I’ve been in a rut. Aside from Mixology Mondays, I haven’t written straight-out about a cocktail since the holidays. There’s a reason for that, mostly — I’m usually motivated to write about new drinks I’m playing around with and enjoying, but over the past few months those drinks have primarily been things I’ve been working… Continue Reading
Bum Rap
As Michael pointed out this weekend, Imbibe magazine has now passed the one-year milestone. That’s a big deal, folks — around 60 percent of new magazines fail in their first year (and I’ve seen other figures that peg that closer to 90 percent), so Imbibe is really bucking the trend. Having been a contributor to… Continue Reading
MxMo XIV: Tiny Bubbles
The thing that always surprises me about champagne cocktails is the underlying nefarious nature of many of these drinks. You look at a recipe, think, “oh, it’s just a glass of wine, same stuff you use to toast at weddings and on election night last November — look, there’s only a smidgen of booze in… Continue Reading
Tickets to Tales
In case you haven’t strayed over to the Tales of the Cocktail website recently, tickets are now on sale for the mightiest cocktail event of the year. I know that cost can be an issue, but consider this: you can stay at the Hotel Monteleone, one of the city’s most elegant and historic hotels, for… Continue Reading
The Cabinet
During a recent quiet afternoon — something that’s been very rare around here for the past six weeks or so — I decided to do some busywork I’d been meaning to tackle for some time, and cataloged the contents of my liquor cabinet. The move was at least partially motivated by my occasional frustration in… Continue Reading
