I contributed the recipe for the Gin & Tonic in Jim Meehan's new book The Bartender's Pantry: A Beverage Handbook for the Universal Bar. I did so at his request, given my history writing about the cocktail. In the process of researching the recipe, I considered four gins, three tonics,... Read more →
I was invited in to the new Bar at Osito, the room to the left of the live fire restaurant Osito in San Francisco's Potrero Flats neighborhood. The bar is just a small room with concrete walls and a few two-top tables. There is also a plant. A small menu... Read more →
This story was originally published on AlcoholProfessor.com. From Salad in a Glass to Centrifuge: A Cocktail Evolution Recently I was thinking about the early years of the craft cocktail renaissance, and how many of the drinks were quite… chunky. And I realized that we can track a lot of the... Read more →
Update 2: Now this list is up to 34 books Update 1: Detailed reviews of many of these books in my story for AlcoholProfessor are here. Citrus: A World History A Forager's Guide to Wild Drinks: Ferments, infusions and thirst-quenchers for every season Sicilian Cocktails: Contemporary Island Mixology Flavor Lab... Read more →
Here are new drink books coming out in 2024. These are just the cocktails and spirits ones, rather than beer and wine. I would imagine there will be a lot more toward holiday 2024 but this is plenty for now! Links are to Amazon and I may earn an affiliate... Read more →
For many years I have been compiling The Big Drink, a list of the most iconic cocktails in San Francisco, for 7x7 Magazine. Here is this year's list. Read more →
This story first appeared on AlcoholProfessor.com. Boozy Book Reviews: Three New Cocktail Books (2023) This year we’ve reviewed a lot of drinks books. Some books we’ve reviewed this year includes Bourbon 101, The Maison Premiere Almanac, Tropical Standard, Agave Spirits, Signature Cocktails, Holy Waters, The Anchor Brewing Story and many... Read more →
It was believed that the Gibson cocktail was created in San Francisco. In this 2008 blog post I cited what David Wondrich told us on a tour. The information is repeated in the Oxford Companion to Spirits and Cocktails: But now new information has come to light. Martin Doudoroff shared... Read more →