Month: May 2011

  • Serious Eats – How to Conduct a Spirits Tasting

    Fellow blogger Michael Dietsch of A Dash of Bitters has a great post over at Serious Eats, Cocktail 101: How to Conduct a Spirits Tasting.  This post is part of Michael’s ongoing  Cocktail 101 series that introduces readers to some the fundamentals of cocktail making.  They’re all worth a read, but this one is particularly…

  • Lucien Gaudin Cocktail – Expectedly Pleasing

    I can’t say that the Lucien Gaudin Cocktail really took me by surprise.  Its recipe shares striking similarities with a Negroni and the flavor follows suit.  All the books I checked had the same recipe and my fellow bloggers have all stuck with the same.  So, not a lot to go on there.  And, quite…

  • Cinco de Mayo

    Friends, Cinco de Mayo is upon us again and, while I know you don’t need help celebrating, I thought you might like some ideas on what to drink to help you celebrate.  Naturally the spirit of choice that comes to mind when thinking of Mexico is tequila, so I’m going to focus this post on…

  • Review – Espolon Tequila

    A few years back a friend took a vacation to Mexico.  Naturally, I asked that he bring back native booze.  The tequila that came back was a bottle of Espolon.  At that point the tequila wasn’t particularly flashy, but it was tasty.  I’ve spent the last years meting it out to worthy guests and savoring…

  • Review – Partida Tequila

    When my samples of Partida tequila arrived they were accompanied by a folder full of gushing reviews and highlights of the awards the spirits have won.  Quickly leafing through the packet it seemed like the makers were really trying to toot their own horn.  Not wanting my reviews to be swayed I didn’t read any…