How Lucky Could One Lad Be?

Usually my luck is about as rampant as a drunk dog.  But this past month my travels have brought me to Vail, Mexico, and most recently Ireland, so I’d have to say that this old boy’s luck is fairing pretty well.  I must admit that this most recent trip across the pond was mainly for [...]

Have you every tried a “Sloe-Groni”?

Simon Ford sure has a knack for throwing a party.  His all-day festivities are not for the faint of breath.  I for one, am one of those faint of breath blokes, and could only handle lunch.  Truth is, I had to work at The World Bar in the afternoon, so I couldn’t continue on with [...]

The Astor Family would be proud

I myself was amazed, during the 2-hour class that I taught at the Astor Center this past Saturday afternoon, that so many great cocktails were created in this short amount of time.  Who knew that the students that participated that fine, balmy spring day, would become my direct competition.  I’m happy, truthfully, that I was [...]

TEQUILA!

The recovery involved from a 4-day trip to the state of Jalisco in Mexico for a Tequila trip was not as bad as I thought.  It’s only been 3 days since I’ve returned, and I’m ready to blog about it.  My good friend Andrew, who is forever indebted to me for this, by the way, [...]

The Trail always leads to Vail

100 of the top mixologists in the U.S. + fresh powder snow + shots of Grand Marnier being handed out by Steve Olsen = insert witty answer here.
 We’ll just say it’s the 2008 Grand Marnier/Navan Mixology Summit held annually in Vail, Colorado.  I blame a combination of the altitude and Steve’s shot-doling eagerness on the [...]