You would think it would be an easy task to think of any cocktail on the fly to quench one’s thirst when one is a cocktail or spirits reviewer. Such is not the case. I often find myself sitting at a public bar looking over a cocktail menu in disappointment for the lack of variety [...]
All posts for the month June, 2009
Buffalo Trace Bourbon: Old Fashioned Finish
Posted by The Intoxicologist on June 5, 2009
http://intoxicologist.wordpress.com/2009/06/05/buffalo-trace-bourbon-old-fashioned-finish/
Red Stag by Jim Beam: The Learning Curve
As I played around with Red Stag by Jim Beam there were a few things I learned along the way that just became too lengthy to mention in the Red Stag review. Lesson 1: A semi-acceptable version of the Manhattan that includes both Jim Beam Original and Red Stag by Jim Beam follows: Bourbon Stag [...]
Posted by The Intoxicologist on June 3, 2009
http://intoxicologist.wordpress.com/2009/06/03/red-stag-by-jim-beam-the-learning-curve/
Van Winkle Reserve Rye at the Maker’s Mark Bourbon House & Lounge
I had my first taste ever of a Pappy Van Winkle product in Kansas City, Missouri, this weekend in the Power & Light District at the Maker’s Mark Bourbon House & Lounge. After hearing about this particular brand in snippets and pieces through the grapevine it was interesting to finally get a taste of this [...]
Posted by The Intoxicologist on June 1, 2009
http://intoxicologist.wordpress.com/2009/06/01/van-winkle-reserve-rye-sex-on-the-beach-campari-cocktails-retro-party-bowls-congrats-to-tito%e2%80%99s-vodka/

