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Cocktail – The Buffalo Red

Well, it’s been a while since I posted one of my cocktails, but I’ve gotten a lot pickier about which recipes I choose to share (too many of my early attempts were merely so-so drinks). After ages of tweaking this … Continue reading

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Summer Cocktails – The Neat Drinks

The fine folks at Primer Magazine have posted the third and final installment in my Summer Cocktails series: “The Neat Drinks.” This one deals with straight-up cocktails, and could also have been titled “Up Drinks”, but the idea remains the … Continue reading

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Article: Summer Cocktails – The Rocks Drinks

Primer Magazine has published the second in my trio of articles on summer cocktails, this one focusing on drinks that you serve on the rocks. It includes a new cocktail of my own design never before featured on this site, … Continue reading

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Article: Summer Cocktails – The Long Drinks

The good folks over at Primer Magazine have published some more of my musings on cocktails. This time we’re taking a look at delicious summer cocktails, which I’ve broken out into three types: long drinks, rocks drinks, and neat (straight-up) … Continue reading

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Our Cocktail Tour with Tanqueray and Angus Winchester

Earlier this year, I received some exciting news: a cocktail I had entered in the amateur category of Tanqueray’s “Best T&T Contest” had been chosen the overall grand-prize winner from a field of several hundred entries! The rules of the … Continue reading

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Cocktail – The English Bulldog – Tanqueray “Best T&T” Contest Winner

This drink was entered into the amateur portion of Tanqueray’s “Best T&T” contest and took the grand prize. It is a play on the traditional gin and tonic that incorporates additional ingredients which bring an increased complexity to the drink. … Continue reading

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Happy New Year

Well, it’s officially 2011. Charlotte and I rung in the new year at downtown Indianapolis’s The Ball & Biscuit, a new bar with fabulous artisan cocktails, a good selection of craft beer, and excellent small plates and cheeses. They did … Continue reading

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Eight Cocktails that Women Will Love

I’ve written an article for Primer Magazine — an online magazine for men that targets post-college guys who’re moving out of the frat house and figuring out how to be an adult. It’s called “Eight Cocktails that Women Will Love” … Continue reading

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Building Your Bar – Budget and Moderate

I decided that it’d be interesting to put together a list of recommendations for people who’re looking to get into mixology, and want to put together a reasonable bar. I’ve come up with two lists of liquor based on price: … Continue reading

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8 Great Manhattans – Delicious Drink Recipes

The Manhattan. One of the quintessential cocktails, it was invented by a British lady, uses what was at the time the great American spirit as its base, and is named after one of the most international islands on the planet. … Continue reading

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