And One More For The Road

Part of the fun of drinking cocktails is tapping into a history and a culture of a particular time. This is a discussion of drinks, spirits, bartending, and history for beginners and professionals alike. Follow me on Twitter for more! @RhettAWilliams

Tuesday, 8 April 2014

Professor Thomas, Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Cocktail

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Now that we’ve clarified that Prohibition did considerably more harm than good, we can trace the evolution of mixed drinks and bartending t...
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Saturday, 5 April 2014

Prohibition Killed The Cocktail

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It is a common misconception that American Prohibition created the cocktail. I hear this working behind the bar, reading blog posts and boo...
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Tuesday, 18 February 2014

Lost & Found: The Seelbach Cocktail

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Every hotel, bar, or restaurant used to have a signature drink. In fact, for a few hundred years from the peak of punch through the heyda...
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Sunday, 16 February 2014

A Beginner's Guide to Scotch

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Scotch is without a doubt the most complex and diverse of whiskies. Despite being geographically small, Scotland is home to over a hundred ...
Thursday, 13 February 2014

The Cold, Hard Truth About Ice

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How much does ice really matter? While the average person might say “not much,” the average cocktail bartender will – with eyes widened...
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Monday, 27 January 2014

Mexican Spitfire: The Actress, The Temptress, The Suicide... The Cocktail

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Today's new cocktail is a tip of the glass to an exotic Hollywood star of old, Lupe Vélez. Vélez had the distinction of being the fir...
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Monday, 20 January 2014

Things You Should Know About Whiskey

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I consider myself lucky to work in a bar frequented by so many knowledgeable drinkers. Many know not only what they want, but exactly how t...
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