Filed under: Recipes, Cocktails, Rum, How To, Spirits, Sugar, Liqueurs, Guilty Pleasures
When life hands me lemons, I make freshly-squeezed lemonade. When life hands me a grapefruit, I make a Hemingway Daiquiri. When life hands me a grapefruit, limes, Maraschino liqueur, a couple of bottles of Cuban rum (they were a gift -- I swear!) and a few sugar canes all at the same time -- well, I kinda have to take that as a mixological edict straight from Papa.
Whether or not one's a fan of Ernest Hemingway's barrel-chested prose, it's still entirely possible to appreciate his contributions...
I do most of my cocktail inventing around the holidays. The reason for this is twofold. One, I always visit my parents and they possess a liquor cabinet that shames some bars, not only in actual number of bottles, but also in the array of top-shelf and/or rare liquors. Two, when does one find oneself in need of a drink more than the holidays?
Whether it's the merriment of celebration, the release of stress, or...
Drink a Chaplin, Garbo, or Even Weissmuller
Filed under: Cocktails, Celebrities
You could drink like the old stars, or you could actually drink you favorite old-school movie stars...
The Guardian has posted a list of star specific drinks that can send your intoxication from random spirits to boozy Tinsletown. Most will probably sound familiar to you, like "The Douglas Fairbanks," which is simply a gin martini with a twist. Nevertheless, it's a fun way to quickly theme up your New Years festivities. Throw some silent old movies onto the television, play some funky jazz, and make a menu of Hollywood stars. Heck, the alternative Ginger Rogers would be perfect for New Years Eve -- champagne, ginger root,...
When it comes to assembling the bar for your holiday party, there's a certain list of basics you must have on hand--vodka, gin, whiskey, cola, tonic, etc. Such a bar will certainly serve to make a decent drink and satisfy most customers, but won't add anything special to the festivities. The easiest--and cheapest--way to add a little magic is with unusual mixers. Here's five that will add a twist to your cocktail menu.
1. Canada Dry Sparkling Green Tea Ginger Ale It mixes equally well with bourbon, vodka and...
There's a stigma attached to those who extol the virtues of proper glassware. But the fact is -- they're right. The vessel used for your drink will affect not only the liquid that's poured inside, but also the way it hits your tongue, and the flavor your taste buds register.
I used to blow this off as overly fastidious, fancy schmancy posturing. I hated getting pints of beer or glasses of...
Liquor and Cocktail Glasses, Part Four - Slashfood's Glassware Guide
Reminiscent of a curvy champagne flute or wine glass, sour glasses work well with the cold foam of sour drinks. The stem, meanwhile, will help keep the drink cold like other stemmed glassware.
Whisky Glass
The tulip shape of this glass derives from classic Scotch tasting glasses (the look primarily same, but without the slightly wider mouth). Like the wine glasses, this glass tapers towards the top to concentrate aromas for both neat and on-the-rocks servings.
Repeal Day Parties
Filed under: Parties, Beer, Cocktails, On the Blogs, America, Spirits, Celebrations
Happy Repeal Day! As I'm sure you know, today is the 75th Anniversary of the Repeal of Prohibition. For folks in my bizz, winemakers, brewers, and distillers; it's a big holiday. I heard that some of my local bars will be celebrating, although I wish I could make it to some of the big parties I've heard about.
The other day I got an email from Natalie Bovis-Nelsen, The Liquid Muse, a mixologist and booze blogger, about Repeal Day Parties around the country. I thought I'd like...
Tiki has long been a beloved sub-genre of American culture, revered by those who love retro, irony, carved wooden heads, eccentric glassware and powerful, fruity drinks. All these things come together at the tiki hourse of worship: The tiki bar. Yet tiki bars are few and far between, with many having been torn down or stripped of their grandeur--only a few beloved relics like San Francisco's Tonga Room, Los Angeles' Tiki Ti and Tuscon's Kon Tiki remain.
But there's a new tiki in a town that rides its own undercurrent of retro...
Last week, I wrote a piece about David Herr, an engineer who followed the ultimate foodie dream and pursued a second career as a chef. Oddly enough, I subsequently discovered that the bartending industry is currently seeing a major spike in new employees and trainees. Over the last few months, bartending schools have seen a 20-25% growth in enrollment, as traditional jobs evaporate and the newly unemployed begin to explore their next career move. Given the fact that we're facing a long, cold winter with limited resources,...
Cocktails and Martinis Nick and Nora Style - Foodie Flicks
Filed under: Cocktails
The other day my head was swimming with the wonder that is Nick and Nora Charles. While this is hardly the arena to talk about the wonder that is The Thin Man, Nick Charles certainly has some worth here at Slashfood.
I've shared a myriad of flicks over these last few months, but never dipped into the world of libations. I figure ol' Nick is the perfect way to change that trend, as he talks about the appropriate way to shake your cocktails. Remember, "the important thing is the rhythm." A Manhattan you shake to the fox trot, and as for...
AP - The chairman of the Senate Rules Committee has parted with many of her Democratic colleagues and says that the Senate should seat former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris.
You could drink like the old stars, or you could actually drink you favorite old-school movie stars...
When it comes to assembling the bar for your holiday party, there's a certain list of basics you must have on hand--vodka, gin, whiskey, cola, tonic, etc. Such a bar will certainly serve to make a decent drink and satisfy most customers, but won't add anything special to the festivities. The easiest--and cheapest--way to add a little magic is with unusual mixers. Here's five that will add a twist to your cocktail menu.
There's a stigma attached to those who extol the virtues of proper glassware. But the fact is -- they're right. The vessel used for your drink will affect not only the liquid that's poured inside, but also the way it hits your tongue, and the flavor your taste buds register.
Tiki has long been a beloved sub-genre of American culture, revered by those who love retro, irony, carved wooden heads, eccentric glassware and powerful, fruity drinks. All these things come together at the tiki hourse of worship: The tiki bar. Yet tiki bars are few and far between, with many having been torn down or stripped of their grandeur--only a few beloved relics like San Francisco's Tonga Room, Los Angeles' Tiki Ti and Tuscon's Kon Tiki remain..jpg)
Last week, I wrote a piece about David Herr, an engineer who followed the ultimate foodie dream and pursued a second career as a chef. Oddly enough, I subsequently discovered that the bartending industry is currently seeing a major spike in new employees and trainees. Over the last few months, bartending schools have seen a 20-25% growth in enrollment, as traditional jobs evaporate and the newly unemployed begin to explore their next career move. Given the fact that we're facing a long, cold winter with limited resources,... 
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