On Whiskey: Baker’s Bourbon| Part of the Beam Small Batch Series


WARREN BOBROW The folks at Jim Beam’s PR agency sent me a bottle of Baker’s Bourbon the other day. I couldn’t help but say thank you for helping me in my education in the realm of bourbon whiskey. Baker’s is made with the same fine ingredients as the other products under the Beam tutelage. Each … Continue reading

Café Napoléon Iced Coffee Cocktail

Café Napoléon Iced Coffee Cocktail


After traveling to Napoleon House in a torrential downpour that broke our paper bags and spilled tequila all over Royal Street, we finally got to try the Café Napoléon Iced Coffee Cocktail during this 2012’s Tales of the Cocktail. Easy to make and completely appropriate for this city (Napoleon, iced coffee, citrus), it was well worth the adventure getting to it. Continue reading

California-Style: MOTAC’S Gin Cocktails in Cali

California-Style: MOTAC’S Gin Cocktails in Cali


California Programs Start Strong With Gin Event The Museum of the American Cocktail’s California programs are off and running after the inaugural event at Dominick’s in West Hollywood in April. Over 40 people enjoyed a talk by Lesley Jacobs Solmonson on “The History of Gin in Five Cocktails.” The hour-long presentation covered the various ways … Continue reading