Tasting Notes – Hendrick’s Gin
January 13, 2010 – 11:27 am | No Comment

Hendrick’s is a singular gin that makes an extraordinarily clean martini (that actually uses vermouth) yet has the flavor sophistcation to be sipped neat or over one or two cubes of ice.

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Free Music Mix – Reggaestone presents Dis Ting: A True ‘Ting Mix
October 13, 2009 – 11:58 am | No Comment
Free Music Mix – Reggaestone presents Dis Ting: A True ‘Ting Mix

When I first started MixPourSip.com, my friend Josh Stone, aka Reggaestone, over at BeatRhythmLife thought it would be cool from time to time to offer our readers a free music mix. For your next gathering …

To The Beat Of A Different Bartender – John Pringle of Globe
October 10, 2009 – 8:00 pm | No Comment
To The Beat Of A Different Bartender – John Pringle of Globe

Finding a great little bar is an exciting experience. Almost always, it is a unique bartender that is the rhythm at the center of the heartbeat of that great bar. At Globe in San Francisco, the man keeping that beat is John Pringle.

Mamacita Cocktail by Cafe Rouge
September 27, 2009 – 12:59 pm | No Comment
Mamacita Cocktail by Cafe Rouge

Cafe Rouge has achieved noble status in the northern California East Bay city of Berkeley. Primarily a French/Californian restaurant known for its’ house aged meats, Cafe Rouge has also built its’ reputation with a great …

Bar Review – PDT New York, NY
September 13, 2009 – 12:21 pm | No Comment
Bar Review – PDT New York, NY

Standing inside Crif Dogs on St. Marks Street in the east village of New York, enjoying my deep-fried hot dog and quite possibly the best french fries I’ve ever had, I noticed something a truly …

Classic Dry Martini
September 10, 2009 – 2:30 am | 2 Comments
Classic Dry Martini

Okay, so here is my entry into the “what is a real Martini” debate.  The MixPourSip.com’s Traditional Dry Martini.
Coming off the heels of my review of Noilly Prat Dry Vermouth, I felt challenged to find …

Leap Year Martini
September 8, 2009 – 2:26 am | 2 Comments
Leap Year Martini

One of the best cocktails you may never have heard of, The Leap Year Cocktail is a citrus infused variation on a Martini with a fantastic burst of flavor that is both sweet and sophisticated. …