My friend Alan recently forwarded me and a couple of our friends who are also industry professionals a link to an article about a bar in London called White Lyan with the question “Seems like interesting concepts, to be sure. What do you think?” I read the article a couple of times and realized I… Continue reading January 11, 2014
Tag: mixology
December 14, 2013
First song to set you on your way. One of my favorite jokes isn’t really much of a jokes. Most of my friends will tell you that many of my jokes aren’t really much, at least from a humor standpoint. They might be right. My favorite joke involves an eight year old boy, a thirty… Continue reading December 14, 2013
Last Call!
I’ve been thinking a lot about this story lately. It’s kind of odd that I wrote this one before I got more into the mixology end of bartending-creating new cocktails rather than just pouring drinks-but it’s always stuck with me and I wanted to share it. Almost empty even though it was just after… Continue reading Last Call!
Homegrown Rum
Recently I had a chance to taste a great rum from the Old Sugar Distillery in Madison, WI. Great stuff and I enjoyed the heck out it. Took the time to interview the owner/distiller, and once I stopped crying about my lost youth when I realized this rum making genius was only 30 years old,… Continue reading Homegrown Rum