Events

  • Choosing Bourbon for Your Kentucky Derby Mint Julep

    ByDOTW Staff

    With the Kentucky Derby coming up, thoughts are turning to the mint julep. This cocktail has been the signature drink of Churchill Downs since 1938, when they started serving the mint julep in souvenir glasses for 75 cents each.

    If you don’t think the word “julep” sounds particularly Southern, you’re right. The cocktail, known as “julab,” originated in Arabia centuries ago. Eventually, it made its way to the US — with little changes along the … Read more

  • Absolut Wild Tea Review

    ByAngela

    I’m way past being fashionably late but I hear it’s better late than never. And I can’t NOT brag about the fabulous 14th Annual Beautiful People Party hosted by Absolut Wild Tea and Paper Magazine I was so lucky to score an invite to. I mean who could pass on a party performed Duran Duran and let me know they were “Hungry Like a Wolf” and that I was living in an “Ordinary World”?

    I … Read more

  • Announcing DIY Cocktails!

    ByJonas Halpren

    We at Drink of the Week are proud to announce the release of our first book, DIY Cocktails: A Simple Guide to Creating Your Own Signature Drinks.

    With only ten ratios to master, you’ll shake, stir, roll, and build literally thousands of unique and exceptional cocktails.

    Thanks to everyone who made this possible!

    Cheers!

    Drink of the Week

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  • Nightclub & Bar 2011 – Las Vegas

    ByJonas Halpren

    Last month, we packed up our bags and headed to Las Vegas for the 26th Annual Nightclub & Bar Convention. We look forward to this every year, not just because its Vegas. We also look forward to seeing many of the unique products that help us get our drink on. Of course, it is Vegas!

    This year’s show was filled with nightly parties at the Strip’s best nightclubs, a full education program for bar owners … Read more

  • Tres Agave Tequila Blanco Review

    ByJonas Halpren

    We recently attended a special event held by our friends at Nirvino where Tres Agave Tequila Ambassador Eric Ruben demonstrated the the fine art of the perfect margarita.  Eric keeps his Margaritas simple: 2 parts tequila, 1 part agave, and 1 part lime juice. Shaken and served on the rocks.

    Tres Agave Tequila comes to us from the San Francisco Tequila Bar of the same name. The Company produces their own 100% agave tequila as … Read more

  • Hump Day Liquor Links

    ByJonas Halpren

    This week’s hot, sweet links.

      Laura Beck goes on a booze cruise in San Francisco Art of the Drink explains how to name a cocktail The Wall Street Journal reports that Guinness is making a push in the US Market. They had dotw at hello. The intoxicologist takes on prohibition cocktails inspired Boardwalk Empire Cocktailian, Gary Regan, schools the kids in basic mixology Portland Cocktail Week is coming Oct 20 – 24. So if your
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  • Tales of the Cocktail 2010 Roundup

    ByDOTW Staff

    Drink of the Week spent last week in New Orleans with mixologists, liquor companies, cocktail writers, and drinking enthusiasts for the ultimate annual cocktail event, Tales of the Cocktail. It was an action-packed time with something for everyone. We’ll be sharing product reviews, recipes, and techniques soon! Here is a roundup of some of our favorite moments:

    The first evening we were all welcomed to New Orleans with a London doubledecker ride to Beefeater Gin’s … Read more

  • Whiskey and Cheese: Together at Last

    ByDOTW Staff

    If I made a list of my favorite things to ingest, cheese and whiskey would definitely be in the top five. So excuse me while I get all ooey-gooey about the whiskey & cheese session I went to at the Cheese School of San Francisco on Friday. The word “school” in the name might make you think of a classroom but it’s more like a big dinner party with 10 world-class cheeses, five diverse international … Read more

  • Shaker Faces

    ByJonas Halpren

    The way a bartender shakes will tell you a ton about the bartender and the quality of your cocktail. I’d say a bartenders shaker face can become their signature. There are some good, some bad. Combier, “the original triple sec,” figured they’d make a game out of it. What a better reason to travel the US visiting the country’s top mixologists. Each day a duo of mixologists compete for the best shaker face, and you … Read more

  • Vancouver Cocktail

    The 2010 Winter Olympics are wrapping up in Vancouver this weekend and this week’s drink celebrates the games well. The fair amount of Canadian whisky should help insulate you from the cold. Canadian whisky and maple syrup, this may work on pancakes as well. Let us know!… Read more