Episode 34 introduced the Vesper. The unique thing about the Vesper in our menagerie of cocktail monsters is that it was fabricated entirely in a story by an author of fiction. We have encountered a cocktail whose origins come from a movie title, but it was created by a bartender in honor of the movie. […]
Off the Shelf: Spiteful Brewing
A couple weeks ago, our beer guy, Charles, invited me to his home to taste a line of beers with some of his friends. Once we were all gathered he revealed that the brand we’d be sampling from was Spiteful Brewing, a Chicago based brewery that has a line of eclectic beers as interesting as […]
Episode 23: Against the Grain –...
Episode #23 had us trying Satan’s Whiskers. This drink has no history as far as I can tell. The recipe was first noted in 1930, but I was unable to find any background on it whatsoever. The traditional recipe is as follows: 1/2 oz. gin 1/2 oz. curacao 1/2 oz. sweet vermouth 1/2 oz. dry […]
