Cocktail Quest

The Hemingway Daiquiri, or as is it more simply known, the Daiquiri No. 3, was created by Constante Ribalaiga Vert at the infamous El Florid...

Cognac was once the workhorse spirit reached for more often than any other spirit. By the late 1800s with the phylloxera epidemic threatenin...

Some cocktails have the ability to take on a life outside the boundaries of the bar and become imbued with a time and place. It can happen a...

Spring is a season you just can't count on here in the Pacific Northwest. Sure, you may get a week of eighty degree weather, but often i...

Usually in the dead of winter, my cocktail cravings all have one thing in common: sweet vermouth. Whether it's a Martinez, a Palmetto, o...

Sometimes I wonder how much Charles Baker really knew about cocktails. Sure, he drank big and a lot. But quantity does not magically equate ...

I have always had a special relationship with root beer. On visits to my grandmother's house, we would discover her homemade version mat...

We have reached the champagne cocktail portion of the Gentleman's Companion . I will admit that I am quite excited--ah, the joy of spark...

Bucks are one of those drink categories that stretch far back into history. A simple combination of a spirit, citrus, and ginger beer, they ...

In order to have a successful showdown, the cocktail choice was crucial. It needed to really accept white whiskey and highlights its unique ...

" Just why handsome women prefer sweet and creamy cocktails has always troubled us, but they do." Charles Baker One vaguely disc...

It's difficult to find a vodka-based drink that I can get excited about. In general, this has been one of the reasons why I find it hard...

Nostalgia and cocktails go hand in hand. I can't count the times I have witnessed it. Sitting next to a stranger, you watch as this fara...