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  • Worth The Wait… Fresh Ingredients make better cocktails on Oct 25, 2009 in Uncategorized

    Few (if any) would ever think of asking an executive chef to rush cooking a medium rare steak or hurry up and assemble a perfectly prepared meal. Yet for some reason people won’t wait for a well made drink. In an era where time is of the essence, c...

  • Gin Is In! on Sep 1, 2009 in Uncategorized

    The summer is in full swing and cocktails of all compositions are flowing freely. Most cocktails are built on the foundation of a base spirit, namely vodka, rum, gin, whisky, tequila or brandy. As consumers move away from sweet, fruity vodka-based ma...

  • The Buzz about Absinthe… and a new way of looking at liquorice on Sep 1, 2009 in Mixology

    There is no other spirit shrouded in as much controversy as Absinthe. Affectionately called “The Green Fairy,” Absinthe is credited (or discredited) as the reason Vincent Van Gogh cut of his ear, and later shot himself in the stomach. It was th...

  • The Buzz about Absinthe… and a new way of looking at liquorice on Sep 1, 2009 in Mixology

    There is no other spirit shrouded in as much controversy as Absinthe. Affectionately called “The Green Fairy,” Absinthe is credited (or discredited) as the reason Vincent Van Gogh cut of his ear, and later shot himself in the stomach. It was th...

  • Gin Is In! on Sep 1, 2009 in Uncategorized

    The summer is in full swing and cocktails of all compositions are flowing freely. Most cocktails are built on the foundation of a base spirit, namely vodka, rum, gin, whisky, tequila or brandy. As consumers move away from sweet, fruity vodka-based ma...

  • Gin is In! on Aug 11, 2009 in Mixology BartenderOne Gin Cocktails Tom Collins

    The summer is in full swing and cocktails of all compositions are flowing freely. Most cocktails are built on the foundation of a base spirit, namely vodka, rum, gin, whisky, tequila or brandy. As consumers move away from sweet, fruity vodka-based ma...

  • Gin is In! on Aug 11, 2009 in Mixology BartenderOne Gin Cocktails Tom Collins

    The summer is in full swing and cocktails of all compositions are flowing freely. Most cocktails are built on the foundation of a base spirit, namely vodka, rum, gin, whisky, tequila or brandy. As consumers move away from sweet, fruity vodka-based ma...