I sometimes wonder if people pretend to like Negronis. It makes sense: the components are just complex enough for the drink to have certain prestige without really pushing the envelope. You can imagine countless scenes, set in a middling Manhattan…
“If you get trashed on Modelo at the airport, I don’t want to hear about it,” my fiancée said, knitting. “If it’s in a hotel room, that’s a different story.” These words marked the unceremonious end of my Valentine’s Day…
Start with two solid, respectable ice cubes. None of those suspicious-smelling milk-colored clunkers from your fridge’s ice maker, mind you. Show some self-respect, for God’s sake. Next, liberally sprinkle your cubes with aromatic bitters. Be like the U.S. Congress in…
The first alcoholic beverage I ever drank was a cup of eggnog and Southern Comfort. I was in college, chilling in a windowless basement with a few low-effort Christmas decorations on the walls. I could only really taste the liquor,…
Election Day! A great day, and often a brutal one. What can we do about it? Libby commented on my last column: “Any suggestions for how to avoid all media on election night? The temptation is too great at home…
Sometimes you drink for good reasons. You want to celebrate in style, knocking back a couple of cocktails and hitting the dance floor with some much-needed social lubrication. You want to show your appreciation to a happy couple with a…