For those of you who aren’t familiar with Kemah, Texas, it’s a suburb (?) of Galveston – a small bayside town with lots of strip shopping centers and fried fish restaurants. Of course it’s also home to marinas that host both small and breathtakingly expensive boats, very close to the …
Recently, I was told Leandra, the Sales and Marketing Manager for Corgi Spirits, was in town introducing a selection of gins to Houston-area bars. I reached out to Leandra, and inadvertently muscled my way into a tasting with the bar manager at Axelrad. (If you haven’t been to Axelrad, fix …
Fourth of July fun I was struggling to figure out how to celebrate July 4th in a time where the country is decidedly in turmoil. Clearly the answer was gin, in a kid-like but definitely adult form. I bought a nifty silicone mold for $20ish. It was an easy process, …
Recently, I had the honor and pleasure of judging both the local and regional cocktail competition for Roxor Gin. Cocktail competitions are a great opportunity for bartenders and for spirit brands. For bartenders, the competition requires them to create an original drink, then make the drink while telling the story …
The experiment in which I try to replicate the most delicious Negroni I’ve ever had- check out this short video! Video