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 →
Toronto Cocktail Week runs October 1-7, 2013. I'll be there for part of that week and giving three talks at the Drake Hotel, and they're all *free* so come on up! TCW ICE ICE BABY SEMINAR A look at the ice obsession Ice is an element in nearly every cocktail... Read more →
There aren’t very many books on sherry written in English. The most classic one is Sherry by Julian Jeffs, written in 1961 and most recently updated in 2004 but seems to be currently out of print. That book is very detailed and quite dense, though also very thorough. However a... Read more →
In my talk on sherry at Tales of the Cocktail, I was trying to summarize sherry in a way that makes it easy to understand what is in the bottles you find on shelves. I think the three slides below get us pretty close (though I had 90 slides during... Read more →
This year at Tales of the Cocktail in New Orleans in July I'll be involved in five events. Come join me! The Bowmore event is free, as is the Merlet Sidecar competition (with wristband). The other three are ticketed seminars, and I think anyone who enjoys this website will really... Read more →
The bar 15 Romolo in San Francisco has released a "Sherry Christmas" cocktail menu where every drink on the menu (except one) is made with sherry! The cocktails are below for easier reading. I want to try them all. White Elephant don’t look a gift packyderm in the mouth white... Read more →
Gitane restaurant has a lovely bar with a sherry-centric cocktail program. It was originally designed by Dominic Venegas and later handled by Alex Smith, who recently left to open Honor Bar in Emeryville. The new and slightly simplified menu is the work of lead barman Ramon Garcia, with some aid... Read more →
In my recent sherry class at the Beverage Academy at Bourbon & Branch, we sampled many excellent sherries, most of which were donated by the brands. I'd like to thank them. We tried: Hidalgo La Gitana, Manzanilla Sandeman Don Fino, Fino Equipo Navazos La Bota De Fino (No. 18), Fino... Read more →