When I worked at Jack Rose Dining Saloon I was spoiled by our ice ball maker. The impressive contraption was made from solid copper and was stately in design. Every day, the bartenders individually hand made the ice balls which were molded to perfection in this contraption. It was easy, you just inserted an ice block to the bottom copper piece on its side and added the a copper piece that slide ontop. The [...] Continue Reading…
FIRST A QUICK NOTE: I have changed my Twitter handle to @BeerAndAShot. I know this might be distressing to some of you, but it’ll be okay, we’ll get through this together.
Ahem.
As you know, we don’t take advertisements here. We talk about what we want to talk about when we want to talk about it. Most press releases I get are deleted unread. (After all, most of them don’t even read our blog before sending [...] Continue Reading…
Anthony Rivera stands guard behind the bar at Beuchert’s Saloon. Photo courtesy of Tony Richards.
Behind the Stick is a series highlighting perspectives and experiences of Scofflaws Den’s veteran barman.
I’m dying for a drink. My eyes watch warming brown whiskies, sudsy beers, bubbly sparkling wines and more pouring all around me. A picture in my head shows me leaping across the bar, knocking over glassware and garnishes, to catch a stream [...] Continue Reading…
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…
