Last week was a hell of a week to call Hong Kong home. On 18-July, Hong Kong had the good fortune (thanks to the efforts of many wonderful people) to host the Asia’s 50 Best Bar awards for 2023. And with that comes many of Asia’s (and the world’s) best bartenders descending upon this fine…
Category: Miscellaneous
Happy Repeal Day!
No more prohibition! We can drink again! This is without a doubt the best holiday there is for a stateside drinker. It’s even better than Negroni Week! (With apologies to the Campari Marketing Department). This is the day that Americans get to celebrate their right to drink! You wouldn’t think it would be such a…
Obligatory Negroni Week Post
🎶It’s the most wonderful time of the year. 🎶 Now that song is stuck in your head. You’re welcome. But seriously. Who doesn’t love Negroni Week? Well, people who don’t like negonis I guess, but who cares about them right now. It’s Negroni Week! Yes indeed! Brought to you by the lovable people at the…
Cocktail Books: What’s In Your Library?
In general, I love books. I love the knowledge and the wisdom (and the entertainment) that they contain. In my fantasy home, I would have a large study filled wall-to-wall with books like out of some Edwardian mansion. In this fantasy home, I would also have an endlessly well-stocked bar surrounded by as many cocktail…
Make It To-Go
To state the absurdly obvious, 2020 has been a rough year so far. In many parts of the world, all of our favorite cocktail establishments have gone through long periods of being closed. Some of the most famous watering holes have closed for good. But I’m a sucker for silver linings. One of the coolest…
Rebuilding a Home Bar: Starting from Scratch
A good bar is one that collects not bottles as much as stories. This is doubly true for a home bar. If you’re like me, your home bar has many staples that you go through on the regular, but you also have a collection of odds and ends. You may have an ancient bottle of…