by glenn on April 20, 2010
We Wineaux are an adventurous bunch – with our ears to the ground, always on the look out for the new and worthwhile, ready to go with a trend if we find it appealing. A phenomenon of the Ought Decade, cocktail culture has grown in prominence. Every restaurant and bar now offer a signature – or so they hope – cocktail menu. In our travels, we’ve come to look for either good renditions of cocktails from the past or new twists on these classics. We are fans of Drink, Barbara Lynch’s craft cocktail bar. We’ve attended classes given by Jackson Cannon, head mixologist at Eastern Standard. And we adore – yes, adore – the “Model Behavior” at The Woodward Tavern, a sublime blend of St. Germain, Hendricks gin, Chandon Brut, and cucumber foam. When the opportunity presented itself for Adam Lantheaume, proprietor of The Boston Shaker, to conduct a class for us, it became our SNSC event for April. [click to continue…]
by eleni on April 14, 2010
Anno MCMLX
I’m not sure why this drink isn’t called “Anno MCMLX” but I could be easily be accused of overusing Latin in these posts.
The Anno 1960 is a martini-style Campari-based drink. Even though I prefer ice-based drinks, I delighted in making it because I forgot how much I like my martini glasses and I need to branch out sometimes (hence my argument for starting Try Something New Night). But I felt a bit disappointed when I looked at the finished product; it resembled a Cosmopolitan and all the associations that come with them. [click to continue…]
by glenn on March 23, 2010
We do not spring fully formed from the head of Zeus but are nutured by our mortal parents. Often their likes and dislikes become ours. And so it was from my father that I acquired a love of manhattans and to this day no one can match my father’s skill in making this cocktail. From my mother, I was bequeathed a love of gin. Recently, while visiting the Nashoba Valley Winery for Sunday brunch at the excellent restaurant there, I did some browsing in the winery shop. I knew that they had just released their first offering of scotch but what I didn’t know was they have been distilling small batch spirits for seven years. In fact, they were awarded the first ever Massachusets Farmers-Distillers License in 2003. When I came across their gin, “10″, I scooped it up. Time for a gin smackdown. [click to continue…]
