Category: Cocktails!
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New Cocktail: End Zone
It’s not going on the menu (no seasonal ingredients) but it was approved by the J&L duo last night. Sort of just came to me after getting pounded mercilessly in the well for four hours straight. It was National Cocktail Day yesterday. Not sure what that means. I wanted to call this the widowmaker but…
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New Cocktail: Child Prodigy
I once thought I was a child prodigy but I later learned Mozart began composing at five years old. At that age I wandered the woods with my dog, an insane golden retriever named Morgan, and pretended I was a knight, using a long stick as a sword. No genius, but a grade A smart…
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In the Shadow of the Prodigal Son
Our seasonal strawberry cocktail last year, Prodigal Son, was a big hit. The whole point of it was to pump the strawberry flavor up to max decibels. People loved it, it took a metric fuck TON of preparation, but I’ve got to say it was the beginning of a long string of great cocktails that…
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New Cocktail: Oaxacan Love Triangle
You down with the OLT? When there’s a ridiculous cocktail name, people think it came from somewhere. Yes, because cocktails have to have names, (I went over this already, you missed it) I often have some story behind the name or at least a dumb reason or pun. So when there’s no reason at all,…
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Notes on the Hemingway Daiquiri
A quick google search for “Hemingway Daiquiri” will bring you plenty of information on Papa’s supposed creation along with a plethora of different specs. I say “supposed” because no one really knows whether he really invented it or not. It’s mostly legend. There’s an entire book about his favorite drinks. Hemingway loathed sweet drinks, he…
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Not Too Sweet!
“This cocktail you have here on the menu, it’s not too sweet is it?” This question comes up just as much if not more than, “This dish on the menu, is it good?” Sigh. Yes, it’s my job to be nice in the face of idiocy. My interior monologue segues right into my childhood training,…
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New Cocktail: Beauty Queen
Kiwi. Say it loud, say it proud. KIWI! Yes, yes, the bountiful bosom of California has blessed us with a bunch of these weird, shaggy little old man testicles this winter courtesy of J.J.’s Lone Daughter Ranch up in Redlands, CA. Yeah, I don’t know where that is either. I feel like my childhood had…
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New Cocktail: Bloodsport (2.0)
I’m sure you’re thinking to yourself “How can I incorporate blood orange into a cocktail?” Hate to break it you, but Blood orange blows. Zero flavor, less even than OJ (the juice not the man). Flabbier than the underswinging flesh of my grandmother’s triceps as she waves goodbye. Despite this, people see it on the…
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New Cocktail: Hungry Eyes
I’ve been meanin’ to tell youI’ve got this feelin’ that won’t subside I look at you and I fantasizeYou’re mine tonightNow I’ve got you in my sights With these hungry eyesOne look at you and I can’t disguiseI’ve got hungry eyesI feel the magic between you and I I wanna hold you so hear me…
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New Cocktail: River Dance
The best description I ever heard of bartending was in The PDT book (or maybe it was the original Death & Co.). Imagine this: You’re a short order cook, you take no orders from the server but directly from the customer (guest, whatever) and they, get this, can order almost whatever they want. In addition,…
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New Cocktail: Guardian Angel
Anyone reading this who currently lives in LA must be thinking about the little shake up we had last night. Over here, the damn dog started barking first, woke me up at 2 a.m., and seconds later our building wobbled around like a spastic slinky. More barking. Confusion. Other dogs on the street going wild.…
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New Cocktail: Hummingbird
This one came to me mid service like a lightening bolt between the eyes. One and done. No tweaks necessary. A bunch of people were at the bar and I shook this one out, tasted it with a spoon, and said to Denise, “I’m back, baby!” The people seated at the bar looked up from…
The Aging Bartender 