When I was driving down coast about a year ago I stopped off in Bend Oregon and was surprised by the amount of micro-distilleries in one smaller US town. I stopped in for a couple of tours, and found it to be great for spirit enthusiasts. Oregon Spirit Distillers...
This is continued from an earlier post that gave a brief overview of the history of distilling. Vaportini works on the same principles of distillation and I became very interested the subject. The process takes several key skills, and a good distiller must become...
Some of the finest drinks and dishes are now made using molecular gastronomy techniques. Molecular gastronomy started revolutionizing the food and drink industry around 30 years ago and the advancements are amazing. Molecular gastronomy is the application of...
The margarita is the best and most common summertime drink that most people make at home. Most people make basic mistakes when picking out their ingredients and when it is around the same price for the ingredients you want to use as well as around the same cost. ...
Vaportini is an amazing experience. It is fun to see people try it for the first time and their faces light up, but it is difficult to describe until you try one. As soon as you try it you will understand the effect, but here is how the technical part of a Vaportini...
Vaportini is, in a way, just like a distillation process, only we are not turning the vapor back into the liquor. A lot of people do not know the history or the process. I am going to go over this history here and my next post will be a follow up on the process....
Great food, great beer, and great entertainment. Football season is upon us and there are few experiences that going to your teams lot before the game and living it up with like minded fans and friends. The games and parking can be expensive so you want to be...
If you consider yourself a connoisseur of alcohol and you are starting build your own home bar you will find out how important the proper glassware is very quickly. It is not just a pretentious part in act of consuming al cohol but it can change the flavors and...
I have been in the bar business for many years. I have been in every type of nightclub, euro club, pub, neighborhood bar, and high end social bar. My favorite places are always the dive bars. This is where the most interesting people hang out, plain and simple. ...