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A blog about craft bartending, with new recipes, reflections on existing recipes, and essays on craft and history.
2024-03-08 16:56
Unless you’re a cocktail aficionado with a penchant for history, chances are you’ve never heard of the cobbler. Cobblers were among the most popular mixed drink categories in the… Read More
2024-02-23 21:04
Bawon’s Benediction
The ingredients for this cocktail are inspired by the lore of Baron Samedi, loa of the dead in Haitian Vodou. The baron is both vulgar and refined. He appears as… Read More
2024-02-12 02:04
Kapuhona: Turning Sex on the Beach into a Craft Cocktail
Sex on the Beach is one of those cocktails that everybody knows. Yet, it’s hard to imagine a craft bartender or discerning d… Read More
2024-01-23 03:37
Why We Call it Bourbon:
In my last article, I proposed that no individual invented bourbon whiskey but rather that a confluence of factors led to its natural development. Even though I ad… Read More
2024-01-12 04:38
Who invented bourbon?
Was It even invented in Kentucky?”
The history of bourbon is shrouded in mystery. There are many myths and educated theories regarding its origin. Authori… Read More
2024-01-06 06:48
Medicine shows and patent medicines have a dubious reputation, which too often overshadows their glorious cultural roles. Yes, progress is a thing, and so too is medical malpractice and huma… Read More
2023-12-14 21:38
There is no one route to becoming a bartender. I can tell you what I look for and appreciate in a prospective hire, but it’s not universal among bar managers.
If you approach me… Read More
2023-12-02 04:05
To be clear, Spook is an old-fashioned and it’s quite traditional (well because we’re using simple syrup we might as well just call it a brandy cocktail). While typically associa… Read More
2023-11-22 22:42
How do bartenders come up with new drinks? While it’s entirely possible to mix random ingredients and come up with something good, there is a theory behind the art of mixology. Nearly… Read More
2023-11-19 04:15
Cocktail writers such as Jennifer Fiedler and Camper English have defined a new category of the tiki genra: Goth Tiki. It’s a trend illustrated with themes such as voodoo, zombies, and… Read More
2023-11-08 15:32
The Marauder is a tiki take on the old-fashioned. The drink is seasoned with Jerry Thomas Decanter Bitters, falernum, and orange curaçao. The recipe for decanter bitters comes from Je… Read More
2023-11-08 02:02
Based on a review of vintage recipes, the “old-fashioned” historically referred to a specific way of making the now defunct-in-name “whiskey cocktail,” as there was a… Read More
2023-11-06 21:07
The qualities that make a good bartender are going to vary from establishment to establishment. For instance, someone with high-level flair skills may not be a great fit at a craft cocktail… Read More
2023-11-05 03:39
The Momsen
The Momsen is an elegant and refined elaboration of the Lemon Drop. Subtle floral hints combine with mint and honey to conjure a sunny summer field.
Pr… Read More
2023-11-03 15:40
The Colonel is a craft take on the dirty old-fashioned. It’s common to see the old-fashioned garnished with a cherry and orange wedge but fine restaurants and craft bars generally stic… Read More
2023-11-02 12:30
This old-fashioned follows the late nineteenth century rubric for the cocktail. It’s got only a bar-spoon of sugar, two dashes of Peychaud’s Bitters and one bar spoon… Read More
2023-10-31 01:02
A dirty martini might not be a classic martini but it is still a species of martini…so the time has come that we recognize the dirty old-fashioned (one with cherry and maybe… Read More
2023-10-31 00:32
What are craft cocktails? Cocktail writers by large recognize that the cocktail world underwent a renaissance at the start of the twenty-first century. In a TED Talk, beverage writer Wayne C… Read More
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