Monthly Archives: February 2007

by Mark Marowitz [Mark Marowitz, special correspondent for "The Museum of the American Cocktail" recently talked with Brian Van Flandern regarding the custom Tonic Water that he serves at Bemmelman’s Bar at the Carlyle Hotel in New York City] Brian … Continue reading →

The Museum of the American CocktailWORLD COCKTAIL DAY 2007 The earliest known definition of the word "cock-tail" occurred on May 13, 1806, when the editor of "The Balance and Columbian Repository" printed a response to a reader’s query as to … Continue reading →

by Mark Marowitz [Mark Marowitz is a special correspondent for the Museum of the American Cocktail, and recently had the chance to talk with Stephen Berg of "The Bitter Truth"…] In the first "Golden Age" of Cocktails, bitters were an … Continue reading →

Naren Young, who currently works at Pegu Club in New York, was awarded the title of Bols Cocktail Master 2006 for his “Occidental Blazer” cocktail, which exemplified the contemporary twist to a classic that the judges were looking for. Naren … Continue reading →

On a regular basis, the New York Times appears to be turning on fairly respectable and inspiring articles on cocktails and the cocktail culture. Most recently, they took a spin to the other side of the pond and examined the … Continue reading →

(reprinted with permission from Beverage Media) COCKTAILIAN BARTENDERS, MIXOLOGISTS, BAR CHEFSCall Them What You Will They Are Impacting the General Market By Dale DeGroff Serious mixologists across the country are taking a culinary approach to cocktail preparation and it is … Continue reading →

SANTE Magazine is holding their annual "Sante Restaurant Symposium" April 29th to May 2, at the Equinox Resort & Spat in Manchester Vermont. This symposium is designed exclusively for restaurant professionals in the upscale casual to fine-dining industry. This year … Continue reading →