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The summer of pisco? Let’s start with the Bell-Ringer….

Facebook Twitter Google+ LinkedIn This could be the summer for pisco. I’ve been hearing for years about how the revival of this South American spirit was right around the corner — about how pisco and cachaca (which is also made in South America, but beyond the matter of geography and color has pretty much nothing… Continue Reading

30/30, #29: the Daisy de Santiago

Facebook Twitter Google+ LinkedIn Told you there’d be another Charles H. Baker drink before this whole 30/30 things was over…. Baker describes this daiquiri-with-benefits as “a Lovely Thing Introduced to Us through the Gracious Offices of the Late Facuno Bacardi, of Lamented Memory”, and says that “along with the immortal Daiquiri, this is the best… Continue Reading

30/30, #26: the Cora Middleton Cocktail

Facebook Twitter Google+ LinkedIn Another drink from the works of Charles H. Baker, Jr., in this case The South American Gentleman’s Companion. I frequently return to Baker, both for reading enjoyment and for mixological inspiration (and I may still hit him up for one more drink before this 30/30 thing is over), and at the… Continue Reading

30/30, #21: the Empyrean

Facebook Twitter Google+ LinkedIn There are several essential rules everyone should know when navigating the contemporary world of bars, cocktails and mixology: If Chris Hannah at Arnaud’s French 75 bar offers to make you something he’s been working on, don’t ask questions — just say yes. If you step into Flatiron Lounge or Clover Club… Continue Reading

30/30, #20: The Trinidad Sour

Facebook Twitter Google+ LinkedIn I just realized I have no real way to categorize this drink, other than to start a new category titled “Holy Hell.” I read about this drink in March on Lauren’s blog at Drink Boston, and on Frederic’s blog at Cocktail Virgin Slut, and both times I recall thinking, “That sounds… Continue Reading