Tales of the Cocktail Roundup

Seamus Harris is a dedicated enthusiast of well-made cocktails who splits his time between Auckland, New Zealand and Shanghai, China. He publishes the Bunnyhugs blog.
I thought I should post a quick something to just round off the Tales of the Cocktail thing. I may still post more on individual sessions later of course. [...]

French Cafes Session with Jared Brown and Anistatia Miller

Seamus Harris is a dedicated enthusiast of well-made cocktails who splits his time between Auckland, New Zealand and Shanghai, China. He publishes the Bunnyhugs blog.
This session tried to cover an awful lot of ground in a limited time so the treatment was a little superficial.  There was some interesting information though.
One of the highlights was [...]

Friday Roundup

Seamus Harris is a dedicated enthusiast of well-made cocktails who splits his time between Auckland, New Zealand and Shanghai, China. He publishes the Bunnyhugs blog.

I got out of bed early enough to make the media breakfast at Brennan’s.  To start we had a tasty Bloody Mary with a splash of red wine in it, [...]

Tiki Dinner with Beachbum Berry

Seamus Harris is a dedicated enthusiast of well-made cocktails who splits his time between Auckland, New Zealand and Shanghai, China. He publishes the Bunnyhugs blog.

I just got back from the Tiki Dinner with cocktails designed and mixed by Jeff ‘Beachbum’ Berry and Wayne Curtis.  A last minute and little advertised change of venue almost saw [...]

Seamus Harris is a dedicated enthusiast of well-made cocktails who splits his time between Auckland, New Zealand and Shanghai, China. He publishes the Bunnyhugs blog.
Tales has been an enjoyably chaotic mess. The Internet refused to work for me before and time was short so this first round up has to cover a fair bit [...]

Death in the Gulf Stream: an underappreciated Hemingway drink

Seamus Harris is a dedicated enthusiast of well-made cocktails who splits his time between Auckland, New Zealand and Shanghai, China. He publishes the Bunnyhugs blog.
Ernest Hemingway was born on July 21, 1899. Were he still alive, he would be celebrating his 109th birthday just as Tales of the Cocktail wraps up. No doubt [...]

Two Unusual Quinquinas: RinQuinQuin and Orange Colombo

Seamus Harris is a dedicated enthusiast of well-made cocktails who splits his time between Auckland, New Zealand and Shanghai, China. He publishes the Bunnyhugs blog.
To assist my anticipatory salivation ahead of Anistatia Miller and Jared Brown’s Tales of the Cocktail presentation on “The Cafes of Paris”, I have been taking a look at a few [...]

Pineau des Charentes: an overlooked cocktail ingredient?

This is the debut post from Seamus Harris. Craig is a cocktail enthusiast from Auckland, New Zealand, who can sometimes be found in Shanghai, China. He writes Bunnyhugs.

Between now and July I will be bringing you few posts on France’s rich traditions in the areas of aperitifs and mixed drinks. Why this disconcerting [...]