Are San Francisco Bartenders Nicer?
Nicer? More adventurous? Better with eggs? While I’ve had many a “classic” cocktail in SF, it’s also home to some of the more outrageous and interesting libations on the planet. SFGate has the complete dissection of the other East Coast vs. West Coast battle, namely the long-running, semi-drunken feud between our bartenders and those from…
Review: Engobi Energy Go Bites
They’re putting caffeine in just about everything these days, so why not a snack chip, too? Engobi takes the energy-boosting concept into the world of chips. Now one would not think that you could get that much caffeine in to a chip, but according to the company, a tiny, 1.5-ounce bag of Engobi chips has…
Recipe: Triple Espresso Martini
Not my creation, but good enough to warrant re-publishing here. Triple Espresso Martini 1 1/2 oz. Three Olives Triple Shot Espresso Vodka 1 oz. coconut rum (Malibu) 1/2 oz. Amaretto Shake rum and amaretto with ice, strain into a martini glass. Shake vodka with ice and layer into the glass on top. The recipe suggests…
Review: Three Olives Root Beer Vodka and Triple Shot Espresso Vodka
Yes. Root beer. Vodka. Root beer vodka. One product. Not a joke. Three Olives now has a whopping 15 vodka flavors, so like the folks at Cruzan, coming up with something new to expand the line takes some work. This is a company, after all, that already has mango and watermelon vodkas, so what’s next.…
Review: Spiegelau Beer Classics Glassware
Obviously most consumers don’t really give much thought toward presentation. I mean, if people cared how their drinks looked, the Solo Cup Company would be out of business. Crystal maker Spiegelau bucks the trend with a collection of “Beer Classics” crystal glassware. Three new glasses are available, a lager glass, a stemmed pilsner glass, and…
Review: Corner Creek Bourbon
All week people have been asking about the odd, brown wine on the Drinkhacker “to review” shelf. It ain’t Chardonnay. It’s Corner Creek Reserve Bourbon Whiskey, which is sold in a traditional white wine bottle, much to the confusion of passers-by. Corner Creek is an artisan bourbon, aged eight years in oak, bottled at 88…
Review: Trump Vodka
A certain high-profile executive would happily offer that Trump Vodka is the best vodka ever made. 200 times better than Grey Goose. At least. It’s right there on the bottle: “Trump: The World’s Finest Super Premium Vodka.” Apparently there was no additional room for “Duper” on the label. Such hyperbole has become synonymous with the…
Sazerac: The Official Drink of New Orleans
With all its other problems taken care of, New Orleans has turned its attention to, at last, making the Sazerac the official drink of the city. The House has passed a resolution 62 to 33, declaring the classic cocktail the official NOLA tipple, which now goes to the Governor’s desk for his autograph. Take that,…
