Hey American Bartenders! The deadline is fast approaching to complete your application for Diageo's World Class. The application process involves three training modules and a video, so don't procrastinate any longer! The application deadline is April 30th, 2013. Other important dates: US Finalists will be announced during The Manhattan Cocktail... Read more →
I was in one of my favorite cocktail cities- Copenhagen- again last month and was able to catch up on most of the notable new bars in town, with the exception of Strom that wasn't open. I wrote up these bars for CLASS Magazine at DiffordsGuide.com. They include: Madam Chu's,... Read more →
Opened last night in Houston, Texas is Goro and Gun [twitter], with a cocktail menu by Alexander Gregg. I see: orange-salt bitters, piloncillo sugar, cookie milk, Botox. HIGHBALLS Shoe Maker...........................$8 Genever, Old Tom , London Dry, Orange-Salt Bitters, Tonic (Restaurant slang for an individual who is particularly lazy, always looking... Read more →
In my latest story for Details.com I wrote about the new cognacs designed with mixology in mind. I ended up rewriting the story to be less nerdy than the first version, but the first version has more dates and price specifics. I pasted that stuff below, but you'll want to... Read more →
Check out this post from a few years back on making ice shaped like Easter eggs. Short answer: water balloons. Read more →
I sort of didn't care what was in a cocktail called the The Brown Trout, because the name is so awesome I would have probably ordered it regardless. But the ingredients are... intriguing anyway. Gin, scotch, Aperol, gentian liqueur, and elderflower - what could go wrong? Everything! But the drink... Read more →
I've mentioned the book Drinking Boston by Stephanie Schorow here on Alcademics twice already, so clearly I've found it useful: Once when I was researching When did Grenadine Become an Artificial Ingredient? Once when I was looking at the Ward Eight cocktail. But I haven't given the book a proper... Read more →
Diageo is experimenting with crowdsourcing and Absolut has set up a boutique distillery in Berlin. The following story comes from Mixology Magazine in Germany. It was written by Helmut Adam and was originally published in German here. It was translated into English by Kirstin Müller. Below is an edited version... Read more →