As I mentioned on Saturday, I was on my way to a camping weekend extravaganza in beautiful rural Pennsylvania… It did not disappoint. The weather was beyond beautiful. The camp was packed with a fabulous mix of folks as usual. We even had our own hashtag. Nailed to a tree. Yep, we were in nature but we were […]
About a month ago I was invited to a tasting for Peach Street Distillers. While they hold the title of oldest locally owned distillery in Colorado, and the American Distilling Institute awarded them Distillery of the Year in 2012, they have only just recently crept on my radar. Based in tiny Palisade, Colorado, a sunny valley town with a population of […]
It is now less than a week until Turkey Day!! And for many of you hosting, you may be in full on planning mode…or panic mode, depending on your level of hosting duties or stress management skills! Whether you are hosting a house full of family and friends, or your plans next week involve apartment […]
Tonight’s Atlantic Cellars tasting is with Atsby Vermouth. This new generation of vermouth is made with vintage grapes from Long Island, New York, in small batches upstate. I am already a big fan of these botanical beauties on their own but I was really excited to use them in cocktails. Continuing my love affair with […]
Tomorrow night at Atlantic Cellars from 6-9pm I’ll be joining Albert Savarese from StillTheOne Distillery for a spirits and cocktail tasting. I had the opportunity to try their Comb Vodka and Comb 9 Gin – both made from pure honey, at a cocktail event when they were first launching and I’ve been a fan of this Port […]
It’s a full on Autumnal explosion around these parts and I couldn’t be happier. I’m going to crunch so many leaves and wear only earth tones and eat pumpkin EVERYTHING. This time of the year is the BEST! And it’s usually so fleeting. So, we have to appreciate it all before the bitter, soul crushing […]
Happy First Day of Autumn! While today is the autumnal equinox and marks the official shift in the seasons, fall has been on my mind since Labor Day weekend. Every year, after that last ‘summer’ weekend, it’s like clockwork here in New York – the light starts to change, the air gets slightly cooler and […]
In the 1800’s, Brooklyn was teeming with distilleries. Like much of the country, it was full-on hooch heaven. And the Red Hook neighborhood was its stairway to it. Gin, rum and whiskey stills lined the waterfront for years…that is, until prohibition. Well, legally, at least. Al Capone DID start his mob career here. But with […]
