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  • 2009 Big Trends in Cocktail Service

    The first session I attended during last week’s Tales of the Cocktail in New Orleans was a panel titled “2009 Big Trends in Cocktail & Spirit Service.”

    The panel consisted of Jim Meehan, Michael Waterhouse, Devlin Tavern, and Simon Difford (Source Guide) and was moderated by Ryan Magarian (Aviation Gin).

    The program covered the 4 Ps of Cocktail Service Success, not unlike the 4 Ps of marketing: product, precise execution, promotion, passion.

    It was here … Read more

  • Beefeater 24 Gin Review

    Beefeater 24 is the London gin company’s fresh take on premium gin—and I like it.

    It’s a smooth gin that is slightly sweeter and richer than its dry gin counterpart.

    Beefeater 24 gets its name from the 24 hours it steeps in botanicals including Spanish grapefruit and Seville orange peel, bitter almond, orris root, green tea and Japanese Sencha tea.

    The tea and citrus influence is very subtle but pleasing.

    It’s not a flavored gin, … Read more

  • Grapefruit Campari Sorbet

    Chef Jamie Oliver created this refreshing granita as an easy, light and elegant dessert. Yummy!

    Ingredients

    1 & 3/4 pints fresh squeezed grapefruit juice, strained

      14 oz superfine sugar 7 oz Campari Juice of 2 lemons Juice of 2 oranges

    Instructions

    Whisk together the grapefruit juice and sugar. Add the Campari, lemon and orange juices. Freeze in an ice cream maker, or in a metal container for a granita texture.

    Photo & recipe courtesy Campari.… Read more

  • Celebrate the 75th Anniversary of Prohibition’s End

    December 5 marks the 75th anniversary of the repeal of Prohibition. Whether you spend the evening in a modern-day speakeasy like San Francisco’s Bourbon & Branch or throw your own 1930s-themed party, it’s an anniversary worth celebrating!

    New York’s Colony Club was one fancy speakeasy, with high-society clientele like the Vanderbilts coming to enjoy a cocktail or two on the sly. One of the most popular cocktails was the eponymous Colony Cocktail.

    Colony Cocktail

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