Yes, the posts have been a bit irregular here on the blog...I promise that we'll get back to drinks soon, but in the meantime, the "Glassware" section has received a serious update. The catalog will include a photograph of each piece and any info I can manage to dig up on (a task that is proving notoriously... Continue Reading →
If you were to ask me what my favorite cocktail is, I'd be hard-pressed to answer your question. If, however, you were a bit more specific and asked me what my favorite Tiki drink is, then the answer would be clear: the Mai Tai. To me, no other faux-tropical tipple encapsulates the entire genre in... Continue Reading →
Tempered Spirits is officially one year old! Huzzah! Cue the music! The site has come a long way since the first post, which covered the Martini, and to celebrate the fact that the blog has survived a trip around the sun -- I've never been one for keeping journals, logs, or web sites -- I... Continue Reading →
Sometimes, simpler drinks are better. True, you can whip up some smoked air to mix with your cardamom- and saffron-infused gin (the gin itself being homemade...who needs commercial gin, right?) and pour it over all the passion fruit juice ice cubes and Cointreau caviar you want -- but that concoction sounds like something best left to the... Continue Reading →
We're back to that time of the month once again: Neighborhood Cocktail Night! It being May, we were going to have a Cinco de Mayo night, but the date kind of crept up on us, and it was moved to the 26th. No matter, the theme was retained, and we have a couple of Mexico-inspired cocktails to sip... Continue Reading →
Well, I met David Wondrich last Thursday. Yes, I could heap applause and accolades upon him, but that's been done enough already. I'll just say that Mr. Wondrich was an affable, approachable guy who loves his cocktails, and that all of us who attended the book signing -- a surprisingly low half-dozen or so --... Continue Reading →
I don't often forward stories or articles from outside sources, but this is a special occasion. David Wondrich, cocktail historian and author, will be at H&F Bottle Shop in Atlanta this week...woo-hoo! The main event is a book signing, but I'm sure there'll be plenty of cocktail-related talk. If you're in the area, swing by the shop on... Continue Reading →
Drinking in season? Not today we're not. It's a hot year down here in Georgia: 90 degrees in May...who'd-a-thunk-it? So I'm rebelling against Mother Nature and mixing up two drinks best served (in my mind) during Fall or Winter. Both make use of aquavit, and I'm excited to share them because drinks that feature the... Continue Reading →
The quintessential New Orleans cocktail is, without a doubt, the Sazerac. In fact, it's the city's Official Cocktail. It was also the subject of our seventh cocktail night, being the host's favorite drink. We mixed up two versions of it -- one with rye, one with cognac -- while offering a taste of absinthe to anyone... Continue Reading →
Ah yes, the Hurricane. Like many faux-tropical drinks, it has a messy history, though it's not quite as convoluted or controversial as those of the Mai Tai and the Zombie. For one thing, we know the time and location of its origin -- Pat O'Brien's Bar in the French Quarter, circa late 1940s (though I have found... Continue Reading →
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