Minute Mixologist: “Ninja Whale” Manila Rum Punch
For a recent Typhoon Haiyan survivors benefit, I created this simple rum punch inspired by Filipino flavors: Cut the heart of a medium size pineapple...
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Bourbon, Rum, Vodkatini Body Scrubs by Farmhouse Fresh
Hello! A scrub made from Bourbon, buttered rum or watermelon basil and vodka? Talk about date bait! Let the boozy spa day commence... Farmhouse Fresh
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Fred Minnick and “Whiskey Women”
I just finished reading his new book "Whiskey Women" in time to meet up with my colleague and friend Fred Minnick in Louisville this week and...
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Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc 2013: One To Remember
A bushel of ripe grapefruit hits you on the nose of this impossibly pale new release, along with a few limes. Lemon and kiwi add to the...
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Crater Lake Root Beer
Might be the rootbeeriest Root Beer these lips have ever tasted: richly sweet and herbaceous, but not a darn thing 'grown-uppy' about it. Stewart's,...
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Glenlivet 70, Balvenie 50 at Talon Club, The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
However there is only one place in Vegas to sample the rare delights of both Glenlivet 70 (circa 1940, 200 bottles worldwide) and The Balvenie 50...
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Minute Mixologist: Tequila Moda Viejo
This started as a Mexican riff on the Old Fashioned (hence the name: Old Fashion in bad Spanish), and that's essentially what it is, but the emphasis...
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Minute Mixologist: Darker, Stormier “Sail On, Sailor”
"Sail On, Sailor" (with apologies to the Beach Boys) was admittedly born out of the opportunity that my mother's under-utilized liquor cabinet...
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Minute Mixologist: Gin-Dry Soda “Le Vent du Provence”
Inspired by an event to mix cocktails using Dry Soda's uncommon flavors, and by the legendary flower of Provence, I crafted this very simple but...
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Minute Mixologist: Tequila-Becherovka “Frequent Flier”
This summer fizz started off with the simple objective of making something work with Becherovka in the hotter months. The name comes from the simple...
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“Virtual Bartender:” But Can I Tell Him My Troubles?
Considering the picture this thing showed of an "Old Fashioned" looked more like a Gin & Tonic, my friends in the USBG shouldn't threaten to...
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Minute Mixologist: Galliano Amarillo
I've been trying to explore the possibilities of Galliano beyond the "classic" Harvey Wallbanger (a word rarely applied to 50s-era concoctions)...and...
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Minute Mixologist: Marooned
For my neighborhood pool party, I thought to build a classic "Tiki" profile from scratch: equal parts Bacardi Oakheart (or other spiced rum), J.M....
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Tiki Time at the Spare Room, Hollywood
It's time. Time to shake off the mourning for the late lamented Bahooka and get your Tiki on in style. While you'll do fine in a classic Zombie or...
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Blueberry Grappa by G. Bertagnolli
Not your crazy uncle's bathtub moonshine--Bertagnolli grappas are a smooth, sophisticated ending to a memorable mangia. The blueberry is like a whiff...
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Friday 29 November, 2013
“At Large” for The Tasting Panel
As Editor-At-Large for Anthony Dias Blue’s The Tasting Panel magazine, I had the pleasure of meeting some of the world’s best winemakers as well as master distillers, mixologists and other experts of the spirits industry. Here are some of the many features I published: And yet, more! on the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas… China_Business
Wednesday 09 October, 2013
Discovering Great Italian Wines at the Kobrand Tour D’Italia 2013
Tasting Italian wines is a process of endless discovery: there are so many regions and so many varieties and so many styles, it seems as if there is always something new (even if it’s “old”). Kobrand’s recent tasting tour was no different, even if many of the houses like Pighin, Folonary, Moretti, Nardi, Tenuta San [...]
Saturday 10 August, 2013
Goose Island Spreads Its Wings
Is there any serious beer fan who doesn’t know Goose Island? The Chicago craft brewer celebrated its 25th anniversary this Spring, and while the beers haven’t been available nationwide until more recently, their reputation for passion and quality certainly preceded them. To celebrate the anniversary and concurrent expanded distribution, Goose Island has been hosting a [...]
Tuesday 23 July, 2013
Scaling The Heights Of Mt. Gay Rum & Taking The Gold!
Amid the explosion of new craft rums and other cane spirits these days, the classic brands tend to get overlooked–a point probably not lost on Barbados’ Mt. Gay, which happens to be the world’s oldest continuously operating rum distillery. As Global Ambassador Chester Browne points out, they may not be the biggest rum producers (that [...]
Friday 05 July, 2013
Minute Mixologist: Mixing with Bols Yogurt Liqueur
I admit I was more than intrigued when Bols–makers of more liqueur varieties than anyone else in the world, I believe–announced they would be making a shelf-stable Yogurt liqueur. What with all the novelty flavors in the liqueur and spirits worlds these days, I wasn’t sure what to think. Luckily Bols was nice enough to [...]
Monday 10 June, 2013
Tapatio Tequila: The Proof’s In The Overproof
Last night, an event at Downtown LA’s Las Perlas tequila bar was almost more understated than it should’ve been (how often does that happen in the spirits world?); Third generation distiller Carlos Camarena of La Alteña distillery (in the Jalisco highlands) was there to formally introduce his Tapatio tequila to the US Market. While Tapatio [...]
Tuesday 21 May, 2013
Una Piña, Muchas Niñas: Bacardi Fusion Parties!
Yesterday, Bacardi held a roll-out event for its new Pineapple Fusion expression, which combines the flavors of pineapple and coconut in light rum, at the iconic/infamous Hollywood Roosevelt pool. As much as I’m inclined to dismiss any pre-flavored spirit (especially one easily synthesized with fresh ingredient at a typical bar), I can see how this [...]
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