Mis En Place
Cocktail Culture
We’ve Got Spirit (Yes, We Do!)
July 5th, 2012
Incredible things are happening in Henderson. Just stop by Las Vegas Distillery one afternoon for a firsthand look at operations. Read more »
Cocktail Culture
How Now, Black Cow?
The Ultimate Root-Beer Float, as served at DayDream Pool Club and M Resort Main Pool, $25
May 31st, 2012
Who among us doesn’t have lasting childhood memories of dropping heaping scoops of vanilla ice cream into a giant, frosty mug of root beer? Read more »
Mis En Place
Cocchi Americano
April 19th, 2012
An oldie but a goodie. From the House of Cocchi, and still made with the same recipe as it has since 1891, this aperitivo wine layers a blend of fruit, spice and herbs including cinchona, gentian and citrus upon a base of Moscato di Asti. Read more »
A Small Bite
Scotch for Foodies
March 29th, 2012
In preparation for the recent Universal Whisky Experience at Encore, I got an audience with Richard Paterson, master blender for The Dalmore, makers of exceptional single-malt scotch whisky since 1839. Read more »
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Vermouth-It’s Alive!
March 22nd, 2012
Regardless of the Noilly Prat bottle rotting on your parents’ liquor shelf, wine-based spirits—fortified wines, aperitifs, digestifs and vermouth, especially—should be refrigerated after opening. Read more »
