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Home Bar Basics – The Interview

Matt Robold — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 22:02:46 +0000

Recently Dave Stolte set out to change the world with an approachable, stocking-stuffable cocktail book for the average drinker. Rather than pander to baser tastes and recipes though, Dave insisted that the basics of a home bar should include the same foundation as used in a craft cocktail bar. To...

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Santa’s Whiskers

Matt Robold — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:47:00 +0000

All the wonderful, classic Holiday cocktails and I have to post my own. The nerve! I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking that I should be devoting this space to the Zig Zag Hot Buttered Rum or – well really, I don’t know that there’s anything else that needs to...

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Rum Review: Santa Teresa Claro

Matt Robold — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:15:24 +0000

This rum has been sitting on my review shelf for a long time – longer than I care to admit. I figured it was time to open it up and give this Venezuelan beauty a try. Santa Teresa Claro is a “white” rum offering from Ron Santa Teresa SA, the same people who give us [...] Related...

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Look Normal

Matt Robold — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 18:56:17 +0000

In the past few weeks I’ve been to London for a week for London Cocktail Week and UK Rumfest, followed immediately by Portland (Oregon) for Portland Cocktail Week. I returned home from my trips tired, well-pickled, and with a slight cold. I also returned to find a request from The Daily...

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Rum Review: Novo Fogo Silver Cachaça

Matt Robold — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 18:27:52 +0000

Cachaça isn’t something that gets a lot of regular coverage around here. Some might say that that’s because cachaça isn’t rum, but I say that it’s because I’m lazy and indecisive when it comes to choosing which of the roughly 200 rums and cachaças I have at home to...

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Caipirinha

Matt Robold — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 17:37:55 +0000

It’s the national drink of Brazil, made with their national spirit, and it’s internationally awesome. Caipirinha 2 oz Cachaça 2 tsp Sugar Slices of 1 lime Combine all in a glass and muddle limes thoroughly. Add ice and stir (optionally toss in a shaker). What do you do when you have a...

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‘Ti Punch

Matt Robold — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 16:31:29 +0000

It’s the national drink of Martinique, a favorite of rhum enthusiasts everywhere, and scarcely known outside of those circles, but the ‘Ti Punch is one of the most easily sipped tropical libations ever concocted. ‘Ti Punch 2 oz Rhum Agricole .25 oz Lime Juice 1 tsp cane syrup Mix...

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Trader Tiki, Painkiller NY Change Names

Matt Robold — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 21:44:28 +0000

File this under “things people have been talking about a lot for the past two days.” Both Trader Tiki’s Exotic Syrups and Painkiller NY Tiki Bar have announced name changes this week due to litigation relating to trademarks. Both changes have brought on a great deal of anger from...

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5 Things I’ve Learned Behind The Bar

Matt Robold — Thu, 26 May 2011 17:50:34 +0000

I’ve now spent nearly a year on the working side of a bar every Sunday. I went into the adventure planning on maybe doing a few shifts as a barback for Jason at 320 Main and somehow managed to progress from Jason’s shadow to Sunday Lunch Bartender to Sunday Night Bartender in the...

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Rum Review: Ron de Jeremy

Matt Robold — Wed, 18 May 2011 19:10:49 +0000

I honestly don’t think that there has been a rum – or any product for that matter – that I have had more people ask me for my opinion on in hushed tones than Ron de Jeremy. There’s a palpable amount of intrigue surrounding this new product. Here you have a product that has...

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