Month: May 2011

  • Review – Cosmo’s Official Cocktail Book

    Let’s get something very clear.  I’m not a reader of Cosmo.  But, that said, I did have a subscription to Maxim for a couple years and, let’s face it, you remove the gender slant and they’re really the same thing.  So, when my review copy of Cosmo’s Official Cocktail Book arrived I tore into it…

  • Review – Batch 19 Pre-Prohibition Style Lager

    The words American Lager generally illicit thoughts of macrobrewed session beers and all day drinking.  That wasn’t always the case.  As beer became popular in the United States lagers quickly became the favorite of the nation.  That being the case, the lagers of that era were merely relatives of the mass produced lagers of today. …

  • Champs Elysées – Yeah…No

    I started this week eager for a unique and interesting cocktail.  Something that was a step away from what I’ve been mixing for a while.  While I got unique and I got interesting I, sadly, did not get tasty.  The Champs Elysées is a riff on the classic sour and seems like it should be…

  • Review – DonQ Rum

    When you hear the words “Puerto Rican Rum” you’re likely to think of the 1,000 lb gorilla in the room, you know the one.  But you’re limiting yourself if you stop there.  There are lots of other great distilleries on the island.  For example, today I’m reviewing DonQ rums.  While DonQ has been around for…

  • Champs Elysées

    I’ve been making a lot of cocktails out of Vintage Spirits and Forgotten Cocktails of late, but my library runs much deeper.  So, in an effort to break out of my routine a bit I perused Anvil’s drink list this morning for inspiration and made a quick list of a few I haven’t tried.  If…