Drink of the Week: Mississippi Punch Searching for some inspiration for a recipe we were designing recently sent us way back, to 'Professor' Jerry Thomas and the cocktail guide he wrote in the mid-19th century. The Mississippi Punch grabbed our attention. 'Punch' is right; this recipe certainly packs...
Croatia Week: 2343 Mojo (Mocktail) We think it's important to put some effort into the drinks we serve our guests who are abstaining from alcohol. They might not be quite as complex as a cocktail, but we want our mocktails to get as close as possible. In...
Croatia Week: Work Avoidance We recently tended bar for a Harvard Kennedy School of Government alumni event held at the Croatian embassy. It was sort of a reunion of participants in Ronald Heifetz's crazily popular class on Adaptive Leadership. We designed custom cocktails for the event, using...
Croatia Week: On the Balcony We recently tended bar for a Harvard Kennedy School of Government alumni event held at the Croatian embassy. It was sort of a reunion of participants in Ronald Heifetz's crazily popular class on Adaptive Leadership. We designed custom cocktails for the event,...
Croatia Week: Mirroring We recently tended bar for a Harvard Kennedy School of Government alumni event held at the Croatian embassy. It was sort of a reunion of participants in Ronald Heifetz's crazily popular class on Adaptive Leadership. We designed custom cocktails for the event, using Croatian...
Capitoline: DC's only Vermouth + Drink of the Week: San Martin When we decided on the contestants in our vermouth tournament (cheap sweet bracket, cheap dry bracket, expensive dry bracket, expensive sweet bracket, championships), we disqualified American vermouths. We felt that they were a bit too newfangled for...
Spirits Week: Tequila and Brandy Last week, we gave a brief overview of the three big categories of liquors, their distinctives, and the part they each play in cocktails. Over the course of this week, we'll be going into more detail on one of those three categories:...
Spirits Week: Rum Last week, we gave a brief overview of the three big categories of liquors, their distinctives, and the part they each play in cocktails. Over the course of this week, we'll be going into more detail on one of those three categories: the base spirits. These...
Spirits Week: Whiskey Last week, we gave a brief overview of the three big categories of liquors, their distinctives, and the part they each play in cocktails. Over the course of this week, we'll be going into more detail on one of those three categories: the base...
Spirits Week: Gin Last week, we gave a brief overview of the three big categories of liquors, their distinctives, and the part they each play in cocktails. Over the course of this week, we'll be going into more detail on one of those three categories: the base...