I don’t know the precise moment when it happened, but it definitely happened: I became a rum guy. These days rum gets a lot of love in cocktail circles, but I feel like for the average person (or at least the ones I’m around), rum as yet to get the attention it deserves. So many […]
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Aviation Cocktail Recipe: A Beautiful and Refreshing Gin Cocktail
I still vividly remember the first Aviation Cocktail I ever had. It was a few months after I left my finance job and I’d moved to Bangkok, Thailand where I was working on building my first business. I was broke and living in a $200 a month apartment, and any cocktails I was having were […]
Peach Old Fashioned: A Fruity Twist on an Old Classic
The old fashioned has long been my favorite craft cocktail. It’s delicious, puts the whisky on the forefront of the drink, and is about as simple as it gets when it comes to a classic cocktail. And as a home bartender, one of my favorite things about the old fashioned is just how versatile it […]
How to Make Clear Ice Cubes for Cocktails: The Ultimate Guide
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 and orange bitters. Yep. Your homemade Demerara syrup. Got it. And… You hold your Waterford crystal double old fashioned glass against the lever labeled “Ice” on the […]
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. Or at least, that used to be the case. It closed a […]