May 2012
12 posts
“I tried to drown my sorrows, but the bastards learned how to swim, and now I am...”
May 27th
6 tags
The Daily Bitters:
On this day, in 1906, the legendary hotelier César Ritz opened the London Ritz on the site of an old coaching inn, not far from the Savoy from which he had been fired under a decade earlier after thousands of pounds worth of liquor had mysteriously disappeared. The 13th son of a Swiss farmer, Ritz started his career as a teenage waiter in a small hotel, whose owner told him he would...
May 24th
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WatchWatch
ABSOLUT GREYHOUND - world premiere of multi-dimensional cocktail experiences from ABSOLUT, featuring new music by Swedish House Mafia
May 23rd
“In 1969 I gave up women and alcohol and it was the worst 20 minutes of my life....”
May 23rd
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Straight up with Dre Masso
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. There is nothing wrong with wanting to be a bartender as a lifelong profession, as long as he/she aspires to be the best possible… Dre Masso has been involved within the London cocktail scene for nearly 20 years, working and...
May 23rd
To Taste or not to Taste?...That is the question →
                       
May 19th
“Alcohol is the anesthesia by which we endure the operation of life ~ George...”
May 18th
“It is the unbroken testimony of all history that alcoholic liquors have been...”
May 10th
4 tags
WatchWatch
Why? Why try and be unique? When that avenue is full of difficulty…suspicion…and adversity. A new idea is delicate it can be killed by a sneer or a yawn; it can be stabbed to death by a quip and worried to death by a frown on the right man’s brow. Lucky for me… insults are the MOST inspiring. Take a hike go, fly a kite get…lost. After all, how else would I know I’m on the...
May 10th
5 tags
42 Below Cocktail World Cup →
Esteemed ladies and gentlemen of the bar, masters of the muddle stick and heroes of the highball, it is once again incumbent upon us to issue you with a challenge. …alchemist says
May 9th
“I like to have a Martini, 2 at the very most. After 3 I am under the table,...”
May 7th
4 tags
Seaweed: The New Frontier in Bartending? →
May 7th