Fasel Shenstone Brings the Aperitivo to America We've recently made a new friend, and we want you to know all about them. Like most friendships, this one is built on a common interest, fortified wines. We know you're not supposed to have favorites, and all of...
'I Lillet You' Valentine's Day Cocktail Recipe We mentioned in a previous post that we felt proud to come out of our visit to Astor Wines with only 3 bottles: a favorite we've had a hard time finding, something we've wanted to try but can't find,...
The Christmas List: Storico Cocchi Vermouth di Torino As we write this post, people are wrestling one another in WalMart for the last item in stock of an unbelievable deal on the new XBox. That can only mean one thing: Christmas shopping season has officially begun....
50/50 Martini of the Week: Win-Win Cocktail Recipe Ever since Copycat Company on H Street introduced us to the concept, we've been charmed by the 50/50 martini--that is, equal parts base spirit and fortified wine, with minimal accoutrements, stirred and served straight up. The template is clear and...
White Negroni Cocktail Recipe It’s Negroni Week! All around the world, 5000 bars and restaurants are serving up their favorite version or variant of the drink that Count Camillo Negroni (alleged) created in Florence in 1919. We’re joining in the fun, by posting our own Negroni...
Fortified Wine Week: Vermouth This week, we're giving fortified wines some attention. They're part wine, part brandy, essential to cocktails, and each delicious in their own unique way. We started by talking about fortified wines generally, and then gave each of sherry and port their day in...
Fortified Wine Week: Port This week, we're giving fortified wines some attention. They're part wine, part brandy, essential to cocktails, and each delicious in their unique way. On Tuesday, we discussed fortified wines in general. Yesterday, we focused on sherry. Today, we'll take a look at port. Port,...
Fortified Wine Week: Sherry This week, we're giving fortified wines some attention. They're part wine, part brandy, essential to cocktails, and each delicious in their own unique way. Yesterday, we discussed fortified wines in general. Today, we'll focus on sherry. You probably have a bad impression of sherry; most...
Fortified Wine Week: Introduction A little while ago, we did a post on the three basic alcoholic building blocks of a cocktail: spirits, liqueurs, and fortified wines. We discussed the part each of them plays in your cocktail, and tried to help you get a sense of...
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...
