Outside the Grocery, the late afternoon sun shone down from a cloudless sky, but inside the Cannon Street restaurant a storm was brewing. Fortunately, it was contained within a single short-stemmed glass, the bottom half holding a white layer of ginger beer so thick and cloudy that it almost looked like cream. Above it hung a ...
A few weeks ago, Nicholas Feris - rum connoisseur and head of the Rum Collective in Seattle - wrote an article on 'Ti Punch in Martinique. He was kind enough to allow us to republish it here, in its entirety. ------------------------------------------ 'Ti Punch at Restaurant Chez Tante Arlette In Martinique, 'Ti Punch isn't just a cocktail; it's a part of daily life. ...
I’m always amazed at how wrong the so-called conventional wisdom can be. But it’s never more wrong than when it comes to booze. Certain ridiculous notions are stubbornly accepted as truth. Vodka doesn’t give you hangovers! Beer before liquor, never sicker; liquor before beer, never fear! But when it comes to fine spirits, these two irritate ...
Clément Créole Shrubb has been a staple of French West Indian culture for centuries and is truly an experience of the senses, whether in a glass with ice or mixed with other spirits in a cocktail. Clément Créole Shrubb is simply amazing. With a recipe dating back several hundred years, Clement Creole Shrubb Liqueur d ...
Rum is a fun category. Aside from the differences between aged and unaged, there are spiced rums as well as designations to denote from what the spirit is distilled. Rum is usually, but not always, distilled from molasses, which is a sugarcane byproduct. Rum and rum variants can also be distilled from fermented sugar cane ...
Build in glass in order listed. Add ice. Stir approximately 20 times. Express orange peel over cocktail and enjoy!
The rum world is a place of multifaceted beauty, and one of the more captivating styles of the spirit is the category of rhum agricole, traditionally made in the French islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe...
The Sugarcane Press is celebrating our r(h)um community and recognizing Columbus Monthly for their article, Tastemakers 2017: Barbara Reynolds & German Vasquez of The Bottle ...
“Everyone knows rum is great for making cocktails, but it’s also a fantastic sipping spirit,” says Minnick. “Whiskies and brandies are what people have traditionally ...
On September 23rd San Francisco's, Louisiana-styled Old Devil Moon celebrated its first year anniversary. We may have passed their commemorating ceremony, but thankfully Eloise Porter of SFWeekly ...