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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The Dead Rabbit: Is It NYC’s Best Cocktail Bar? It Might Be.
There’s a good chance this website wouldn’t exist were it not for The Dead Rabbit. It all started on a rainy night in October of 2014. I was in NYC with my friend Dan and we were having a lazy Sunday night hanging out at his apartment in Chelsea – when I stumbled across an […]
Atlas Bar Singapore Review: The Largest Gin Collection in the World
Of all the bars we were planning to visit in Singapore, Atlas may have been the one I was most excited for. Grand in every sense of the word, Atlas is an art deco masterpiece, boasts the world’s largest gin collection, and features cocktails you simply won’t find anywhere else in the world. When we […]
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 […]
Hotel Viking Review: A Newport, Rhode Island Gem
My long-time editor and colleague Liz Froment recently visited the Hotel Viking in Newport, Rhode Island. I knew this place was a perfect fit for Slightly Pretentious from the moment she said she was going. A beautiful hotel that also has placed a focus on its cocktail education program? Sign us up! Liz spent two […]