The internet is an amazing thing. It allowed us to read about the nascent cocktail resurgence and become a part of the excitement. You can read about the cocktail scene in far flung cities. Twitter and Facebook allow you to follow friends and acquaintances all over the world and share in their endeavors and successes.
Such is the way I followed the opening of San Diego’s Polite Provisions and its proprietor Erick Castro. Over [...] Continue Reading…
As I set down to write about the best craft cocktail bartenders in DC, I decided to base the list on those who came to mind when I have had one of those long weeks at the office and was in dire need of something more than an average drink. My list showcases ten DC bartenders, in no particular order, who are cocktail artisans, all bringing their own unique flair and distinct, creative styles [...] Continue Reading…
To Beuchert’s:
Under the unseeing gaze and morbid rictus of the totem animal once revered by the natives of this land, Anthony performed his weekly ritual, supplying the intoxication and oblivion demanded by The Industry as they gnawed mindless on the flayed organs of lesser creatures.
Bastard dangerous curiosity drove him to ask, to inquire, to risk the attentions of insane beings that do not live yet cannot die on the other side of our fine [...] Continue Reading…
Washington, D.C. — A girl stirs an old fashioned cocktail at a bar on Pennsylvania Avenue in Capitol Hill.
Behind the Stick is a new series highlighting perspectives and experiences of Scofflaws Den’s veteran barman.
“If some of our guests had a stick, I know they’d poke me with it.”
I’ve been known to say this a few times when describing what it’s like to be a craft bartender (or mixologist). I’m implying, [...] Continue Reading…
