First up, an aside – it is SURPRISINGLY difficult to find a great Saturday afternoon cocktail in Boston. I don’t know if it’s because we’re out of the summer tourist season, so bars have started opening a bit later to give their staff a break or what, but I did not realize how hard it…
Miracle Mixers: St-Germain Elderflower Liqueur
In addition to enjoying a perfectly mixed drink out on the town, I’ve come to thoroughly enjoy shaking them myself at home as well. I thought it would be fun to talk about some of the stuff that has earned permanent residence in our home bar. I almost hesitate to start with St-Germain, because in…
Mezcal Margarita – Ted @ Deep Ellum (Boston, MA)
Sorry for the delay, folks – late nights at work have kept me from putting this up in a timely fashion. But here you go, stretching all the way back to Tuesday night! The Bar: Deep Ellum, a neighborhood bar with a decidedly “hip” slant in Lower Allston. The bartender: Ted The set-up: Ted was…
Growing Pains
Just a heads up to anyone who has taken to checking the blog regularly (during the entire week it’s been up and running): I launched this very quickly, and am now going to try and get it looking the way I’d really like it. So my apologies if the formatting is all over the place…
Plymouth Gibson – Hugh @ Eastern Standard (Boston, MA)
The bar: Eastern Standard, one of many fabulous bars at the Hotel Commonwealth in Kenmore Square, Boston The bartender: Hugh The set-up: “So, I have an odd question,” I started. Without hesitation, Hugh, our gracefully indulgent server for the night, answered with, “Well I have an odd answer.” “I hope so!” Because that’s kind of the…
The Mission
Cocktail culture has come back in a huge way over the last couple years. It seems like in order to be a worthwhile venture, a bar or restaurant needs to have a quality cocktail program running. Usually these are a solid mixture of fan favorites, old classics and new, adventurous twists. This is nothing but…
The Perfect Cocktail 