This is a familiar site to Tales of the Cocktail’s seminar attendees: little plastic cups with world-class cocktails in them. This year’s Tales conference was our second time attending, and in the 4 days we were in New Orleans, our…
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Kuhn Rikon Paring Knives
I’m made mention in the past my love for Kuhn Rikon paring knives in my home bar. We have several of these in the kitchen and use them all day for everything, from butter, to everyday chopping, to cocktail citrus…
Guide to Cocktail Podcasts
Simple Cocktails with Friends is one of several cocktail podcasts available on the web. Because there’s no solid resource for finding cocktail-focused podcasts like ours, I created the following list as a guide for those who are looking for more. Here are all the cocktail…
Go behind the scenes with Snapchat!
Simple Cocktails has entered the snap fray and we’re actively snapping on Snapchat, especially behind-the-scenes fun and info. To see what we’re up to: add us on Snapchat! Related Posts
The Future of Craft Cocktails is…
It’s rare that I wax philosophical at Simple Cocktails, but occasionally I see something that so aligns with our mission here, I have to share it. A few years ago, I established our mission with a post called Why We Need Each Other, discussing the…
Lisa’s Tales of the Cocktail 2015 Recap
The driver picked us up from the airport and asked us where we all were from, I could tell Greg was a bit hesitant to tell him “Albuquerque.” Once he did, the conversation went from remarks of how long the distance…
Tales of the Cocktail 2015 Recap
For the first time ever, Lisa and I went to Tales of the Cocktail! Tales is the world’s premiere cocktail event – about 20,000 people head to New Orleans for the week-long annual show in July. Attendees are usually bartenders, writers, liquor brand reps,…
Christmas Gifts For Guys
I’ve made it a habit to assemble Christmas gift ideas every year to make you aware of some nice cocktail-related products that are out there. Last year, I included other items into one big gifts for guys segment. The gifts you see in the…
Kris Von Dopek’s favorite Simple Cocktail
Recently, I had the chance to sit down with Hendrick’s Gin Brand Ambassador Kris Von Dopek to talk about his role at Hendrick’s, and craft cocktails at home. Kris, who’s from Chicago but grew up in London, has professionally bartended for…
How to Make a Cocktail For Someone Who Doesn’t Know What They Want
Now that I’ve spent a few years as a home bartender, I’ve picked up some tricks on how to make drinks for people who aren’t quite sure what type of cocktail they like. Whether a new drinker (just turned 21),…