Category: Commentary

Commentary / Daily Mix

Keet’s Choice

As I go through the maze of cocktails which have been created either incidentally or methodically across the globe, it makes me think some people had too much time on their hands. The ingredients used are sometimes perfect, other times...

Commentary / Vodka

Smith’s Union Bar, December 6, 1941

Saturday Evening, December 6, 1941, 9:30 PM, Honolulu: Strolling into Honolulu’s Smith’s Union Bar, just a few miles away from the military docks and ports of Pearl Harbor, one is greeted by a calmer, more open-area bar than the other...

Commentary / Daily Mix

Cocktails in the Movies

Besides constant arguing with his best friend Walter, what cocktail does The Dude always have in hand during The Big Lebowski? On the other hand, how does James Bond prefer his martini? Besides using cocktails to further define a character,...

Commentary / Daily Mix / Rum / Whiskey (blended)

Colonial Drinking – 1776

Beer, cider, rum, wine, brandy and whiskey: Those were the main options to a group of people who craved their alcoholic beverages. And although they far out-drank us, largely because drinking beer or wine for dinner was much more preferred...

Best Stay-at-Home Cocktails

Commentary / Daily Mix / Twofer Tuesday

Best Stay-at-Home Cocktails

With most restaurants & bars closed during coronavirus quarantine, several are offering cocktails for curbside take-out, from L.A. to Kansas City to NYC. Among the most popular drinks are Moscow Mules*, Margaritas* or Margarita kits, the Old-Fashioned*, Rye Manhattans*, SaltyDogs...

Bourbon / Commentary / Daily Mix

“He chose … poorly.”

An Old Fashioned is not a drink I’d ordinarily order at a bar. It’s too easy to make at home. When I do order a cocktail, it’s usually something that sounds interesting, using ingredients I don’t have at home. But...

Commentary / Daily Mix

Drinks of the Stars

What cocktails do you think actors turn to most often to take the edge off? What would they drink at the Oscars after-party? Here’s a list, as best as can be determined. They range from low-profile drinkers (no idea what...