Cocktailians

Category: Drinking Establishments

  • PDX (The “D” evidently stands for “drinking”) Part 1: Clyde Common

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    I recently returned from an all-too-brief sojourn to Portland, Oregon. Aside from enjoying a beautiful setting, nearby mountains, lush greenery, and workable public transit, the denizens of Portland seem to pay exceptionally close attention to what they put in their mouths. We had some stunningly good coffee  (double macchiato for me, cold-brewed iced coffee for…

  • The Manhattan Cocktail Classic

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    What did you do the other weekend? Well — and this post has taken me longer than I'd have liked to get written and posted — I went to the fall preview event of the Manhattan Cocktail Classic. Something akin to New York's version of Tales of the Cocktail, the event was a jam-packed two…

  • The Manhattan Cocktail Classic

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    What did you do the other weekend? Well — and this post has taken me longer than I'd have liked to get written and posted — I went to the fall preview event of the Manhattan Cocktail Classic. Something akin to New York's version of Tales of the Cocktail, the event was a jam-packed two…

  • Bar Artisanal Cocktail Contest: A Recap

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    [Edit: Surname and thus drink name fixed.] Well, that was a great way to spend an afternoon.  Tribeca cocktails-&-super-high-class-snack-plate joint Bar Artisanal threw a cocktail contest, and a whole mess of people sent in submissions according to a few simple parameters: you needed a cocktail that was original, looked and tasted good, and went well…

  • Bar Artisanal Cocktail Contest: A Recap

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    [Edit: Surname and thus drink name fixed.] Well, that was a great way to spend an afternoon.  Tribeca cocktails-&-super-high-class-snack-plate joint Bar Artisanal threw a cocktail contest, and a whole mess of people sent in submissions according to a few simple parameters: you needed a cocktail that was original, looked and tasted good, and went well…

  • Cheeses Be Praised! [A Contest!]

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    Well, it seems we've hit a bit of a good stretch lately at Cocktailians. Some excellent reviews from Vidiot, a lovely (if occasionally wet) summer here in NYC, and now, we've been lucky enough to be asked to participate in a contest in which, honestly and without corniness in the slightest, everyone will be a…

  • Cheeses Be Praised! [A Contest!]

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    vidiot
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    Well, it seems we've hit a bit of a good stretch lately at Cocktailians. Some excellent reviews from Vidiot, a lovely (if occasionally wet) summer here in NYC, and now, we've been lucky enough to be asked to participate in a contest in which, honestly and without corniness in the slightest, everyone will be a…

  • Red Hot Poker

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    Dave Arnold is the Director of Culinary Technology at the French Culinary Institute. More relevantly to this space, he's also a mad scientist, with a strong mixological bent. He's invented a "Red Hot Poker" that's electrically heated to over 1700°F, which he then plunges into drinks, caramelizing the sugars and adding a toasty note to…

  • Red Hot Poker

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    Dave Arnold is the Director of Culinary Technology at the French Culinary Institute. More relevantly to this space, he's also a mad scientist, with a strong mixological bent. He's invented a "Red Hot Poker" that's electrically heated to over 1700°F, which he then plunges into drinks, caramelizing the sugars and adding a toasty note to…

  • Pre-Prohibition Cocktail Party

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    Ladies and gentlemen, I have been to the mountaintop. Not only did I get to touch the Tree of Hope a couple of weeks ago, the other night I had Blue Blazers made by Dale DeGroff and David Wondrich. The occasion was a "Pre-Prohibition Cocktail Party" at Keens Steakhouse, as part of the Zagat Vintage…