The Ultimate Recipe for Pisco Sour Day

January 30, 2019.Reading time 2 minutes.

Celebrate Pisco Sour Day with this classic recipe!

Sipping Spotlight: San Jose’s Paper Plane

January 21, 2019.Reading time 2 minutes.

One of the best spots for cocktails in the San Jose area.

The Best Cocktail Festivals For 2019

January 16, 2019.Reading time 5 minutes.

Beer festivals are a dime a dozen, but cocktail festivals are a rare breed.

Odd Spirits: Chicha

November 19, 2018.Reading time 2 minutes.

Ever had a beverage brewed using human spit? If you’ve been to Peru, then chances are you’ve run across Chicha in your travels. Chicha has vast cultural significance in the country, and yes it is truly made with human saliva. Let’s back up and talk about the history of chicha. Chicha doesn’t necessarily refer to […]

Odd Spirits: Pálinka

October 1, 2018.Reading time 2 minutes.

If you know what Pálinka is, chances are you’re probably Hungarian. Pálinka in it’s most general terms is a type of fruit brandy, distilled from a variety of fruits grown mainly on the Great Hungarian Plains. It’s not for the faint of heart, as it has often been described as Hungarian moonshine thanks to it […]

Sipping Spotlight: Seattle’s Bathtub Gin & Co.

September 19, 2018.Reading time 2 minutes.

I’m a sucker for a good prohibition style bar, and Bathtub Gin & Co in Seattle fits that bill perfectly. Nestled in the basement of an old brick hotel, a small cocktail bar was formed in 2009. Bathtub Gin & Co is in a former boiler room in the back of the building between First […]

Sipping Spotlight: Montreal’s Cold Room

August 6, 2018.Reading time 2 minutes.

Every so often there comes along a bar that makes you feel special to have even found the place, Cold Room is the epitome of that experience. Cold Room is one of those bars that survives purely through rumor, the mysterious bar that lays hidden in plain sight. Nestled in the exceptionally high trafficked area […]