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…
BDW Serrano Cocktail Spice Campaign Update #2
Ok, time for a quick update as we start the final two weeks of the campaign! So far we’ve gotten some generous donations and have been pounding the pavement at Tiki Oasis, Harbor Town Pub, and the San Diego Spirits Fest to get the word out about BDW Serrano…
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Tales of the Gin and Tonic?
I recently purchased my tickets to Tales of the Cocktail. This is a large cocktail convention held each summer in New Orleans. Tales (as it is affectionately referred to) is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year. I am a newcomer making my first trip. For many in the cocktail world Tales is an…
Bartender Re-education: The Old Fashioned (via Caskstrength)
Love this take on the Old Fashioned. Just might have to have a thousand of these. I am excited to use my home made cherries. Even though Don Draper is really helping America Drink better, there are a few dozen big name bartenders around America right now fiercely fighting to…
Liquor Store Find!!!!!
So today I went on a liquor store dig. Taking a page from Jason Wilson and his book Boozehound I had a bit of “liquor store archaeology” success.
I swear this blog is not called boy drinks Martinis. No really.
So after reading up on the matter (Boozehound: On the Trail of the Rare, the Obscure, and the Overrated in Spirits by Jason Wilson & Imbibe by David Wondrich), I see that the original martini is a completely different animal than the spartan olive-wielding martinis of today. A mix of Old Tom Gin and Italian vermouth;…
Boston Style Shaker
Here are some Boston Style cocktail shakers at Alchemy in San Diego. I took this at the beer week cider dinner last night. Cider might not be my thing. However I thought it would be a good time to start investigating cocktail shakers. Most of the shakers I’ve used have…
Drinking, its what’s for dinner!
Drinking, its whats for dinner!
