January 2012
8 posts
“A bartender’s job is not any job. A bartender must change depending on the...”
6 tags
No School like Old School
Upon only writing several articles, I feel as if I have been doing this for several years…writing that is. Tending bar…longer. The most recent being Breaking the Ice, an article I spent almost a week compiling due to many hours spent reading article upon article containing contradictory yet interesting facts about the importance of ice within the industry, which has somewhat brought...
“An intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk to spend time with his fools....”
11 tags
Breaking the Ice
Ice…the fastest moving ingredient in any venue / establishment. One can never have too much. In saying that, it is the most overlooked and ubiquitous of ingredients to prepare and serve a great tasting drink. #fact
Frederic Tudor is widely regarded for being the man responsible to pioneer the distribution of harvested ice from lakes in New England. His development and refinement of the...
1 tag
“Alcohol may be man’s worst enemy, but the bible says love thy enemy ~...”
23 tags
A Class above the rest
Ke Nako (It is time) the official slogan used for the 2010 Fifa World Cup. You might be deep in thought as to why I would be referencing this particular Sotho word within this article. For our international viewers, the Sotho - Tswana languages are a group of closely related Southern Bantu languages spoken in Southern Africa. One of the 11 official languages spoken in South Africa.
South...
12 tags
Straight up with... Gaz Regan
Straight up refers to an alcoholic drink served neat without the addition of ice, water or any other lengthening agent. In other words…straight to the point.
A world class bartender is somebody that understands what bartending is all about, is somebody that understands that they have the opportunity to shape the cocktail culture, to shape their community, that they have been given the platform...
4 tags
The Daily Bitters
The day Fernand Petiot died
On this day in 1975, Fernand “Pete” Petiot, credited with creating the Bloody Mary cocktail in the early 1920’s while working at Harry’s New York Bar in Paris, France, passed away in Canton City, a small town in Ohio. Harry’s New York Bar originally was located In New York City then dismantled and rebuilt in Paris in 1911, a frequent...
