A Man for All Seasons
I’ve often said that wines might be best characterized as women – each bottle variably elegant, lithe or...
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The best Martini ever
He’d refined his martini over many years. Keen to share the result of his passion, he would serve...
Show me your home bar, I’ll tell you who you are
When Mad Men aired in 2007, it introduced a new generation of TV viewers to old-fashioned cocktails like...
The original pre-mix
I vaguely remember the first time I ever laid eyes on the iconic triangular bottle with the mesmerizing,...
Dry January
“Total abstinence is so excellent a thing that it cannot be carried to too great an extent. In...
Don’t knock it, till you try it…
What connects Gianni Agnelli, JFK and Jaqueline, Negroni and the 82 foot, wine-red sailed sailing boat Agneta? When...
Japanese whisky, an ethereal art work in ink wash
In 2003’s Lost in Translation Bill Murray’s character finds himself in Japan promoting Suntory whisky. Since then, Japanese...
“Shaken not stirred”
Most of us are very familiar with this sentence, and the first thing that comes to mind is...