A short while ago, the fine folks at Liquor.com published a list of 24 Cocktails that everyone should know how to make. We decided to tackle a few and report our findings to you, our dear dear followers. The first Cocktail that we decided to try is the […]
On this week’s episode of A Tasting at The Murder Table (that’s episode 16 for those of you keeping score!), we mosey on down to New Orleans (aka NOLA, aka The Big Easy, aka ‘Nawlins) for a review of two cocktail bitters and a syrup from El Guapo […]
In honor of Super Bowl LIII weekend, your friends at Boozedancing.com (i.e. Limpd and Yours Truly) have produced a very special edition of A Tasting at The Murder Table. In this week’s episode, in addition to reviewing yet another intriguing elixir from Eden Specialty Ciders (in case you missed […]
Like many a post-war baby (that war would be World War II, The Big One, WW2, or as it’s commonly known, Tom Brokaw’s retirement fund), I was introduced to Tiki culture at… a Chinese restaurant. During the 1960s and 1970s, Yue’s Cantonese Restaurant in Gardena, CA was […]
Awhile back, our friends at The Baddish Group asked if we’d be interested in trying two Vodka expressions from their latest client, Nemiroff Vodka. As I’m sure I’ve mentioned in previous posts, since I’m not much of a Vodka drinker, I was a bit hesitant to accept the […]
A couple of weeks ago, we told you about an event that we attended at Center City Philadelphia’s Aldine, where Boardroom Spirits premiered their latest and greatest bit of distilling magic: C Carrot Spirit, an eau de vie style spirit made from 100% Real Carrot (I know this […]
About a month ago, I received an email from The Baddish Group. They asked if I’d be interested in whipping up a frozen cocktail recipe which incorporated Fernet Branca. Now I’m no bartender, but when presented with the opportunity to dabble in the cocktail making arts, I rarely pass it […]
After doing my first post in the series, Banter with Bartenders, I came up with a mental list of bartenders that I’d like to interview, but today’s post came about organically. It was a Friday night and I wanted to go out for a cocktail and dinner in […]
As Limpd has noted in numerous posts, I occasionally like to dabble in a bit of cocktail making, and as you can see in the above photo, I’ve managed to accumulate a few cocktail making tools and tinctures. Although it’s kind of a pain to play bartender on a regular […]
Last fall I was “on assignment” to take some cocktail photos for a client and was told it would be at a bar – The Jeffrey… with a bartender – The Bearded Alchemist… They told me his name, but when you hear the moniker “The Bearded Alchemist,” you don’t […]