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An Iron Fist in a Velvet Glove; How the Hand in Glove was the result of a ‘happy accident’
When I was working at Fresh Kills in Brooklyn, I would regulatory make the Velvet Glove, one of the lower ABV cocktails that was on […]
A Hundred Years Young and Still Going Strong; Here’s to the Negroni
The first time I ever tried a Negroni, I’d been bartending for less than a year, maybe only about six months or so. One of […]
The Cold Hard Truth About the Dry Martini
For me, the Martini is the jewel in the crown that is the holy trinity of mixology that sits not alongside, but above even the […]
The Rebirth of the Rusty Nail
When Saul Goodman sits down with a drink in hand in the opening episode of Better Call Saul, never did anyone think that the trajectory […]
Why the French Connection Deserves Some Love
History is often written by the victors as they say, and in the case of the two-ingredient French Connection cocktail, this almost certainly seems to […]
The Best Way to Make a Ramos Gin Fizz? Ignore Everything You’ve Read About It’s History
When David Wonderich released Imbibe! wrote and released several years ago, the impact that it had on bartending was profound. The book acted towards […]