Jameson, Redbreast, Green Spot, Midleton Very Rare, Powers John Lane, Paddy: These Irish whiskeys and more are all made at one distillery: Midleton in County Cork, Ireland. On a recent trip the distillery for a big celebration (I wrote about that here), I learned more about the differences between various... Read more →
Update: Jared Anderson also won the national championship, and thus a trip to Iceland! See below for his winning recipe. Last night five bartenders competed in the San Francisco regionals of the Pavan Sangria Challenge. These were whittled down from many online entries to the final five by none other... Read more →
A couple of months ago I returned to the Midleton distillery in Cork, Ireland, for a party they were throwing to celebrate the newly-expanded facility. I wrote a one-page story about it for November's issue of Tasting Panel magazine, which you can read here (digital magazine, go to page 149),... Read more →
The receiving department here at Alcademics Global World Headquarters has been working overtime this week accepting deliveries. Here are the new booze arrivals: The Ministry of Rum Collection Vikingfjord Vodka Damoiseau Rhum Agricole ArteNOM Tequilas Auchentoshan Virgin Oak Bowmore Devil's Casks Glen Garioch Virgin Oak Blue Chair Bay Rums Cornelius... Read more →
This post was sponsored by PAMA Pomegranate Liqueur but written by me. PAMA Pomegranate Liqueur plays up its versatility as a cocktail mixer, so let's do a cocktail thought experiment to see how it fits into cocktails from day to night. PAMA is a bit unique for a liqueur in... Read more →
For years, brunch bars and restaurants have offered Build Your Own Bloody Mary bars, where drinkers get a glass with vodka in it then can help themselves to the juices and mixers at a salad bar of sorts. But in this era of custom ordering cocktails, I think the concept... Read more →
As part of their "What Are You Drinking?" series, Serious Eats: Drinks asked me some questions about what I am drinking lately. I give a few thoughts on mezcal, sherry, armagnac, bars I like to visit, trend predictions, and stuff like that. Check it out over at Serious Eats. Read more →
I received the new cocktail menu from Brandon Wise of Imperial in Portland, Oregon and noticed that it has the following drink on it: Slings and Arrows: Dewars blended scotch, Lemonhart Demerara rum, Lemon, Mulled pinot noir syrup, Tony's homemade switchel. The last ingredient was described as, "House-made switchel, also... Read more →