Cocktail Recipe – The Blind Dog
April 21, 2012 – 9:29 pm | No Comment

Ever become inspired to create a new cocktail by a small blind dog?  I hadn’t either until a few months back.  We had some dear friends staying with us for about a week in the …

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Cocktail Recipe – The Reverse Martini
April 24, 2011 – 6:00 am | One Comment
Cocktail Recipe – The Reverse Martini

The favored cocktail recipe of Julia Child, the Reverse Martini is a refreshing drink that pairs well with oysters, ceviche, shrimp, mango, pear and a hot summer’s day. As advertised, the recipe here is a reverse …

Cocktail Recipe – The Peruvian Helicopter
April 21, 2011 – 11:02 am | No Comment
Cocktail Recipe – The Peruvian Helicopter

The Purvian Helicopter is our take on a cocktail recipe called the Volador, a Pisco based lime and cilantro laced concoction that I recently had the chance to sample at Destino Peruvian restaurant in San …

Coming Soon – Ron de Jeremy 7 Year Old Dark Rum
April 20, 2011 – 6:00 am | One Comment
Coming Soon – Ron de Jeremy 7 Year Old Dark Rum

This is just too good.  Panamanian Master Distiller Don Pancho Fernandez will soon be releasing the next in his successful line of celebrity-affiliated/inspired spirits.  This one is a seven year old Panamanian rum distilled, blended …

Interview – Seth Laufman Bar Manager of URBN Coal Fired Pizza and Bar San Diego
April 18, 2011 – 7:25 pm | 2 Comments
Interview – Seth Laufman Bar Manager of URBN Coal Fired Pizza and Bar San Diego

Ohio native Seth Laufman has been tending bar for the better part of the last ten years.  Most of that time has been spent pouring cocktails at some of San Francisco’s classier establishments such as …

Cocktail Recipe – Chicago Club Cocktail by Seth Laufman of URBN Coal Fired Pizza & Bar San Diego
April 18, 2011 – 7:24 pm | No Comment
Cocktail Recipe – Chicago Club Cocktail by Seth Laufman of URBN Coal Fired Pizza & Bar San Diego

This concoction comes to us from Seth Laufman of URBN Coal Fired Pizza and Bar in San Diego’s North Park district.
“I was introduced to Tres Agaves Tequila by Eric “Rubes” Rubin was a Tequila Master …

Tasting Notes – Jefferson’s 17 Year Old Presidential Select Kentucky Bourbon
April 14, 2011 – 2:00 pm | No Comment
Tasting Notes – Jefferson’s 17 Year Old Presidential Select Kentucky Bourbon

There is that one most special bottle you have (or would like to have) hidden at the back of your cabinet that only comes out for that handful of friends who would cherish it and …

Cigar Review – Olivia Master Blends 1 (Torpedo)
April 12, 2011 – 10:00 am | 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 …

Must Read – Why Brian M. Clark Drinks/Modern Drunkard
April 8, 2011 – 1:13 pm | No Comment
Must Read – Why Brian M. Clark Drinks/Modern Drunkard

 
I am a big fan of Modern Drunkard Magazine.  Forget the subject for a moment, they just have great and often ballsy writing.  This essay entitled, “Why I drink and why mother fuckers need to …

Cocktail Recipe – Corpse Reviver #2
April 7, 2011 – 10:00 am | One Comment
Cocktail Recipe – Corpse Reviver #2

The Bloody Mary is considered the Queen of the morning after drinks, the perfect bar cure for that which the bar caused the night before. However, there are others and this one, the Corpse Reviver #2, …

2011 San Francisco World Spirits Competition Announces Top Honors
April 6, 2011 – 12:51 pm | No Comment
2011 San Francisco World Spirits Competition Announces Top Honors

The San Francisco World Spirits Competition just released the results of their 2011 judging.  Held over the weekend of March 19, 19 and 20, 2011 at the Hotel Nikko in San Francisco, over 1,100 spirits …