South of the Border Zombie
South of the Border Zombie With Mrs CocktailWonk off in Europe this week touring faucet factories and perusing liquor stores on my behalf, I’ve been catching up on some quality bar time around Seattle....
View ArticleBartender! There’s Chile in my Tiki Drink (The Aztec Warrior)
The Aztec Warrior at Rob Roy, Seattle Recently I had the good fortune to be at Rob Roy in Seattle on a night that Brady Sprouse was tending bar. I’ve enjoyed Brady’s previous work at Smith and have...
View ArticleArtisanal Mezcal and Northwest Tequila Fest 2014
Setting up for the artisanal mezcal tasting Mezcal is one of those spirits like smoky Islay Scotch that evokes strong opinions from anyone who’s tried it. It has bold flavor, and like Islay Whisky, the...
View ArticleSouth of the Border Zombie
With Mrs CocktailWonk off in Europe this week touring faucet factories and perusing liquor stores on my behalf, I’ve been catching up on some quality bar time around Seattle. However I’d been ignoring...
View ArticleBartender! There’s Chile in my Tiki Drink (The Aztec Warrior)
Recently I had the good fortune to be at Rob Roy in Seattle on a night that Brady Sprouse was tending bar. I’ve enjoyed Brady’s previous work at Smith and have wonked out on a few occasions with him...
View ArticleArtisanal Mezcal and Northwest Tequila Fest 2014
Setting up for the artisanal mezcal tasting Mezcal is one of those spirits like smoky Islay Scotch that evokes strong opinions from anyone who’s tried it. It has bold flavor, and like Islay Whisky,...
View ArticleMy, isn’t that a pretty cocktail pattern!
In cooking and baking there are all sorts of pattern for food categories. For instance, most bread recipes share the basic idea of flour, yeast, liquid, and eggs. Within that pattern there is an...
View ArticleImprov Notebook – The Seattle Summer in May cocktail
The weather here in Seattle today was outstanding - May 1st and 80+ degrees. It seems like everybody's out soaking up the weather we don't normally get till July.I haven't been doing a whole lot of...
View ArticleA Summer Trip to Puebla – Strawberry, Spice and Tequila!
A recent confluence of events has had me writing and thinking about fruit shrub, Ancho Reyes Chile licor, and tequila. It’s not a stretch to picture the three flavors together – Ancho Reyes and tequila...
View ArticleChecking Out the Partida Tequila Lineup
Tequila is one of those spirits that has fought a long battle for respect from the casual drinker. All too often, people’s tequila perceptions are formed in some drunken college haze ending in an...
View ArticleGetting in sync with Sauza 901: Justin Timberlake wants you to buy, buy, buy*...
With the rise of upscale artisanal tequilas like Partida, Fortaleza, and Suerte, the big tequila heavyweights like Jose Cuervo and Sauza have seen an opportunity (or threat) and released new products...
View ArticleChecking out Demetrio Tequila
Tequila is big business these days. Consumers have been bitten by the agave bug, eagerly snapping up spendy bottles that fifty years ago would have been labeled “Mexican brandy.” While there are plenty...
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