My favorite mad scientists, the fine distillers at St. George Spirits have just released their first gin… and their second… and their third.  This delectable trio of new gins is incredibly diverse and unique. When I mentioned the endeavor in

A friend recently mentioned how one crafty bartender had treated her to his bitter variation of the Last Word, swapping Angostura for  gin in the  traditional recipe. I had to give it a try, and found it biting and aggressive

In the 18th and 19th centuries, when the British Royal Navy rationed rum to mariners, it wasn’t Bacardi Gold.

This stuff had to be fiery enough to fend off the elements, so to ensure their booze wasn’t being watered down, seamen

I was treated to lunch by two fine, upstanding gentlemen from France (no, that’s not an oxymoron), and we tasted through a couple of great Cognac cocktails from Michael Mina and then four of their fine brandies1, but

My latest article for DrinkMe Magazine just rolled off the presses, but if you can’t pick up a copy, here’s the piece I wrote, accompanied by some great photos by my dear friend Liza.

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I’ve mentioned BarSmarts, but didn’t go into detail, however I have completed the course and found it enlightening.

BarSmarts Wired is an online cocktail and spirits education program created by some of the biggest names in the business, and it is

I had forgotten all about this recipe, which I posted on nermo.com before I wrote (or knew) much about cocktails, until I got an email today from a gal at Al Gore’s office asking if he could use my red

Last week I attended a tasting for Bloom Gin, a floral London Dry from the world’s only female master gin distiller (update: or so they claim. See Chad’s comment below), which is about to launch in the US.  Among a

The Bijou is a strong, herbaceous and decadent cocktail, which gets its name from the french word for jewel.

It’s great to batch for your Bastille Day soiree, because all of the ingredients are shelf stable, so all you need to

I was invited to join a bevy of bartenders yesterday at one of my favorite watering holes for limoncello cocktails made by two of the best local barmen.

The key takeaway from this experience was that when you are looking for