Me making the Palomar one of my favorite craft cocktails at Hive in San Diego. A spicy combination of Campari, tequila, Serrano, grapefruit, lime and sugar. The Palomar 1.5 oz blanco tequila 3/4 oz lime juice 1/2 oz grapefruit juice 1/2 oz Campari 1/2 oz Demerara syrup 1 ml Serrano…
First Annual Bartender’s Battle at Tiki Oasis
One year ago, I did it. I over stepped. I hadn’t the time, the energy or the experience. What I did have was passion and determination and just enough knowledge to be dangerous. The result was a Tiki Bartender Battle that was a really raucous good time. Surprisingly it all…
Mes De Verde
The Mes De Verde, a Margarita variant cocktail by Stephen Kurpinsky, has been named the Cocktail Of The Moment at Georges at the Cove in La Jolla, California. That is pretty awesome because not only does it taste amazing, it contains Boy Drinks World Serrano Cocktail Spice. If you…
Bartending Techniques for the Atomic Age
Tiki Oasis, San Diego’s annual Tiki weekend festival, is aptly named. Sure, because it is a like stepping into another world, it could have been called Tiki Island or even Tiki Planet, but it is quite literally an oasis of Tiki escapism embedded in the heart of San Diego’s metropolis. As…
San Diego Bartenders Battle at Tiki Oasis
Attention all San Diego Bartenders!! With the annual August arrival of Tiki Oasis, summer is Tiki time in San Diego. This year, I am thrilled to announce that we are organizing the event’s first ever cocktail competition and we need you, San Diego bartenders! As the largest and longest-running Tiki gathering in the world, Tiki…
BDW Goes to RumFest 2015
Once again I have traveled deep into the heart of Florida to attend the Miami Rum Renaissance Festival (or RumFest as its is affectionately know). Rum is fun, rum has almost no rules and rum has an image that is care free and delightfully escapist. It is also emerging into the public consciousness as…
BDW Tastings This Weekend!
BDW will be around town this Friday and Saturday sampling our Serrano Cocktail Spice at some of our fine retailers here in San Diego! Come by and beat the heat with a refreshingly spicy mango lemonade and support local businesses by picking up a bottle or two. For those of you…
Just Another Day In The BDW Test Kitchen
Hot Buttered Rum
As the holidays draw to a close we can now reflect on our good times and fond memories. I for one am glad the season is ending. It was great, but it was also exhausting. The one thing I will take away was the feeling of serving a new cocktail…
Moving On!
I wanted to send out a big heartfelt thank you to all of you who graciously contributed to my Indiegogo Campaign. As you should have already received your refunds back, I am sure you are aware that the campaign failed to meet its goal. The good news is that we…
