http://talesblog.com Thu, 15 May 2008 05:36:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://talesblog.com/2008/05/14/pineau-des-charentes-an-overlooked-cocktail-ingredient/ This is the first post from Misty Kalkofen, a bartender at Green Street in Cambridge, Mass., and a founder and blogger at LUPEC-Boston. As owner of Haus Alpenz, Eric Seed is responsible for the smiles adorning the faces of many cocktail aficionados. It started with Seed’s personal search for a ... http://talesblog.com/2008/05/12/a-full-haus/ Robert Simonson is a Brooklyn-based wine and spirits journalist. He further documents his interest in these topics at Off the Presses. This past week, I felt as if I was already at Tales of the Cocktail. Or a miniature version of it, anyway. From Monday, April 28, to Friday, May 2, ... http://talesblog.com/2008/05/07/prologue-to-the-tales-to-come/ This is the first post from Chuck Taggart, a dedicated amateur cocktailian and radio host in Los Angeles. He publishes The Gumbo Pages. Burt Bacharach and Hal David (along with Diana Ross and a gazillion other singers) would say that it's love, sweet love ... and they're right, of course. ... http://talesblog.com/2008/05/06/what-the-world-needs-now/ This is the debut post from Lance J. Mayhew, a bartender in Portland, Oregon, and president of the Oregon Bartender's Guild. He blogs at My Life on the Rocks. “Gin, gin, gin. Gin will make you sin” my old acquaintance Dwight used to say, right before he’d take long draws off ... http://talesblog.com/2008/05/02/juniperlooza-is-coming/ This is the first post from Anita & Cameron Crotty, co-authors of Married …with Dinner, a San Francisco-based food and cocktails blog. With all the hoopla surrounding Earth Day last week, it's hard to have missed the news: "Green" cocktails are all the rage, with an ever-growing roster of sustainable spirits ... http://talesblog.com/2008/04/30/the-green-seasonal-bar/ This is the first post from Paul Clarke, a Seattle-based writer specializing in spirits and cocktails. He publishes The Cocktail Chronicles. In recent years, vintage bartender's guides and mixology manuals have become hot items among cocktail fiends and on online auction sites. Little is typically known about many of the authors ... http://talesblog.com/2008/04/29/the-gentlemans-companion-the-life-and-times-of-charles-h-baker-jr/ This is the first post from Charles & Ted Munat, Seattle-based brothers and ardent, if somewhat unhinged, fans of good spirits. They blog at Le Mixeur. Those perusing this year's list of events at TotC have likely made note of the provocative pairing of Gary Regan and LeNell Smothers as ... http://talesblog.com/2008/04/25/essential-guide-to-american-whiskey/ This is the first post from Keith Waldbauer, a bartender at Union in Seattle. He chronicles his interest in bartending and cocktails at Moving at the Speed of Life. What makes a great bar great? Now there's an open invitation for passionate opinions and open-ended debate! A bar's greatness depends on ... http://talesblog.com/2008/04/21/great-bars-of-the-world/ This is the debut post from Camper English, a freelance spirits and cocktails writer in San Francisco. He chronicles his explorations of fine drinking at Alcademics. Last year's Tales of the Cocktail really got me thinking about regional cocktail trends. While much of the national reporting on cocktails concerns what's happening ... http://talesblog.com/2008/04/18/regional-american-cocktail-trends/