Since beginning this quest to visit the world’s best cocktail bars in late 2014, there’s one bar that stands above all else. It’s come up dozens of times, and I’m not sure there’s a bartender or cocktail bar owner that doesn’t owe their success in one way or another to this bar. Unfortunately, I’ve never […]
Archives for November 2022
10 Essential Cocktail Tools: The Tools Every Home Bar Needs
As my obsession with cocktails has grown over the last couple years, I’ve had more and more friends and family members picking up the hobby as well. It seems as if it’s almost on a daily basis someone is texting me to ask about a recipe, or ask some other home bar related question. But […]
Best Martini Recipe: The Atlas Martini is the Best You’ve Ever Had
Trying to find the best martini recipe is a fools errand. Why? Because everyone likes different things when it comes to a martini. Some like it dirty, some like with a twist, some like gin, some like vodka, and some still consider drinks like the apple-tini, a martini. Hint: they’re not. But for all the […]
The Last Word Cocktail Recipe: An Often Overlooked Crowdpleaser
I make a lot of drinks for friends, but oddly enough the drink I make the most? It’s not an old fashioned, ok, actually it’s probably a daiquiri… But the drink I make the second most isn’t one of the more famous classic cocktails, but rather it’s a lesser known prohibition era drink known as The Last […]
Mint Julep Recipe: A Classy Departure from the Usual
I’m not sure there’s a single cocktail that ties in so many aspects of my life than the mint julep. Yep, the mint julep. The story starts back in 2008, before I was ever into cocktails, and the thought of spending more than $4 for a rum and coke seemed ludicrous. My girlfriend at the time […]