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The PDT Project: Albert Mathieu
June 15, 2012
Albert Mathieu was a French mining engineer, who in 1802 proposed a plan to build...
The PDT Project: 100 Year Punch
May 11, 2012
The 100 Year Punch is a cocktail that features a couple of unique ingredients that...
Tokyo-SF Bartender Salon Video Series: Jon Santer (Prizefighter)
April 19, 2012
If you can recall, Umamimart helped organize a special bartender event back in March, with...
The PDT Project: #8
April 6, 2012
  "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." - Lao-tzu And...
Happy Hour: The Westie Cocktail
April 3, 2012
“The [Westies are the] most savage organization in the long history of New York street...
Forest Feast: The Skylonda Cocktail
January 30, 2012
This is my new favorite winter cocktail to drink in our neck of the woods,...
Happy Hour: The Rum Vieux Carré
January 26, 2012
Let’s face it, mid-winter is almost upon us and there is not a ground hog...
Happy Hour: Vermouth 101: The Martinez (The Grand Daddy of Cocktails)
September 22, 2011
PREFACE Vermouth 101: The Old Hickory +++ Well now that you have an appetite inducing...
Happy Hour: Vermouth 101: The Old Hickory
September 7, 2011
A lounger pal of mine recently coined the term “qualifying round” to rationalize why going...
Happy Hour: Good Morning Heartache
April 20, 2011
Being out of the country for nearly a month has a tendency to adjust a...
Happy Hour: March Cocktails: The American Trilogy
March 23, 2011
There is nothing like an expertly crafted Old Fashioned-style cocktail to help you navigate the...
Happy Hour: March Cocktails: In Like a Lion's Tail
March 9, 2011
March, as the idiom goes, comes in like a Lion, and goes out like a...