Clipped from yesterday’s New York Times: “The Drink’s the Thing” Julie Rose likes hit shows. It’s not just that she’s an avid theatergoer. It’s also because she’s learned over the years that people at hits tend to drink more. Ms. Rose is the president of Sweet Concessions, which dispenses refreshments at seven New York theaters.… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Spirits
Summer Survival Kit Essential #1: The Southside
This one harks back to the Twenty-One Club (so says a source I can’t put my finger on now), and is a staple of ritzy east coast watering holes all summer. Southside of what? I dunno, but it’s almost obligatory to wear tennis whites, seersucker or a big floppy hat while sipping one of these.… Continue Reading
Gettin’ Jerry With It, Part I: The Smash
Whack any whiskey-sodden booze geek with a cocktail manual and the first name that’ll dribble out of his or her mouth is “Jerry Thomas.” For those who have better things to do with their time than hang out with cocktail nerds, Thomas is the patron saint of bartenders–a man of legendary talent and prodigious skill,… Continue Reading
Police Gazette Cocktail
A new addition to my list of favorites. The recipe’s from William Grimes’ unspeakably excellent Straight Up or On the Rocks: The Story of the American Cocktail, the reading of which is the best and quickest way I know of to gain a well-rounded education about the fine points of drinking over the past 200… Continue Reading
El Presidente
It’s raining in Seattle, but it’s still just a couple of weeks to Memorial Day, so summer seems just about to start. Last summer, while cruising through my drinks books in search of an appropriate summer signature cocktail, I wound up with this lovely concoction. El Presidente 1 1/2 ounces white rum 3/4 ounce orange… Continue Reading
