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Kuishinbo: The Smiler Cocktail
February 19, 2015
As a Japanese person, I love to drink. The first time I traveled to the...
The Forest Feast: Blueberry-Picking in Vermont
September 2, 2013
While Jonathan and I were visiting the east coast for a wedding last week, we snuck away...
Happy Hour: The Desert Ain't That Dry
April 7, 2011
The Prohibition Era figures prominently in the collective imagination of the cocktail world. The aura...
Happy Hour: March Cocktails: Bloody Caesar for the Ides
March 16, 2011
When selecting a mid-March cocktail for this article, I was tempted to go the easy...
Happy Hour: The Vesper
February 17, 2011
"Just a moment. Three measures of Gordon's, one of vodka, half a measure of Kina...
Umamiventure #22: St. George Spirits & Hangar One Vodka (SF Bay Area)
February 9, 2010
Photos by Mike Brandeberry and Kayoko Akabori. 'Tis true: there lives a kickass distillery named...
Japanify: How to Make Umeshu (Japanese Plum Liqueur)
June 16, 2009
Japanese mothers and grandmothers are hardcore. Every year they make their own liqueur and June...