13 5 / 2013
Don Draper’s Old Fashioned, The Dude’s White Russian, Hunter S. Thompson’s Singapore Sling, Daisy Buchanan’s Mint Julep, and more in our new Cocktail Chart of Film and Literature.
06 5 / 2013
America's Test Kitchen: Have You Been to Any of the 10 Best Whiskey Bars in America?: When it...
Have You Been to Any of the 10 Best Whiskey Bars in America?: When it comes to whiskey, devotees of the drink are pretty picky, and those who don’t know much about it often require guidance when choosing what kind to sip. Choosing one’s whiskey bar, therefore, is a critical first step; you want…
/LARC Heather
02 5 / 2013
America's Test Kitchen: Ask a Bartender: What Drink is the Worst?: Being discerning is a part...
Ask a Bartender: What Drink is the Worst?: Being discerning is a part of being a good judge of recipes, so it’s no surprise that every bartender worth his or her salt around the rim of a margarita has a drink they hate. Serious Eats asked over 20 bartenders around the country what drink they…
Good to know, though I think our group of ladies rarely if ever drinks any of those listed…
/LARC - Mace
27 4 / 2013
The Curious Cook - To Enhance Flavor, Just Add Water - NYTimes.com
Diluting coffee and cocktails with water can change their balance for the better.
/Heather
26 4 / 2013
Rhubarb-Strawberry Gastrique Cocktail
I posted a recipe for my favorite spring cocktail here: http://sfbarexperiment.com/
/Heather
26 4 / 2013
Do different kinds of alcohol get you different kinds of drunk? This article explains all.
/LARC - Nomi
26 4 / 2013
A Bar Sprint in Cocktail-Crazed San Francisco
Sipping everything from olive-oil-infused gin to house-made banana liqueur during a four-night soak in San Francisco’s vibrant cocktail culture.
We really are fortunate to be able to draw inspiration for our monthly meetings in a city that can give New York a run for its money!
/T.
26 4 / 2013
6 Myths About Bourbon Whiskey: The Kentucky Derby is fast approaching, and so are the mint julep recipes that will soon be inundating the internet. To put a more informational spin on the Bourbon-based classic, Details has a post distilling fact from fiction when it comes to the Kentucky barrel-aged spirit. Among the myths they discuss is whether Kid Rock invented cherry whiskey. Spoiler alert: He didn’t.
No big surprise that Kid Rock didn’t invent cherry bourbon…I always thought he was more of a Pabst dude.
24 4 / 2013
DrinkSkool.com
Thanks to the fine folks working on a cocktail book, I stumbled across this website, pulled together by some notable bar folk. Take some lessons and up your game.
/LARC - Carla
24 4 / 2013
Pick Your Poison: A Diet Mixer Could Make You Get Drunk Faster
The same amount of liquor causes a higher level of intoxication when mixed with diet soda instead of regular soda, a new study finds
More booze and science news. This doesn’t really apply to the LARC ladies since we all like our beverages pure, but looks like adulterating mixed drinks with diet ones can get one intoxicated more quickly.
/LARC - Carla
