I found myself planning a last minute trip into the depths of Washington DC this past Thursday. The last time I was in the city, I was but a wee pup, and the lures of spirit and food were but a flicker in my eye. Not this time, however. I fully intended [...]

Cafe Du Monde and Some Liquor Finds
10:30am (now on Friday) - We found out the the Tales breakfast at Brennan’s was way over-RSVP’d and that if we hadn’t signed up, we should search elsewhere to soak up all the drinks from the previous night. A quick Google search revealed Cafe Du Monde. Their [...]

This was the third cocktail I mixed up from David Wondrich’s Esquire Drinks, and I knew immediately that his book would become prized in my collection. If you have not already purchased it based on my previous recommendation, just go do it. That shelf / grand library where you keep all of your [...]

Now this, my friends, is a drink book.
I’ve spent so many hours looking through my library searching for that one, secret, cocktail that I could add to the Kaiser Penguin archives. Books were flying on and off shelves like a wizard at work, yet nothing excitingly potable was to be found. Baker seemed [...]

Gaze upon the words of Charles H. Baker, Jr. and be instantly transported to the high mountains of Luzon, the pre-prohibition days of New York, or to Jamaica where you’ll dine with a retired British army man named Wilson. It doesn’t matter where he takes you - it’s always interesting, and sometimes dangerous.
After reading [...]

Before the spirit of the Olympics fades, I must share this cocktail with you. It introduces an interesting ingredient too: Campari.

Lucien Gaudin

1oz gin
1/2oz triple sec
1/2oz Campari
1/2oz dry vermouth
orange twist

Stir with ice, and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with an orange twist.
From: Vintage Spirts and Forgotten Cocktails, Dr. Cocktail

Campari needs an introduction. [...]