The set-up for a dry martini coming your way.
Tag: Gin
Photo of the Day: March 4, 2018
Bertucci’s made a pretty good Martini. Beefeater Gin and a splash of dry vermouth.
Photo of the Day: November 21, 2017
A beautiful looking cocktail at New Hope’s Logan Inn. It’s called the Martinez: Tanqueray Gin, sweet vermouth, Luxardo maraschino liqueur, and orange bitters. It was so good that I continue to make it at home. September 2017.
Travel Guide PA: Logan Inn (New Hope)
If there’s a historic and rumored-to-be-haunted hotel restaurant in a quaint river town, you can always count me in. Despite many years of visiting New Hope, I have managed to avoid its landmark: the Logan Inn. That all changed last week. My mom and I took a day trip out there in what would be…
My Dad’s Martini Glass
It sits on the top shelf in the china cabinet. There’s nothing special about it. No distinguishing characteristics. It’s the most plain-looking martini glass you could have. That’s the glass he chose to use every Saturday night when he had his martinis. He rarely drank during the week. Friday and Sunday nights were for beer…
Photo of the Day: August 30, 2017
With the summer coming to an end, I’m looking back to a 4th of July party which I bartended at for the second year in a row. It’s a great gig. My friend who is a chef does the cooking, his wife who is also a close friend of mine does the singing, and another…
Introducing a New Guest Column
In addition to my friend Hunter Dillon and his “Casual Crusades” guest column, I am bringing in the husband-wife duo of Gordon Bond and Stephanie Hoagland for something new. They are going to be tackling a guest column of their own, titled “Fermented Musings”. In it, they will focus on liquor reviews, cocktail recipes, and…
Photo of the Day: July 29, 2017
This cabinet of vintage liquor belongs to my friend Lynn. Still waiting for her to write a cocktail column for this blog. She’s one of the more knowledgeable people I know when it comes to mixology, and the friend who introduced me to Chartreuse and a favorite drink of mine which combines champagne, gin, and…
Product Review: Fever-Tree Tonic
You know, I never quite thought about it this way until I saw this [paraphrased] statement on a packaging of Fever-Tree Tonic: “Tonic water is 3/4 of a gin and tonic, so shouldn’t be of a higher quality?” I’m all about trying something new when it comes to cocktails and natural ingredients. I had seen…
Restaurant Review: Hailey’s Harp and Pub (Metuchen, NJ)
Metuchen is a great food town. There are cafes, pizzerias, a fantastic ice cream shop, restaurants of every nationality you can think of, and then there’s Hailey’s Harp and Pub. Of course the food has to be good, but when it comes to pubs, the first thing I’m looking for is actually the atmosphere. Does…
Photo of the Day: May 11, 2017
The complex simplicity of a gin martini. Cafe Bella Vita, Staten Island, New York. A place I have been visiting my entire life (literally, my christening party was there). It’s about time I reviewed this place. July 2016.
I was All Set to Rip These Two Cheap Spirits…
A 750 ML bottle of Jacquin’s Royale 100 Proof Vodka and a liter of London Tower Gin came to a total of $15. I found them at a liquor store in the “Made in Pennsylvania” aisle two weeks ago. I had never seen either of these two items before. The only awareness of Jacquin’s I had…
