 in San Francisco's Cow Hollow (Marina) neighborhood. Here is the menu, courtesy of Adam Snyder (Taverna Aventine, The Ambassador). I haven't seen this much vodka on a new drink menu in years. But hey, it's the Marina and people are going to order it... Read more →
There's a new flavor of Absolut in town, Absolut Wild Tea. It's tea and elderflower-flavored. Sound familiar? That's because black tea and elderflower were also the flavors in the limited-edition Absolut Boston. Also, Absolut New Orleans was black pepper and mango, and preceded Absolut Mango. Also, Absolut Los Angeles was... Read more →