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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The Americano and The Americano Grapefruit Cooler
September 29, 2009 – 7:09 am | No Comment
The Americano and The Americano Grapefruit Cooler

Credit for creating the Americano is given to Gaspare Campari. The Milan, Italy bar owner first served this bitter sweet cocktail some time around 1861. During the American prohibition on alcohol, Americans would flock to …

The Sazerc Cocktail by Sean Hoard of PDT
September 13, 2009 – 2:38 pm | No Comment
The Sazerc Cocktail by Sean Hoard of PDT

This was the Sazerac Cocktail I had at PDT in New York’s East Village. I’ve seen Sazerac recipes that call for rye or cognac but never both. Sean Hoard my bartender one night at PDT …