- Without These Drinks, Is It Even the Holidays?
Celebrate the season with a dozen festive staples from around the world.
- The Old Etonian Is a Gateway Martini
At Loma in Providence, Rhode Island, the nutty gin classic offers a stepping stone to the world of spirit-forward cocktails.
- Where to Drink in Asheville
With only a limited time in the city, here are the can’t-miss cocktail bars.
- The 5 Most Popular Cocktails of November
Here are the drinks that you couldn’t get enough of this month.
- Five Underrated Gin Cocktails
From a tropical fizz to an unsung Martini and more.
- Alcademics Alert: Website Extreme Maintenance
The website host/software I have been using for this site since about 2008 is suddenly shutting down with barely any notice. I will attempt to transfer much of the content under a different provider, but I expect a lot of problems with it- broken links, missing images, messy. My message...
- San Francisco Cocktail History Tour Dates for August and September
I’ve added more dates to the calendar for my SF Bar and Cocktail History Tours. I’m doing the tour every Saturday. Can’t make a Saturday afternoon? I can do private tours most anytime- reach out. On the tour, which begins in San Francisco’s Financial District and end in North Beach,...
- September 2025 Drink Book Releases
Here are new cocktails and spirits books being released in September 2025. To see all the New Drink Books of 2025, visit this link. Savory and Sweet Shrubs: Tart Mixers for Delicious Cocktails and Mocktails Amazon Bookshop American Whiskey Master Class: The Ultimate Guide to Understanding Bourbon, Rye, and Other...
- Glow in the Dark Ants in Ice Cubes
I was trolling the dollar store for things to freeze into ice cubes, as I do, and found these large fluorescent ants. I froze them into ice cubes using my Clearly Frozen tray. Then I shined a blacklight on them. They look awesome, even better in a glass with a...
- Bartender’s Ketchup is Back on the Menu in SF
I wrote a story for the SFStandard about elderflower liqueur making a huge comeback. It was so popular when the brand St. Germain first launched in 2007 that it was given the nickname “bartender’s ketchup.” It’s so back, but now bartenders are using a wide range of products. Read the...
