I've got something to say! Apparently. Eater.com did a big interview with me about the SF cocktail scene and now it has gone live. I blab about everything from the lack of molecular mixology in San Francisco to the death of muddling to the rise of carbonated cocktails. It goes... Read more →
The new book Let's Bring Back: The Cocktail Edition: A Compendium of Impish, Romantic, Amusing, and Occasionally Appalling Potations from Bygone Eras by Lesley M. M. Blume is a humorous, illustrated book that lists recipes for lesser-known vintage drinks like the Laughing Soup, Gloom Lifter, and Battery Charger. I wrote... Read more →
During Portland Cocktail Week, I was a panelist in a seminar called "PR and Writers: Can't We All Just Get Along?" We talked about things that PR folks do that aggravate cocktail bloggers and writers, and things that writers do to annoy PR people. In yesterday's post, we talked about... Read more →
During Portland Cocktail Week, I was a panelist in a seminar called "PR and Writers: Can't We All Just Get Along?" We talked about things that PR folks do that aggravate bloggers and writers, and things that writers do that annoy PR people. Tomorrow I'll post about what writers do.... Read more →
For this week's edition of CLASS Magazine on DiffordsGuide.com, I reviewed 12 bars in San Diego. From the introduction: San Diego's mixology movement got a much later start than those in San Francisco and Los Angeles, but it seems it has reached that critical mass of good (and very stylish)... Read more →
Bobby Heugel of Anvil in Houston has updated his list of 100 classic drinks he thinks everyone should try. For a higher-resolution shot, click the image below or view the PDF on the Avil website. What do you think? What did he miss? Read more →
In 2010 I created the Double Rainbow Cocktail, a simple drink I named after the YouTube video. It contains vodka, St. Germain elderflower liqueur, grapefruit bitters, and soda water, and has a lemon peel garnish. Anyway, now it's in a mini cocktail book called The Cocktail Hour: Vodka. It's a... Read more →
Last year around this time, Tempus Fugit spirits released some of their Creme de Menthe Glaciale for the holidays. It was delicious; bold and minty and icy and you can drink it on its own as a digestif a la Fernet-Branca. After that first batch sold out, it dissappeared as... Read more →