I am giving three talks at the Manhattan Cocktail Classic in New York on May 14th. I hope if you're in town you'll come hear them. First sign up for the Industry Invitational (all bar industry and media are welcome). These seminars require an rsvp and you can do that... Read more →
we have Amy Sherman to thank for this. Read more →
Below is the new spring menu at the Walnut Creek Yacht Club in Walnut Creek, California. Carrots and celery, yum. Click below to keep reading. Spring Garden from garden to glass The Smoking Rabbit House-made roasted carrot puree with savory Italian parsley; smokey mezcal with Fair Trade quinoa vodka; Lillet... Read more →
As ongoing part of the Solid Liquids Project, I decided to make high-proof Aperol. I haven't talked about this use of dehydrated liqueurs yet, which is making high-proof spirits with them. Simply add neutral grain spirits plus dehydrated liqueur, plus some of the original liqueur to keep taste consistency. First... Read more →
As an ongoing part of my Solid Liquids Project, I have dehydrated various liqueurs into flavored powders and am now experimenting with new ways to use them. In yesterday's post I described how I bought a pill press to make tablets out of the liqueurs. I started with Angostura bitters,... Read more →
As I mentioned in yesterday's post, I wanted to find some more uses for the dehydrated liqueurs I spent a few months developing. The index to that experimentation is here. Yesterday I tried putting dehydrated liqueurs into pill capsules, but these did not readily dissolve in any of the drinks... Read more →
You'll remember I spent a few months figuring out the best way to dehydrate liqueurs into flavored sugars. Now I'm finding new ways to use those liqueur-flavored sugars. Typically bartenders who use these dehydrated liqueurs sprinkle some on top of an egg white foam or use them as a rimming... Read more →
In this Sunday's San Francisco Chronicle, I have a story on the fast-rising number of cocktail bars in Oakland, Berkeley, Albany, Walnut Creek, and other cities across the Bay. East Bay sees cocktail bar renaissance Camper English Friday, April 13, 2012 Two years ago, it was possible to count the... Read more →