Tag Archives: cocktails

A Reader Writes: Variation on a Theme

Posted on 02/04/2012 by

Following on from the Pimlico cocktail, which I posted last week, Pimlico resident Jonathan W has been in touch with a variation made with equal parts of bourbon and gin, equal parts of orange and lime juice, and replacing the … Continue reading →

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New Cocktail Recipe: The Pimlico

Posted on 28/03/2012 by

All this warm weather has me thinking of summer drinks, and something to replace the ubiquitous English Pimm’s. This is a pretty good start: the Pimlico, created by David Lentz at The Hungry Cat in Hollywood. It’s cool and delicious, … Continue reading →

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Latest Fork Piece — Make Mine A Martini

Posted on 12/12/2010 by

… featuring the fabulous Vince Jung and Michel Dozois.

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The Science Of The Perfect Cocktail

Posted on 15/09/2010 by

This is a brilliant two-part post from cookingissues.com on the science of cocktail shaking and how it differs from stirring — a much more complex bit of physics than one might at first think. It all goes a long way … Continue reading →

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Bombay Duck!!

Posted on 26/07/2009 by

I learned something new! I was conceived on a cruise ship in the then dry port of Bombay, all due to illicit Tom Collinses… Hence my folks calling me their Bombay Duck… Well, I never! No wonder I like a … Continue reading →

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The Booze Blog #1: Whitley Neill

Posted on 01/10/2008 by

It was only a matter of time before gin became cool again. Booze and booze brands’ popularity seems to be a cyclical thing, and the bar boom of the nineties drove a vodka well into the primetime. Hordes of so … Continue reading →

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