Cocktail Culture
Scene Stirs
Beer on at Gordo’s, Bubba’s new brew, and the gift of whiskey or tequila ... in a box
December 13th, 2012
Gordon Ramsay continues his British invasion with the Dec. 18 opening of Gordon Ramsay Pub & Grill at Caesars Palace and the Dec. 22 opening of Gordon Ramsay BurGR at Planet Hollywood. Read more »
Cocktail Culture
Exotic, to a Tea
The Marrakech–Bangkok
December 6th, 2012
It’s an interesting proposition: Create a menu of three truly memorable specialty cocktails that can also be served without alcohol and still stand on their own. Read more »
Scene Stirs
Desert Diamond Distillery, STV WNN OPNS VDKA, and Prohibition 101
December 6th, 2012
Serendipitously enough, I spent Small Business Saturday in Kingman, Ariz., where the family-owned Desert Diamond Distillery is making a complete portfolio of Gold Miner rums available at Khoury’s Fine Wine & Spirits for $33. Using the first semi-automated distilling system in the U.S., two generations of Patts are putting out a mixable silver; the sippable Barrel Reserve; the complex, award-winning dark; and a sweet blue-agave flavored rum. Read more »
Cocktail Culture
Vegas Knockout
As served at the Double Down Saloon, $5
November 29th, 2012
When musician, author and Double Down Saloon owner P Moss published his second novel in September, Vegas Knockout: A Novel in Stories, about the biggest boxing match ever to come to Las Vegas, he commissioned a shot be created in its honor. Read more »
Cocktails: Buy the Book
The essential reading list from Las Vegas’ five-star general of mixology
November 29th, 2012
To master the art of cocktail preparation takes much practice and research; it cannot be accomplished in a single season, but must become a lifetime pursuit. Cocktails are more than just recipes and ingredients. There are amazing stories, anecdotes and history surrounding them and those who first mixed them. If you work your way through these books and sample some of the libations contained within the pages you will be well on your way to becoming proficient at the knack of mixing drinks! Read more »
Scene Stirs
Repeal Day, rocks for your glass and books for your bar
November 29th, 2012
If you pop bottles, sip tipples or take shots, then you owe a huge debt to the 21st Amendment, which ended America’s Prohibition in 1933. Celebrate your right to booze on Dec. 5 (#RepealDay) with Moët Hennessy at RM Seafood in Mandalay Bay. From 7-9 p.m. enjoy $3-$5 small plates, plus the first 30 people to show up with this week’s issue of Vegas Seven are invited to participate in a complimentary Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label toast at 9 p.m. Read more »
Scene Stirs
Palms gets a speakeasy, and bourbon lovers can rejoice
November 22nd, 2012
Scarlet sweeps in, and we get into the holiday spirit(s). Read more »
Cocktail Culture
Season's Treatings
Sushi Roku's Milk & Cookie is a libation fit for a jolly old elf
November 22nd, 2012
Santa Claus isn’t the only guy around who loves his milk and cookies. Sushi Roku manager Gary Min is also a big fan, with butterscotch and gingersnaps being his personal favorites. Read more »
Cocktail Culture
The Liberal Lady
As served at Commonwealth, 525 E. Fremont St., $8
November 15th, 2012
Mixologist Juyoung Kang, a former Comme Ça bartender and Philadelphia native, has flown the Strip and alighted downtown at Commonwealth, opening Nov. 16. Like the East Coast-style cocktail bar itself, her debut menu is a marriage of old and new: classic techniques, new points of view, time-tested spirits and fresh ingredients. Read more »
Scene Stirs
Epic tappings, a fancy flight and tequila: It’s what’s for dinner
November 15th, 2012
Drink up! According to the Mayan calendar, come midnight Dec. 20, we’re all goners. And how better to mark the definitive occasion than with an End of the World Party with La Fin du Monde, the definitive Belgian-style tripel? That night, Unibroue’s robust, golden ale will be available on draft for the first time ever at Commonwealth bar, opening Nov. 16 downtown. The only official La Fin du Monde Day Party in Nevada (LaFinDuMondeDay.com) will culminate with a balloon release and a chance to win a year’s worth of the revered spiced brew. That is, assuming we’re all still around the next day. Facebook.com/CommonwealthLV. Read more »
