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Bar & Restaurant Reviews

Your Favorite Bar in ONE WORD – Bar Folks, Listen Up!

A flaming, smoky, starlight-infused, 100-year old barrel aged cocktail may be cool and all, but if your guest doesn’t feel like they can chillax in a home-away-from-home, it ain’t nuthin.

Bar Wars at Santa Fe Harvest Festival

the passion to learn, grow and excel among my bartending brethren here in the Land of Enchantment is second-to-none…

Do what DonQ Do

(this post is re-published from SantaFeBarman) SUSTAINABILTY (Noun) -  a method of harvesting or using a resource so that the resource is not depleted or permanently damaged. The big buzz now is “going green” and there are many liquor companies that are making great efforts to give back and protect the world that sustains us.  However…

Muti: A Home Away From Home in Barcelona

…one of the first things I loved about Muti is that there is no “fuck off” attitude at the door. Yes, patrons are requested to make a reservation (the bar is, after all, a small one-bedroom apartment) but Muti’s doorman checks you off the guest list and greets you with a cordial smile. You feel like the place is happy you made the effort to show up. Welcome to Muti. Welcome to Barcelona.

Casa Bacardi – Sitges, Spain

When you think of rum, places like Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Caribbean probably spring to mind. However, did you know that Spain has a significant role in modern “rumology?” If you’ve ever heard of a lil’ ol brand called Bacardi, its about time you took note.

TLM Cocktail Club Down Home Summer Celebration

Q: What do “moonshine” “bootlegging” “barbeque” and “nascar” have in common?
A: The birth of creative cocktailing and a taste of Americana!

Invite some of your friends to recreate our TLM Cocktail Club Down Home Summer Celebration by heading over to Baby Blues, which carries Catdaddy Moonshine year round, or try the recipes in this post!

Winners: Spirited Awards at Tales of the Cocktail 2010

In addition to hosting my second annual “Live From the Red Carpet” video leading into the Spirited Awards® at Tales of the Cocktail 2010, being invited to be a jury member for them was one of the biggest honors of my career. In my tippling travels, I get to try some of the world’s best cocktail bars and products, meet the people behind them and revel in their liquid talents. It was humbling and exciting to be able to throw my 2-cents into the proverbial pot. In case you haven’t seen it yet, below is the official press release and list of winners this year. (Obviously, among these names are some of my favorite people in the business.) Cheers everyone!!

Drinking (& Communing With) Spirits at PJ Clarke’s

The hordes of freshly minted bankers, stock traders and lawyers who shoehorn their way into PJ Clarke’s every night may, at first, obscure the 125 years of history that the unassuming watering hole has weathered. But wait for the place to quiet down a bit, and the ghosts will come out.