Today's post is an excerpt from the new book Craft Cocktails at Home: Offbeat Techniques, Contemporary Crowd-Pleasers, and Classics Hacked with Science by Kevin Liu. The book is heavy on the science, which is awesome. And you can download the Kindle version for free Thursday, February 28 - Saturday, March... Read more →
Sugar House in Detroit has launched a new cocktail menu with both seasonal drinks and 100 Classics "carefully selected & perfected for your consideration". I asked Dave Kwiatkowski what the criteria were for being on the list - Most popular? Essential? Best? His answer was a little bit more involved... Read more →
For WorldsBestBars.com I write the San Francisco newsletter, in which I round up new bars opening in the city. For the February newletter I've included write-ups on Trick Dog, The Armory Club, and Lolinda. Check it out on WorldsBestBars.com. Related articles The Cocktails of Lolinda from Best to Worst A... Read more →
Last year I wrote the 50 Things to Drink in San Francisco Before you Die list for 7x7 Magazine. Recently, Jennifer Essex transferred all 50 bars onto a Google map. Awesome! She didn't name the drink that goes with each bar on the map, so you'll need both the map... Read more →
My latest story for Details.com is up! It started as a story about how cocktails in Lincoln's day were different from what they are today, but then I realized that many of the drinks are trendy again. Drinkin' Like Lincoln: : 19th-Century Cocktail Trends That Are Trendy Again Daniel Day-Lewis... Read more →
I was interviewed recently for a story in a magazine for the iPad/iPhone called The Magazine. During the interview we were joking that I'm the Ice King of the Internet. The quote didn't make it into the story, but I've adopted that as an official title. Hail your new king!... Read more →
Pavan Liqueur has launched in the United States and to celebrate they are offering a chance to win a four-day trip for two to Paris and the French Riviera for voting in their Perfectly Paired Cocktail Competition on Facebook. Pavan is a liqueur made with muscat grapes from the AOC... Read more →
Tickets are not on sale just yet, but seminar topics have been announced for Tales of the Cocktail 2013. I'm thrilled and anxious to be giving three talks this year. More details will follow in the coming months. The 2013 Seminars and Presenters: 19th Century Ingredients and Flavor Prof with... Read more →