Here's something you already know: Sparkling wine + Floral liqueur = fun drink. I hadn't realized until I started writing my latest Fine Cooking blog entry just how many new floral liqueurs have hit the market. In recent years several new floral liqueurs have been brought to market, including St.... Read more →
I recently received a review copy of Champagne Cocktails by Jared Brown & Anistatia Miller. The book was first published in 1999 and they've just released a 2010 edition. The book's description is: Fancy the classic Champagne Cocktail that Esquire magazine called one of the "Ten Best Cocktails of 1934"?... Read more →
Sleeves! Sleeves! Sleeves! Everything in sleeves! Moet-Hennessy found the hot new look of the season by putting sleeves on all their products. Perhaps they were inspired by the champagnes they put in sleeves a few seasons ago, like this attractive ice jacket for Veuve-Clicquot. Sassy! Then they did the same... Read more →
Starting this July, Rickhouse in San Francisco will offer a summer drink menu, because apparently the fifty cocktails on the regular menu are all seasonally inappropriate. (I kid!) The regular menu isn't online, so those of you reading from out of town an get a glimpse of how it looks... Read more →
Glossy Booze is a regular Alcademics round-up of booze stories in magazines. Details (November) has a story on underappreciated red wines. Imbibe (Nov/Dec) has recipes for homemade eggnog, drinks with figs, and party drink recipes, a comparison of witbiers, a story on Greg Boehm of CocktailKingdom.com, one on barleywine, another... Read more →
Glossy Booze is regular Alcademics feature; a round-up of spirits stories in magazines. Details (June/July) has a story on punch and places to get it around the country, plus a small feature on Hauz Alpenz products. ReadyMade (June/July) has another story by Alex Day, this one on ice. Looks like... Read more →
Glossy Booze is a round-up of drinking stories in magazines. ReadyMade February/March has a short story on how to throw a cocktail party. GQ (January) lists some tasting notes on football player-branded wines. In Details (Feb), Rob Willey has a story on some new versions of the Bloody Mary with... Read more →
Glossy Booze is a round-up of stories appearing in magazines sent to my house. In Playboy (January), Scott Beattie continues his media onslaught with a recipe for his Pelo de Perro (that's hair of the dog) from his book . There's also a nice two-page spread on champagne, including a... Read more →