Alcohol Professor: Bartender, There’s an Anchovy In My Drink
I spent the better part of a week in New Orleans, seeking out voodoo hotspots and attending Tales of the Cocktail. My latest Frolic Afield for Alcohol Professor is about one of the many (very good)...
View ArticleBond Vivant: The Least Offensive of the Musical Comedy Drinks
“The room was sumptuous with those over-masculine trappings which, together with briar pipes and wire-haired terriers, spell luxury in France. Everything was brass-studded leather and polished...
View ArticleBond Vivant: Dueling Counts
In his book Everyday Drinking, Kingsley Amis, who would go on to author the first official James Bond novel after the death of Ian Fleming, described the Americano as “good at lunchtime and before...
View ArticleDuelling Counts
On Alcohol Professor, I’m looking at the Dueling Counts fighting over the creation of one of the best cocktails, the Negroni, and James Bond’s affection for the drink. In his book Everyday Drinking,...
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