May Home Bar Awards – Transformation – Buttered Rum Old Fashioned and Olive Oil Gin Martini

Wow, it’s been a minute 3 months. Time flies when you’re stuck at home, I guess. We got a dog; she’s a good girl. And dumb, but in the best way. Her name’s Nori. Other than that, not much different. I’ve been making good drinks, just haven’t had the energy to write much about them. … Read more

The Cosmopolitan – Wait, Is This Actually Good?

Once I decided I was going to be writing a lot about triple sec this winter, I knew I was going to write about the Cosmopolitan. I expected it to be a takedown of the cocktail culture of the 90s because the drink sucks but got popular anyway because of a TV show. Unfortunately for … Read more

Vermouth: Under-Appreciated Cocktail Fundamental

Vermouth gets a bad rap. It seems like most people, and a good number of bars, keep it around as a necessary evil. If it’s in your kitchen, it’s most likely there for cooking and it’s been open for months on the counter. This is a travesty. Vermouth is amazing and deserves some more respect. … Read more