Liquor 101: Soda Siphon As we mentioned earlier this week, we were so excited on Christmas morning to find all sorts of new bar tools under the tree. We talked already about our first experiments with our new whipped cream dispenser. Today, we're playing with our...
Liquor 101: Glass Rinsing A few of the recipes we've featured recently have called for washing--otherwise known as rinsing--the glass. Last Friday, for instance, the No Jacket Required involved an absinthe wash. Earlier last week, the Vespa called for washing the gin with olive; since we didn't...
Liquor 101: Failed Experiments with Ardbeg Perpetuum As is the case with most people of my age and gender, my first step along the path to cocktails was single malt Scotch, neat. Back in those days when I was just beginning to familiarize myself with spirits,...
Liquor 101: Whipped Cream Dispenser I know it's a little late to say so, but we hope you had a merry Christmas. We sure did. Among other things, we were given a bunch of new cocktail toys that we're sure we'll be sharing with you. Without...
Liquor 101: the Manhattan Continuum When I was hanging out with Vince the One Eight bartender during my Ivy City distillery crawl, I asked him what proportion he usually uses for whiskey to vermouth in his Manhattans. His answer caught my attention. 'It depends,' he said, 'on the...
The Bottled Negroni Experiment Out on a double date recently, the other couple told us a cocktail horror story. They had ordered a Negroni at a bar; to their utter disbelief, the bartender took out a glass, filled it with ice, and then poured a pre-mixed...
Where We've Been Drinking: The Dabney DC Not having had quite enough of Blagden Alley after our recent after-dinner stop at Columbia Room, we decided to make our way back to the Dabney next door for our pre-Christmas Christmas dinner. There weren't any reservations available on...
F.E.W. Spirits Tasting While Prohibition ended nationally in 1933, some localities decided to keep it going for a while. Take Evanston, IL, for instance. This small city on Chicago's northern border, the headquarters of the Women's Christian Temperance Union, kept Prohibition in place until 1972. It's ironic...
12 Drinks of Christmas 2016: Whiskey Hot Toddy Cocktail Recipe Happy holidays! It's the time of the year for holiday decorations, twinkling lights, warm spices, and a rolling series of parties, gatherings, and celebrations. For the second year in a row, we'll be adding to the festivities...
12 Drinks of Christmas 2016: Girl from Ipanema Cocktail Recipe Happy holidays! It's the time of the year for holiday decorations, twinkling lights, warm spices, and a rolling series of parties, gatherings, and celebrations. For the second year in a row, we'll be adding to the festivities...