Drink of the Week: The Scotch Old Fashioned
We cocktailans are not immune to untested assumptions. One of mine has been that it there’s a good…
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15 wine gift ideas for any budget
The holiday season offers a ton of gift giving opportunities. Sometimes it’s as simple as…
Drink of the Week: The Weeski Cocktail
This week’s cocktail has a story behind it, but it’s a short one and not…
Drink of the Week: The Gin-Campari Sour
Today’s drink doesn’t come from any ancient cocktail tome that I know of and it’s…
Lake County’s Steele Wines is a source of deliciousness and value
Jed Steele has been making wines for 50 years. His career started at Napa Valley’s…
Drink of the Week: The Prohibition Cocktail
Thanksgiving is a thing of the past now, though the pounds you gained are anything…
Drink of the Week: The Blackthorn (circa 1900)
If pumpkin-spice desert cocktails aren’t quite your Thanksgiving booze jam, this week’s drink could well be…
ACORN Winery: One of Sonoma County’s very best
If you’re driving down Old Redwood Highway in Healdsburg looking for ACORN Winery, you just…
Drink of the Week: The Suffering Bastard
Who is the suffering bastard? Well, right now, it’s not me. My parents were long…
Drink of the Week: Bitter in Brazil
My habit of relating cocktails to current events has really gotten the bitter of me…