The Spirit World

So many secrets have been lost.
At the dawn of (cocktail) time, great masters (like Jerry Thomas and Harry Johnson) emerged. These giants of the earth were able to wrest secrets from the primordial elements (like gin and brandy and bitters and ice), and from them craft potions of eldritch potency. In their wisdom, these masters […]

Let’s start with something fun. I don’t believe I’ve ever had a Carlton Draught, but I’m going have to try one after watching this commercial.
Robort Hess — bless him — has a new episode of The Cocktail Spirit out on The Small Screen Network. This week, the Mojito.
Yikes! It snuck up on me. The Kentucky […]

Are you an Absinthe aficionado? Or a Bloody Mary believer? Do you have concerns about Cognac? Or doubts about Dirty Martinis? Perhaps you’re an Eggnog evangelist ,or fervent friend (or foe) of the Fuzzy Navel?
(You see where this is going, right?)

Quick, choose one! A Gimlet eye or the eye of a Hurricane? A Harvey Wallbanger […]

Out pounding the virtual pavement, so you don’t have to…
The most important story of the week is a sad one: beer and whiskey doyen Michael Jackson has died at age 65. My own evolution from occasional social drinker to spirit and cocktail enthusiast began with my interest in single malt Scotch in the late nineties. […]

Hello TSW readers. I would like to introduce myself, as I recently agreed to try my hand at editing this site.
My background is primarily academic: I was an university English professor for a number of years, and now work in academic administration at a private, for-profit university in Atlanta. A good many editing chores — […]

In the minds of many — even (or perhaps especially) people who do not regularly imbibe — the Martini holds a special place. It seems to serve as the pole star of the cocktail firmament. As the iconic cocktail, it has been discussed and depicted more than any other: in film, in New Yorker cartoons, […]