April 23, 2014

What is Baijiu?  Well it's new to the market. Byejoe is new to me too.  I had thought...

April 9, 2014

I've read many cocktail, HOW TO books this year and one of the best so far has been the book...

March 10, 2014

Recently I had the honor of traveling to the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont to taste Barr Hill Gin at...

December 20, 2013

My bar is overflowing with lovely tastes and slurps for the holidays.  I know it's a bit...

November 14, 2013

Ah Klaus.  My little Soused Gnome friend.  Getting him into trouble is very easy,...

September 4, 2013

Richland Rum is a most kind product. I like it plain and simple in a snifter or a small rocks glass...

September 3, 2013

Oh do I love Belgian Ale.  But what happens when your favorite Belgian (Style) Ale is made...

August 11, 2013

I love mussels.  My favorite way of enjoying them is with Pernod and a touch of cream, shallot...

August 7, 2013

In the couple of weeks since Tales of the Cocktail I've become hyper-sensitive to the cocktails...

August 5, 2013

Home Bar Basics is a lovely book written by Dave Stolte.  I know Dave from Social Media and...

August 3, 2013

I got back from Tales a few weeks ago.  If you don't know what Tales is, please let me...

July 30, 2013

NITEHAWK CINEMA PRESENTS: SPIRITS, DINNER AND A MOVIE GANGS OF NEW YORK featuring THE DEAD...

July 12, 2013

What do you do when you've been drinking all day, trying to be careful, yet it happens. ...

July 10, 2013

Photo: Warren Bobrow: Leica M8 There is a new German herbal liquor on the market here in the United...

July 5, 2013

kBlue J Syrups are a salubrious new find on the market.  As anyone who reads my cocktail...

June 30, 2013

Summertime is the time for gin because it melds so beautifully with most fruit and citrus juices....

June 18, 2013

Smoked Salmon and Gin.. Just the very sound of these words makes me very hungry and thirsty. ...

June 3, 2013

Four Cocktails for the Summer.... We just had a most disgustingly humid heat wave.  The warm...

May 28, 2013

Traditionally I shy away from Vodka when tasting spirits.  Faced with this dilemma of flavored...

May 4, 2013

Valley Girls is the uncommon name for an extremely delicious soda syrup.  As I find in life,...

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