The Aging Bartender

Category: Cocktails!

  • New Cocktail: Sitting Duck

    Another entry from the great and powerful Angel Martinez. This one comes off the heels of the quickly waning citrus season and the reappearance of the ever volatile, mercurial passionfruit which crops up whenever it chooses to…Sort of like an alcoholic ex lover whatever who calls you on the phone to pull on your heart…

  • New Cocktail: Ballpark Hero

    I’m on leave for six weeks and in my absence, the young squire of the Rustic Bar Program, Angel, has taken over. To be honest, I find it amazing he’s so good at what he does at his age, my first bartending gig was at the age of 31 and I didn’t know shit from…

  • New Cocktail: Stella Maris

    Stella Maris, latin for “Star of the sea,” is a religious reference to Mary, the mother of Jesus. I’ll stop you right here for a second. Don’t worry, I haven’t gone over to that side. I just like the name. I’m not religious by any means, nor am I an atheist. I’m more of a…

  • New Cocktail: Weapon X

    We came up with this one last year but it never made it to the menu due to an egg white being in it. Yeah, I’m old and my excuse is it’s a bit hokey at this point and no bartender actually wants to do all that shaking…Its pretty annoying…But the punters really love an…

  • New Cocktail: Coa de Jima

    Forests around Oaxaca were burning for the last several weeks. Many farmers were killed. The fires are mostly controlled but the damage has been horrific. If you haven’t noticed yet, there’s been a crazy agave boom and celebrities from The Rock to George Clooney to one of the Kardashians have been getting rich shilling agave…

  • New Cocktail: Thunder-Shuck

    Let’s break it all down here. This one looks simple at first glance. Thundershuck 1.5 oz. White Chocolate Infused Tequila .5 oz. Fresh Lemon Juice .5 oz. Fresh Lime Juice .5 oz. Pea Trim Syrup .5 oz. Dolin Blanc .25 oz. Mac Daddy 2 Dashes RC Orange Bitters 1 Dash (slight) Shio Koji Shake, double…

  • New Cocktail: Oaxaca Hillbilly

    There is a way, but a way much more dangerous than the caipirinha itself! I’m pretty sure I wrote a post on the majesty of the caipirinha at some point. If I have time, I’ll go back and look but there’s a god awful amount of posts to comb through. Yes, I still haven’t figured…

  • Notes on the Corpse Reviver #2

    The Corpse Reviver is a family of cocktails intended to give you a little hair of the dog when you’ve had a tough time from having too much fun the night before. So, before we get too deep into the #2, I guess the first thing is to ask what the hell a Corpse Reviver…

  • The History of the Cherimoya Sour

    We’ve been doing these for many years running now and each year it’s a little different. This year it tastes a little different and now, looking back over the older recipes, I realize why. Two main reasons. 1. Whey and 2. Cachaca. Neither of which are featured in the 2024 version. And I’ve been wondering…

  • New Cocktail: Lighten Up, Francis

    Now that the holiday doldrums have ceased for another year, I think we can begin to fire up some new cocktails. Yes, I can feel some distance now which, in turn, is creating some space in my brain. The new cocktail name, if you guessed it, is a long stretch but still somewhat relevant because…

  • List of Potential Cocktail Names

    Some bar managers are smart and they don’t name cocktails because it’s a bit lame and it actually adds additional work. If you’ve never had to do this, refrain, as it is sometimes not so easy. The cocktail name has to reflect something to do with the drink…Most of the time…A story, a quip, a…

  • Sometimes They Come Back: Glass Hammer

    There’s a literary technique called a peripeteia which refers to a sudden reversal of circumstances or change in fortune. The device can take many forms but you’re probably most familiar with it in one of it’s less common forms where a character will leave and then come back right at the end to save the…