November 17, 2011

I would never advocate putting a Baccarat crystal glass on top of a burning woodstove.  Or a...

November 14, 2011

There was a time when Gin only came from a couple of places around the world.  Holland,...

November 6, 2011

Rediscovering Gin by: Warren Bobrow cocktail whisperer Gin is suddenly hot again.  I didn'...

October 26, 2011

Five Rums to which you would NEVER add Coca-Cola was originally published in the Daily Basics....

October 25, 2011

I just rediscovered Gin.  It was like coming home after being away overseas for decades. I had...

October 23, 2011
root cocktail

  The Zombie Root Carousel is a marvelous drink that makes you spin in a circle.  How?...

October 17, 2011

I'm a fan of dark plums.  They are richly flavored stone fruits that take to liquor or...

October 5, 2011

I'm cold. Not just cold from the coming Fall, but from the drinks that seem to do little more...

October 3, 2011

I was just thinking how lucky we are in the United States.  I don't usually create...

September 29, 2011
bar

Over in Brooklyn, NY at the Clover Club, time has stood still- at least for cocktails.  They...

September 17, 2011

In the summertime I find myself drinking more fruit based cocktails with rum as the base liquor....

September 11, 2011

I'm just not a cooked fish guy, but I'll eat it if the fish is cooked very quickly in a...

August 24, 2011

Say the words- Dry- aged Prime Beef and New York restaurants, and all I can think about is the...

August 15, 2011

Rum is a sea-faring liquor.  It is unaffected by the rolling motion of waves or the heat of an...

August 7, 2011

There's really no substitute from a flavor perspective when cooking food over natural wood...

August 4, 2011

The summer doldrums have begun outside yet my palate is firmly in the present tense.  The...

July 31, 2011

This past week the blurred heat and a wash of time has followed me back to my day to day life in...

July 28, 2011
hungover sign

New Orleans transforms during the yearly Tales of the Cocktail from a party town into one that...

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