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The Year of the Power Couple

Before Ford Mixology Lab's Kyle and Rachel Ford were married, they celebrated their anniversary on May 15th. This May 15th marked thirteen glorious years together. Since they decided to become a part of this fun, interesting, and [sometimes] crazy industry, they have tackled the world of cocktails and spirits as a team. They've been called … [Read More]

What’s Shakin’…

Putting the Tail in Cocktail

Cocktails, Cointreau, and Burlesque

On the evening of Monday, May 20th, Kyle Ford and famed Burlesque performer Calamity Chang hosted a presentation at Macao Trading Co about the history of cocktails and art … [Read More]

Ginfluencer Brunch: a Clover Club and Tanqueray production.

Ginfluencer Brunch

On the morning of Monday, May 20th, Tanqueray hosted the Ginfluencer Brunch at Julie Reiner's Clover Club in Brooklyn.  Just what is a "Ginfluencer"?  The answer is … [Read More]

Theo Lieberman of Milk and Honey and Lantern's Keep mixes up cocktails at the Campari event.

A Party With Campari

On Sunday, May 19th, Campari hosted an event as part of the festivities of the Manhattan Cocktail Classic, and Ford Mixology Lab was in attendance.  Held at Gallow Green in … [Read More]

Behind the Bar with Tristan Willey and David Arnold of Booker & Dax.

Behind the Bar with Booker & Dax

On Saturday, May 18th, as part of the Manhattan Cocktail Classic, Dave Arnold and Tristan Willey led a Behind the Bar seminar at Booker & Dax, sponsored by … [Read More]

Some learn by reading; others learn best by doing.

Do We Expect Our Bartenders to Know Everything?

There are few things more frightening to the aspiring bartender than the Cocktail Connoisseur.  The Cocktail Connoisseur comes in many levels of intensity, and can give … [Read More]

The man behind Mixology, Jerry Thomas.

You Say Tomato, I say… Mixologist?

Google images for the word "Mixologist" and some of the brightest stars in our industry appear shaking, stirring, and the like.  The irony, however, is that many of these … [Read More]

Featured Cocktail

photo by the lovely Jenny Adams, jennyadamsfreelance.com

Black Lily

Black Lily 1.5 oz. Cointreau 1 oz. Fernet Branca .75 oz. Fresh Lime Juice With only three ingredients, this nod to San Francisco achieves blissful simplicity. Cleverly using Cointreau's bitter and sweet orange oils to … [Continue Reading]

More Tipular Fixings!

Bibulous and Wonderful Nonesense

"In the world of potables the cocktail represents adventure and experiment. All other forms of drinking are more or less static. The approach of the wine drinker to his glass while pleasant, is completely formal. A real wine bibber forbids flowers upon his table because the perfume of a rose obscures the less potent fragrance of the grape. Beer drinkers lead a dreary and gaseous life. Ale, porter, and stout imbibers are also subject to similar gastric disturbances. Whiskey enthusiasts are cribbed, cabined, and confined to a three-lane highway—straight, soda, or just plain water. But the cocktail contriver—you woman or man to whom this sermon is addressed—has the whole world of nature at command." -Crosby Gaige, Cocktail Guide & Ladies’ Companion (1941)

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From Issue 3 of our weekly comic cocktail menu at Amor y Amargo, April 2011. Haha! I just came across one of our weekly comic menus from our Amor y Amargo days, c. 2011. Did you know @WilliamsSonoma is carrying awesome bar tools? Check out this Japanese ice pick and ice cracker!
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