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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Cocktail Dress Of The Week – October 12, 2009
October 12, 2009 – 5:53 pm | No Comment
Cocktail Dress Of The Week – October 12, 2009

I was walking in Hayes Valley, a quirky boutique and cafe laden and perfect to walk in neighborhood in San Francisco when I came upon this dress. It was proudly standing in the window of …

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.

Tell Us Off! Take Our Readers Survey
October 1, 2009 – 11:13 am | No Comment
Tell Us Off!  Take Our Readers Survey

We at mixpoursip.com would like to know what you like and don’t like about our site. Please take a moment or two to fill out our short survey helping us to better serve the needs …

Cigar Review – Olivia Master Blends 1 (Torpedo)
September 19, 2009 – 6:08 pm | No Comment
Cigar Review – Olivia Master Blends 1 (Torpedo)

This guest cigar review comes from Brooks Whittington over at smokingstogie.com.
Oliva Master Blends 1 (Torpedo)- Sadly, this cigar has more tattoos then me.
The Oliva Master Blends 1 was one of those cigars that I searched …

Cocktail Dress Of The Week – September 14, 2009
September 14, 2009 – 10:00 pm | No Comment
Cocktail Dress Of The Week – September 14, 2009

At MixPourSip.com, we are fans of updated classics. Dresses designed upon a foundation of classic styling updated with modern fabrics and attitudes give a girl a timeless-yet-now kind of look. In that spirit, Anthropologie.com offers …

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 …

How to Make the Garnishes Cocktail Bartenders Whip Up All the Time
September 10, 2009 – 12:01 am | No Comment
How to Make the Garnishes Cocktail Bartenders Whip Up All the Time

So, you’re throwing a cocktail party, and you’ve asked friends and colleagues to come. You have some spirits ready—and a lot of ice, too. There’s one thing you lack, however: cocktail bartenders. But, who says you need cocktail bartenders just to spice your party up?

Looking Around The Bar
September 9, 2009 – 12:11 pm | No Comment

A quick look at what is happening in other parts of the cocktail world.

Want to Make Your Own Cocktail Drink Recipes? 5 Essential Tools for Your Home Bar
September 7, 2009 – 12:01 am | No Comment
Want to Make Your Own Cocktail Drink Recipes? 5 Essential Tools for Your Home Bar

So, you want to make a bellyful, a snootful, and an earful? Then you had better make sure your home bar is well-equipped. The three-martini lunch, according to former U.S. President Gerald Ford, is the …

Nightclub Women Fashion 101: Dressing for Cocktail
September 7, 2009 – 12:01 am | No Comment
Nightclub Women Fashion 101: Dressing for Cocktail

What does cocktail wear mean? Ask any woman in the world and you’re bound to get different answers, from slacks and dressy tops to colorful saris. For me, though,the answer will always be a dressy, …