The Shot Poured ‘Round the World! Cuervo is putting together the worlds longest shot chain to celebrate Cinco de Mayo and the opening of what they call “Cuervo Season”.
Cuervo has put together a nicely done video of people enjoying a shot of Cuervo all over the World. Drinkers are also encouraged to make their own Tequila drinking videos and upload them for all to enjoy.
The tag line for the event is Peace, Love & Tequila. Kinda says it all!
Very good collection of drinking quotes from luminaries like Shakespeare, Winston Churchill and Billy Carter. They have also pulled together some classic drinking quotes from the movies. And if that is not enough, we have even more drinking quotes for you to enjoy and borrow.
It’s President’s Day. Not all of out Commander and Chief’s have been drinker’s many have. Several, such as Thomas Jefferson had ran disterllies as part of their households. This was very commion in those days. Our current PResident is said to have given it up, I guess it got out of control. Here’s a few of what other presidents preferred.
Gerald Ford: Gin and Tonic
Herbert Hoover: Martini
Richard Nixon: Rum & Coke
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Scotch or Brandy
Harry Truman: Bourbon
Lyndon Johnson: Scotch and Soda
Warren Harding: Everything
Gary Regan, celebrated mixologist and writer gives us a terrific journey into the world of new small batch Gins flavored with much more than just the required Juniper Berry. These days Gin is flavored with a wide variety of herbs, spices and botanicals including lavender, caramom, cinnamon, ginger and cirtus. This makes for many a ideal martini, each unique to the batch of gin at its base.
Regan reviews a handful of small batch gins including Anchor’s Junipero, Gin No 209 and Sarticious all hailing from Northern California. Other Gins mentioned are made in Chicago, New York and England (of course).
These super premium Gins are the Vodkas of the last several years. The complexity is amazing and the cocktails endless.
New Years Eve is just a few short days away, so get that bubbly chilled and ready to toast 2007. Champagne is great straight, but mixing it up can really help out the not so good stuff. Making Champagne Cocktails also is great for left over bubbly. Apparently, sugar will help revive the bubbles in flat champagne. The original Champagne Cocktail is made with a sugar cube soaked with Angostura bitters. The recipe has changed little since it’s inception in the mid 1800s.
We have assembled an extensive collection of Champagne Cocktails just waiting for all that left over champagne. If you get crazy pick 3 or 4 to serve at this year’s count down.
Camper English at the SF Chronicle wrote this artice recently going a bit deeper into the Champagne Cocktail and the French 75, another classic. The article also lists about a dozen bars in San Francisco featuring Champagne Cocktails that you can try on your next visit to the City.
Every December 5th we pause to remember the passing of the 21st Amedndment, thus ending Prohibition. Yea FDR!
The nice folks at sent us this fun bit of history. Dewar’s Scotch was the first legal whisky to arrive in the U.S. hit New York’s South Street Seaport docks the moment the law was put into action. Joseph Kennedy, Sr. (JFK’s father) happened to be the US agent for the brand.
It’s that time of year again. No, not annual holiday celebration, it is something else. This Tuesday we celebrate the end to a dark time in American history - The passing of the 21 Amendment, thus repealing the 18th (a.k.a. Prohibition). For cocktails, however, Prohibition was a huge success. During Prohibition, people were drinking more than ever, it was the Roaring 20s after all. Unfortunately, the only liquor folks could get was typically homemade and terrible. To cover it up, speakeasy bartenders began mixing drinks with fresh fruit juice, soda and other mixers to help mask the taste of what became known as “bath tub” gin.
Even after prohibition was repealed, cocktails remained popular. They have since be become a part of Americana.
Jeffrey, from Eugene is rallying to make this day a major drinking holiday. I happen to agree. We need more holidays and who doesn’t need a paid day off work.
The Shot Poured ‘Round the World! Cuervo is putting together the worlds longest shot chain to celebrate Cinco de Mayo and the opening of what they call “Cuervo Season”.
Very good collection of drinking quotes from luminaries like Shakespeare, Winston Churchill and Billy Carter. They have also pulled together some classic drinking quotes from the movies. And if that is not enough, we have even more 
It’s President’s Day. Not all of out Commander and Chief’s have been drinker’s many have. Several, such as Thomas Jefferson had ran disterllies as part of their households. This was very commion in those days. Our current PResident is said to have given it up, I guess it got out of control. Here’s a few of what other presidents preferred.
Gary Regan, celebrated mixologist and writer gives us a terrific journey into the world of new small batch Gins flavored with much more than just the required Juniper Berry. These days Gin is flavored with a wide variety of herbs, spices and botanicals including lavender, caramom, cinnamon, ginger and cirtus. This makes for many a ideal martini, each unique to the batch of gin at its base.
