by The Alchemist | Jan 29, 2021 | Home Bar
Even before we found ourselves hunkering down at home trying to flatten the curve of a global pandemic, home bartending was already a growing trend. Once COVID-19 hit, though, we were all living in a world of cocktail kits and mixology livestreams and tutorials on how...
by Matthew Benevoli | Jan 20, 2021 | Home Bar
Add a personalized twist to your favourite cocktails with this aromatized, fortified wine Let’s talk about the often-misunderstood aperitif vermouth. What is it? Where does it come from? Vermouth is fortified wine with herbs, roots, spices and sometimes sugar added....
by Charlene Rooke | Jan 8, 2021 | Home Bar
10 things not to do at home—or anywhere, according to CocktailSafe’s Camper English The Roof is on Fire! That was the name of a dangerous-drinks seminar that San Francisco writer Camper English (of alcademics.com fame) and Bittermens co-founder Avery Glasser gave in...
by Charlene Rooke | Jan 1, 2021 | Home Bar
Let’s retire the mocktails and let these placebo drinks, “nocktails” and free-spirited bottles happily get you through Dry-uary This year could be peak Sober Curious: just check out the new booze-free vending machine at Larry’s Market in the Shipyards, featuring...
by Charlene Rooke | Dec 12, 2020 | Home Bar
Shake and mix like a pro with this starter list of essential bar gear Ask a pro bartender for their must-haves, and the answer might be practical: bar mops (a cheap pack of these thin, absorbent white towels is smart, even for home) and pens. However, the essentials...
by Charlene Rooke | Dec 12, 2020 | Home Bar
You might not splurge for them all, but here’s a glossary of the cool tools molecular mixologists and tech-savvy ’tenders use. Smoker: A system like the new Stündenglass smoker, or the popular Smoking Gun, use wood chips to infuse smoky flavours into cocktails. Rotary...
