Hello, Blogosphere! (Does anyone still use that term, anyway?) Have you missed me? Don't worry, new posts are in the works. In the meantime, I've spent some time fiddling with the idea of a video series. Consider the following a pilot episode: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBKYbmz_b6g Give it a watch and see what you think. I chat about... Continue Reading →
MxMo XCIV: That’s Not A Martini! — Shanghai
Mixology Monday? Again? So soon? Well, well, time for a drink...one that is almost, but not entirely (un)like a Martini. At least, that's what Dagreb over at Nihil Utopia has asked us cocktailians to concoct... This month’s Mixology Monday theme is that which is almost, but not quite, a Martini. Perhaps there are dashes (or... Continue Reading →
The Heron Social Club
It was bound to happen: a neighborhood cocktail club is in the works and nearly set to debut (one week to go). I hate to keep such a thing exclusive and secret, mainly because I believe that good drinks are something that everybody should be able to experience, hence my slight lack of fondness for "speakeasies" like... Continue Reading →
The First Post (and the First Drink!)
My cocktail curiosity was first aroused, I think, back in the Spring of 2007; more exactly, my 21st birthday. "Of course!" you might be thinking, "He went out and got bombed on shots of Jägermeister, Jack Daniels and cheap beer!" Well, no binge-drinking, beer-pong party pour moi. Instead, I headed past Tech Square and over to... Continue Reading →

