Who is that masked mezcal?

Cocktails tend to get named after they’ve been concocted. Yet, um, something about the label on this new organic mezcal, Enmascarado, has inspired me to create a new cocktail around an already-decided name: The Safe Word.

Of course, depending on the company, you can always say it’s a play on the famous prohibition-era cocktail, The Last Word.

I’m on Studio 10 show this morning shaking up organic Cinco de Mayo cocktails

 

Sure, Cinco de Mayo is a holiday commemorating the improbable victory in battle of a brave band of Mexican soldiers over a much larger French army in 1862.

But more importantly, it’s that day of the year when Americans bail early from work to go guzzle tequila drinks at happy hour. And drink to the collective cinco-ing of our mayo.

This [...]

Hitting The Road for West Coast Earth Day Book Tour…tour…tour…tour…

I’m heading this week for a West Coast book tour. Now I know what you’re thinking: Dear god, why would anyone want to go listen this idiot read from some book about cocktails, organic or not?

Don’t worry, this idiot won’t be reading. He’ll be shaking. As in making tasty cocktails, which if you come to any of these [...]

A different shade of “green” for St. Patrick’s Day

Okay, it’s St. Patrick’s Day, which means you’ll likely be drinking and it’ll most likely be some hue of green.

Trouble is, green beer is, well, beer (often crappy beer) colored with green food coloring. Most cocktails served today also tend to achieve their emerald color from chemicals not found in nature.

That’s why I’m going with [...]

New organic tequilas

Seems not a week goes by I hear of another tequila that’s gone organic… Cheers and welcome to these newest two – Azunia Tequila and Tequila Alquimia (is it just me, or does this sound curiously like the Spanish word for drunkorexia?)

 

 

 

In blatant power grab, President Obama cuts into my TV debut in which I blather on about my indescribably important book about organic cocktails!

You can see the clip by clicking on the station logo:

Tasting Table dishes up a review of my organic cocktails book

I talk about how “a glass is just a funny-looking plate” and other kakamamie thoughts on organic cocktails in today’s St. Pete Times piece about my book

Click on the St. Pete Times logo…

Being part of a triumvirate sounds heroic – even when it involves cookbooks, dammit!

Tampa Trib food writer Jeff Houck graciously includes me in roundup of Tampa cookbook author trio. I mean triumvirate!!!

I blither about spanking thyme, cellophane-wrapped tongues and other things obviously relevant to making and enjoying organic cocktails

My podcast interview yesterday with Tampa Tribune food writer and friend Jeff Houck about my organic cocktails book (click on Jeff’s mug).