I’d like to be able to claim that I’m writing up several Chartreuse drinks based solely on my enthusiasm for the liqueur. A claim like that would probably be about 80 percent right. I mean, sure, I like the stuff, though I had an adaptation phase for Chartreuse that was almost as long as the… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Spirits
60/30, #9, 10 & 11 – Mezcal makes the rounds
A little over five years ago, when I first started this blog, mezcal hadn’t even risen high enough in the cocktail world to be considered an afterthought. Sure, Ron Cooper had begun importing his Del Maguey single-village mezcals back in the ‘90s, but these things take time, and while tequila was in full bloom following… Continue Reading
60/30: Cane rum and San Francisco drinks
Years ago, when first introduced to the offbeat booze that is rhum agricole, I had a hard time figuring out how a spirit so similar in origin to the molasses-based rums I’d recently become so enthusiastic about could have a flavor and character so goddamn different. Fortunately, my first sip of rhum agricole was poured… Continue Reading
60/30, #5 & 6: Epicurean and the Allies Cocktail
Alright, it’s the night before Thanksgiving, so I’m gonna make this quick (and I’m also going to take High Turkey Day off from the 60/30 project, then toss in two more drinks over the weekend to make up, just because I can). About a year ago, as we were descending once again into the holiday… Continue Reading
60/30, #3-4: City of Angels
A few years ago at Tales of the Cocktail in New Orleans, I ran into a little bit of an issue. I was working a couple of events — participating on an absinthe panel with Gwydion Stone from the Wormwood Society (and later Absinthe Marteau) and with Jim Meehan from PDT, and later on hosting… Continue Reading
