Of late, most of my cocktail forays are motivated by a strong desire to unwind. I was trolling for something that would hit the spot and hit on the Vieux Carré over at Drinkboy. This one is a classic that I’ve floated past a few times, mostly because I always lack one of the ingredients. [...]

There’s been an amazing number of happy cocktail blog coincidences in my life lately. I will have just picked up an ingredient and, lo and behold, the next day I’ll find someone has posted a recipe that uses that very ingredient! First it was the Nacional, concocted by Jeffrey Morgenthaler, then I ran across the [...]

A little bubbly can cure what ails your brain.
The ethanol found in liquor boosts the antioxidant quotient of strawberries and blackberries.
Guess the old cliché of strawberries and Champagne isn’t so corny after all…

A few weeks ago, I received a request from an interested reader, asking for my thoughts on liquor in the home bar. Specifically, what and how should one choose what to buy? And, equally important, how do you keep the cost reasonable?
Well, dear readers, I hate to shatter my image of infallibility, but I am [...]

I have some dim and dusty memories from my childhood of my father and gradparents regaling the family with stories of their favorite (and defunct) bars. Out of these memories come exotic and interesting drink names that have always captured my fancy: Fuzzy Navel, Navy Grog, Suffering Bastard, Rusty Nail. It has been a great [...]