I’m a big fan of the military and I guess that should be evident, being that in three days, I will hit my four year mark of active duty service in the Army. I’m also a big fan of alcohol and fine beverage, which should be even more evident, as I write and blog for Mutineer. Sadly, unless the former is causing one to drink the latter, the two don’t have too much of a connection.
Enter Bacardi U.S.A. and the USO and two former soldiers, one turned celebrated chef and the other a seasoned mixologist. Combined, they work to raise $100,000 for the USO and salute our military heroes by launching the “Salute to Summer’s Best 60 Second Cocktails” program, which gives consumers simple grilling and cocktail recipes created by Chef John Besh and Mixologist Bryan Stowe. Continue Reading »
Let’s be honest with each other. There are just some days where no matter how hard you try to find motivation, it can be very hard to focus on work. And we can all agree that there is no greater tool than the Internet for faking productivity and procrastinating the tasks at hand. Viral videos are most definitely a weakness of mine and, lucky for me, I can write-off watching fine beverage videos as “research and development” for the blog. (Or at least that is what I keep telling myself).
My newest online video addiction is Combier USA’s collection of ”Shaker Faces” – a series of videos capturing the cocktail shaking techniques of some of the country’s most well-known mixologists. Continue Reading »
Time Magazine’s Joel Stein wrote a piece on his experiences exploring meaty cocktails with The Modern Mixologist, Tony Abou-Ganim, who apparently creates drinks using “elk-bouillon”.
According to Stein, “In this meat-happy era, when diners serve bacon doughnuts and every menu item comes with an option of adding chicken, one cannot expect to consume alcohol without killing an animal. Fat-washed cocktails, as drinks with meat-infused liquor are called, are popping up at lots of swanky bars.”
Ortega 120 is calling for tequila cocktail recipes from amateur mixologists. Recipes can be submitted online, and the creators of the top three submissions will prepare their cocktail on May 3 at Ortega 120 for a panel of judges including Mutineer Editor Alan Kropf, Joshua Lurie of Food GPS, Carole Dixon of Feast LA, Hadley Tomicki of Grub Street Los Angeles, and Ortega 120’s Demi Stevens. The winner will receive a $250 gift certificate to Ortega 120, have their recipe published in Mutineer Magazine, and have their drink added to the Ortega 120 cocktail list.
Submission Deadline: April 26, 2010 at 5PM Finalist Event: May 3, 2010 – Los Angeles, California
Catdaddy Moonshine is giving both amateur and professional mixologists the chance to submit their original Catdaddy cocktail recipes, with the top three entrants each receiving $500, six tickets to Tales of the Cocktail seminars, two nights at the Hotel Monteleone during Tales of the Cocktail, and their recipe published in Mutineer Magazine. At Tales of the Cocktail, the three finalists will prepare their Catdaddy creations for a panel of judges including Alan Kropf and Jeff Dorenbush of Mutineer Magazine, Joe Michalek of Piedmont Distillers, King Cocktail himself Dale Degroff, and Paul Tuennerman. The judges will award the “Golden Mason Jar” trophy, with attendees voting on the recipient of the Moonshine Still trophy.
Submission Deadline: May 10, 2010 Finalist Event: July 22, 2010 – New Orleans, Louisiana
Photo Credit: Ventura Limoncello Company, Ventura, CA
California mixologists and bar owners take heed, the Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC) is actively cracking down on bars and restaurants currently practicing the art of distilled spirits infusion. This recent crack down comes as a result of an industry advisory report the ABC released on the Rectification of Distilled Spirits in On-Sale Premises. The report states:
It has come to the attention of the Department that some on-sale licensees are exceeding their license privileges by engaging in rectification of distilled spirits in violation of Section 23355 of the Business and Professions Code.Continue Reading »
7 Time Formula 1 World Champion Michael Schumacher has teamed up with mixologist Salvatore “The Maestro” Calabrese to show just how difficult it is to mix cocktails in the car. This anti-drinking and driving campaign is pretty awesome, even if it hates America and Canada.
“This site is not intended for visitors from the US and Canada.” Continue Reading »
I’m a big fan of the military and I guess that should be evident, being that in three days, I will hit my four year mark of active duty service in the Army. I’m also a big fan of alcohol and fine beverage, which should be even more evident, as I write and blog for Mutineer. Sadly, unless the former is causing one to drink the latter, the two don’t have too much of a connection.
