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How to Make a Moscow Mule: The Ultimate Summer Cocktail
Now, I’ve never been to Moscow. Aaaaaand I’ve never ridden a mule. Hell, I don’t know that I’ve ever even been around a mule. But I do know a thing or two about Moscow Mules. Wonderful cocktail, weird name. Why do I love this drink so much? Because this is the perfect “in between drink.” It’s a step…
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Regarding Cocktails: A Cocktail Book Where Simplicity Shines
Since beginning this quest to visit the world’s best cocktail bars in late 2014, there’s one bar that stands above all else. It’s come up dozens of times,…
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10 Essential Cocktail Tools: The Tools Every Home Bar Needs
As my obsession with cocktails has grown over the last couple years, I’ve had more and more friends and family members picking up the hobby as well. It…
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How to Make Clear Ice Cubes for Cocktails: Everything You Need to Know
It’s Friday night and you’ve invited the guys over for a round of your special recipe Old Fashioneds. Let’s see… Woodford Reserve Batch Proof bourbon. Check. Angostura traditional…
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Cocktail Recipes
How to Make a Moscow Mule: The Ultimate Summer Cocktail
Now, I’ve never been to Moscow. Aaaaaand I’ve never ridden a mule. Hell, I don’t know that I’ve ever even been around a mule. But I do know a thing…
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Mint Julep Recipe: A Classy Departure from the Usual
I’m not sure there’s a single cocktail that ties in so many aspects of my life than the mint julep. Yep, the mint julep. The story starts back in…
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Fish House Punch Recipe: Does it Get Much Better than This? I’m Not Sure it Does…
There are a lot of delicious drinks out there that should get more play, but maybe none more so than the Fish House Punch. My first experience with…
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How to Make a World Class Boulevardier Cocktail (Like Negronis? You’ll LOVE This)
My love affair with the boulevardier cocktail (pronounced bool-ah-vard-ee-a) was a slow burn. To just put it out there so you know what we’re working with here, a…
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Lost Lake Cocktail Recipe: A Passionfruit Tiki Drink
In my wife and I’s Top 100 Bar Quest, there’s one ingredient that is a surefire order every time: passionfruit. If we see a drink on the menu…
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Margarita Recipe: My All Time Favorite Margarita Cocktail
Ah, the margarita. Is there a more universally loved cocktail out there? I’m not sure there is. There are so many different types of margaritas out there, that no matter…
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NoMad Cocktail Book Review: For the Adventurous Home Bartender
For years the NoMad has been one of my favorite destinations. Yes, the entire hotel, a destination, not just a place to rest your head. I’ve been to…
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Tales and Spirits Review: Why It’s the Best Bar in Amsterdam
It had been over ten years since I’d visited Amsterdam – and let’s just say my two trips couldn’t have been more different. My first Amsterdam experience was…
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Deadshot PDX: The Most Unique Cocktails in Portland
Despite traveling all over the world to taste and write about cocktails, up until now I haven’t written much about the cocktail scene in my hometown: Portland, Oregon.…
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Cafe Dante NYC: Is it REALLY the World’s Best Bar?
Cafe Dante in NYC has been around for 104 years. It’s been on my radar for about 4. But after over a century of serving drinks to locals…
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69 Colbrooke Row Review: A Classic that Lost Its Luster
On our last trip to London I was excited to visit The Bar With No Name, which is located at 69 Colbrooke Row. As one of the longer…
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SG Club Tokyo: A Cocktail Bar With Something for Everyone
Every once in awhile you hear about a new place opening up that you know you have to visit. The SG Club in Tokyo was one of those for me.…
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How to Make a Moscow Mule: The Ultimate Summer Cocktail
Now, I’ve never been to Moscow. Aaaaaand I’ve never ridden a mule. Hell, I don’t know that I’ve ever even been around a mule. But I do know a thing or two about Moscow Mules. Wonderful cocktail, weird name. Why do I love this drink so much? Because this is the perfect “in between drink.” It’s a step…
Continue Reading How to Make a Moscow Mule: The Ultimate Summer Cocktail
Mint Julep Recipe: A Classy Departure from the Usual
I’m not sure there’s a single cocktail that ties in so many aspects of my life than the mint julep. Yep, the mint julep. The story starts back in 2008, before I was ever into cocktails, and the thought of spending more than $4 for a rum and coke seemed ludicrous. My girlfriend at the time…
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Fish House Punch Recipe: Does it Get Much Better than This? I’m Not Sure it Does…
There are a lot of delicious drinks out there that should get more play, but maybe none more so than the Fish House Punch. My first experience with making a Fish House Punch came from the original Dead Rabbit cocktail book. On my first visit to the bar, I had a drink called a Bankers…
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How to Make a World Class Boulevardier Cocktail (Like Negronis? You’ll LOVE This)
My love affair with the boulevardier cocktail (pronounced bool-ah-vard-ee-a) was a slow burn. To just put it out there so you know what we’re working with here, a boulevardier is essentially a negroni where you switch out the gin for bourbon. But as with any Campari drink, it’s an a acquired taste, so you have…
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NoMad Cocktail Book Review: For the Adventurous Home Bartender
For years the NoMad has been one of my favorite destinations. Yes, the entire hotel, a destination, not just a place to rest your head. I’ve been to the NoMad Bar over a dozen times. It’s about as central a location as it gets in NYC, it’s big enough to be able to meet friends…
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Lost Lake Cocktail Recipe: A Passionfruit Tiki Drink
In my wife and I’s Top 100 Bar Quest, there’s one ingredient that is a surefire order every time: passionfruit. If we see a drink on the menu that has passionfruit in it, we always order it. In fact, I still remember the first passionfruit drink we ever had. We’d been out and about in London, and…
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Margarita Recipe: My All Time Favorite Margarita Cocktail
Ah, the margarita. Is there a more universally loved cocktail out there? I’m not sure there is. There are so many different types of margaritas out there, that no matter who you are, there’s going to be a variation for you. Whether you like them tart, sweet, strong, weak, blended, on the rocks, flavored, or traditional lime…
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Mezcal Margarita Recipe: The Margarita’s Smoky Sibling
Everyone likes a good margarita. Hell, most of the world will even settle for a bad margarita. There’s something about that combination of tequila, lime, and orange that leads you to relaxing days – no matter how bad things are in “real life”. I’ve made my thoughts on artificial mixes pretty clear, and the margarita is no…
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Strawberry Lemonade Cocktail: A VERY Versatile Drink
Up until recently I really haven’t done much with strawberries in cocktails. Maybe it was a little PTSD from a few too many of those horrible sugary strawberry daiquiris back in my early 20s… But recently, I started experimenting with them more all thanks to one simple cocktail: the Strawberry Fix from the Regarding Cocktails…
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Repossession Cocktail: A Dry Sour from the NoMad Cocktail Book
Whenever anybody asks me for a cocktail bar recommendation in NYC, the NoMad Bar is always on the list. It’s easy to get to, has tons of seating, and I’ve never had a bad drink there. In fact, I’ve had many really good drinks there. So when I saw that Leo Robitschek had written the Nomad Cocktail…
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