Monthly Archives: March 2008
Worldwide Bartender Database
Our good friend Gary Regan passes this along, a great idea useful to bartenders everywhere: Since tending bar is no longer merely a job that young folk do "to pay the rent until I become a major Broadway star," the … Continue reading
Rum in Ybor City
If you’re in the Tampa area next week, March 27 through 29, plan to drop by one of the many events hosted by Polished Palate, culminating in the International Rum Festival Main Event, a tasting of more than 100 sugar … Continue reading
June in Vermont
Make your plans now for the Santé Restaurant Symposium, held June 1-4 at the Equinox in Manchester, Vermont. Dale DeGroff, Tony Abou-Ganim, Brian Van Flandern, Adam Seger, Franceso Lafranconi and Livio Lauro are among the bartenders and consultants expected to … Continue reading
United States Bartenders’ Guild
This year marks 60 years for the United States Bartenders’ Guild, who are having an anniversary event in conjunction with their annual National Cocktail Competition May 2 through 4th in Long Beach, CA. Events take place at the Westin Long … Continue reading
The Eliot Spitzer
From our friend Chris Carlsson, named after the just-disgraced ex-NY Governor: Thought you might enjoy this one: 1/2 oz. Campari 1 oz. absinthe 3 oz Champagne (Basically a Death in the Afternoon variant) Pour the Campari into a champagne flute. … Continue reading
Gin on fire
You may have already heard about the potentially devastating fire in Plymouth, England, that torched the old Blackfriars Distillery, home of Plymouth Gin and the soon-to-return to the U.S. Plymouth Sloe Gin. Here’s what U.S. brand ambassador Simon Ford shared … Continue reading
The Museum of the American Cocktail, aka The Cocktail Museum 