Celebrate Mexican Independence Day with Cocktails
September 16 is Mexican Independence Day. I know what you're thinking: Isn't that Cinco de Mayo? Good question! But no. September 16, 1810 was the day that the war of independence broke out between...
View ArticleGin Review: Caorunn Gin
Caorunn GinScottish GinGrade:(Highly Recommended)Price: $35 (750ml) Everybody knows Scotland makes great whiskey. The distillers of Caledonia have been crafting exquisite spirits for generations,...
View ArticleComing Soon: Professor Cocktail’s Zombie Horde
Publishing on October 8, 2013 via Amazon.com is my new ebook, Professor Cocktail’s Zombie Horde: Recipes for the World’s Most Lethal Drink. Here is what Tiki legend Sven Kirsten had to say about it:...
View ArticleBook Review: Vince Keenan’s “Down the Hatch”
Until he was in his twenties, crime writer Vince Keenan knew as much about cocktails as your maiden aunt Betty. You know, the one who also happens to be a nun. But one day Keenan’s wife — clearly the...
View ArticleThe Zombie Is Alive! “Zombie Horde” available now.
Buy the book One of the world’s most sublime drinking pleasures, the Zombie is the cocktail that launched a thousand Tiki bars. A sweet and sour mélange of citrus, spice, and lots of rum, the Zombie...
View ArticleCocktail Recipe: Don the Beachcomber’s Zombie Punch (1934)
In my new book, Professor Cocktail’s Zombie Horde: Recipes for the World’s Most Lethal Drink, I make the case for the Zombie being the quintessential Tiki drink — and one of the most important cocktail...
View ArticleTen Easy Tips for Making Better Cocktails at Home
If you order a drink in a good bar, chances are it will taste better than what you can make at home. But it doesn't have to be like that. By following some simple strategies, you can greatly improve...
View ArticleWin a Zombie Prize Pack, Courtesy of B.G. Reynolds’ Syrups
If you've already bought your copy of Professor Cocktail’s Zombie Horde: Recipes for the World’s Most Lethal Drink (thank you!), you know that some of the ingredients that go into a classic Zombie are...
View ArticleHow to Read “Professor Cocktail’s Zombie Horde” without a Kindle
Several people have written or commented on Facebook, asking how they can read Professor Cocktail’s Zombie Horde: Recipes for the World’s Most Lethal Drink if they don’t have a Kindle. Fortunately,...
View ArticleKnob Creek: The Cork Is Back
I received an announcement today informing me that Knob Creek is returning corks to their entire line of whiskies. You probably don't care about this — I never even knew the corks were gone — but I...
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