As a reward for helping out my dear friend Sarah with her new dance website she bestowed upon me this rare and ancient bartender’s guide written back in 1934. Though many of the recipes are impossible to recreate due to the now defunct ingredients they call for, there are a few simple gems which I [...]
Posted by: Will on November 5th, 2007 © Filed under: Cocktails & Spirits | 3 Comments »
I finally completed the straining, bottling, and (most importantly) tasting of my homemade bitters this weekend and am generally pleased with the results. I began the process of making bitters at home back on July, then followed up with recipes a few weeks later. Now for a little more about the process and [...]
Posted by: Rose on September 30th, 2007 © Filed under: Cocktails & Spirits | 1 Comment »
A few days ago I made a trip over to my favorite (big kids) candy store- Hi-Time Wine Cellars in Costa Mesa, which doesn’t just have one of the finest wine selections in California, but also one of the finest liquor selections. I don’t know whether it’s their self service tasting bar, their extensive [...]
Posted by: Will on September 20th, 2007 © Filed under: Cocktails & Spirits | 7 Comments »
Having no special connections in the spirits industry, I’ve been waiting patiently to get my bottle of Lucid absinthe for several months. The first true absinthe to reach the U.S. market since the drink was banned nearly 100 years ago, Lucid has caused quite a stir in the spirits world. But so far [...]
Posted by: Rose on September 18th, 2007 © Filed under: Cocktails & Spirits | 8 Comments »
Several months ago I had to drop off some equipment at a colleague’s house not far from where I live in Long Beach. It was late in the afternoon when I arrived, and after transferring the goods into my co-worker’s truck, he and his wife invited me to join them on their poolside patio [...]
Posted by: Will on September 6th, 2007 © Filed under: Cocktails & Spirits | 7 Comments »
