Up until recently I really haven’t done much with strawberries in cocktails. Maybe it was a little PTSD from a few too many of those horrible sugary strawberry daiquiris back in my early 20s… But recently, I started experimenting with them more all thanks to one simple cocktail: the Strawberry Fix from the Regarding Cocktails […]
Avocado Margarita Recipe: Quite Possibly the Best Margarita Ever
So the other day I was sitting in my kitchen looking at the produce we had sitting in our fruit basket, and was trying to come up with a cocktail to make. I took one look at the avocado that was sitting there, and was reminded of one of the first “must have” drinks I […]
Tales and Spirits Review: Why It’s the Best Bar in Amsterdam
It had been over ten years since I’d visited Amsterdam – and let’s just say my two trips couldn’t have been more different. My first Amsterdam experience was pretty much exactly what you’d expect for a 22 year old, who just graduated college and was backpacking through Europe with his best friends: pub crawls, beers, […]
Deadshot PDX: The Most Unique Cocktails in Portland
Despite traveling all over the world to taste and write about cocktails, up until now I haven’t written much about the cocktail scene in my hometown: Portland, Oregon. Portland has a fantastic food and beverage scene, and I feel lucky to never want for choice when it comes to snagging an expertly prepared drink. But […]
Cafe Dante NYC: Is it REALLY the World’s Best Bar?
Cafe Dante in NYC has been around for 104 years. It’s been on my radar for about 4. But after over a century of serving drinks to locals in Greenwich Village, it was officially crowned the best bar in the world by World’s 50 Best. And not only that? It was also crowned best bar in the world […]