After reading my book Doctors and Distillers, Harold McGee (On Food and Cooking) pointed out to me that proof of distillation in ancient India (supposedly from the fifth century BCE) is not as well established as previously thought. Many histories on distillation cite work from 1979 that claims that elephant... Read more →
In what should be my final post about the Diageo World Class Global Finals, I wanted to mention a few cool tricks I saw from bartenders that might be fun to experiment with. (A bubbling dry ice drink from Heinz Kaiser) Henning Neufeld of Switzerland used vodka and ice, instead... Read more →
A month ago I attended the Diageo World Class Global Finals (Facebook group here) in New Delhi India. (Most of my posts on the matter can be found by following the India tag.) But I'm not done talking about it - just getting caught up now. There were six challenges... Read more →
I was in New Delhi all last week working both on reporting on the Diageo Reserve World Class Global Finals here on my blog and helping Simon Difford and his (ass-kicking) crew write a special edition of the online magazine and produce the official book that will come out later.... Read more →
Last night was the announcement of the winners of the World Class competition in New Delhi, India. The winners of the challenges and regions are: DIAGEO RESERVE WORLD CLASS BARTENDER OF THE YEAR 2011: MANABU OHTAKE, THE TOWER’S BAR BELLOVISTO, JAPAN REGIONAL WINNERS 2011: ASIA PACIFIC DIAGEO RESERVE WORLD CLASS... Read more →
Hello again from India, where I am wide awake far too early in the morning thanks to the 12.5 hour time difference between here and California. On the plus side, that gives me a spare second to share some info from the Diageo Reserve World Class Global Finals 2011. I... Read more →
Here at the Diageo Reserve World Class Global Finals in New Delhi, India there are 32 competing bartenders who must compete in six separate challenges. I finally figured out just how they heck they're going to to it: All of the five challenges happen at the same time in different... Read more →
These are the 32 competing bartenders in the Diageo Global World Class Finals here in New Delhi, India. Australia Tim Philips The Ivy's Level 6, Sydney Austria Heinz Kaiser Dino’s American Bar, Vienna Belgium Oliver Jacobs Cafe Theatre Brazil Talita Simões At Nine Cocktail Bar China Ryan Noreiks Alchemist Cocktail... Read more →