Considering all the time I’ve spent not blogging over the past couple of months, I’m surprised many readers stop by at all anymore. Which made it all the more surprising when I checked out my site traffic last week and noticed that The Cocktail Chronicles is listed in PC Magazine’s “Our Favorite Blogs 2009” —… Continue Reading
Author Archives: Paul
An Evening of Holiday Drinks
‘Twas the night before — okay, it was the night before Tuesday, and still a respectable way before Thanksgiving nevermind Christmas (and come to think of it, not much in that house was quiet at all), but all mangled holiday story preambles aside, on Monday, November 16, the Washington State Bartender’s Guild organized a Yuletide-themed… Continue Reading
An Evening of Holiday Drinks, November 16
I’ve always hated it when stores put up their Christmas displays right after Halloween, and cities start hanging wreaths and ribbons on everything in sight while everyone is still getting accustomed to the idea of autumn. I know I have good company in this, but this year I’m thinking about the holidays a little bit… Continue Reading
Don’t Be Bitter
Sure — I’ll play along with Dietsch’s “Don’t Be Bitter” contest. After all, the gentlemen from The Bitter Truth have supplied some of the best bitters in my liquor cabinet, and the opportunity to win a bottle of their Beefeater 24 Bitters — which apparently aren’t for sale — is too good to pass up.… Continue Reading
MxMo Vermouth: The flower with the power
I’ve been a bad blogger recently, what with the infrequent updates and all (though I’m still writing regularly over at Serious Eats), but even after spending a busy day writing about booze and a busy evening judging a cocktail contest for Domain de Canton (congratulations, Jay!), I’ve still got to log in to WordPress for… Continue Reading
