Category Archives: Mixologists

An Interview with Pip Hanson

Posted on July 14, 2013 by cocktailsandcologne

When I started hearing about a bartender named Pip Hanson at Marvel Bar in Minneapolis, I was intrigued: He switched everything over to the metric system. He was experimenting with super-diluted and barely chilled cocktails. He came up with an … Continue reading →

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The Old Bay Ridge Cocktail

Posted on April 8, 2013 by cocktailsandcologne

Aquavit is notoriously difficult to mix. Maybe it shouldn’t be — it’s not so far off from gin — but ask your average cocktail enthusiast for the name of a good aquavit cocktail and he or she might pause and … Continue reading →

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Derek Brown Shows Chainsaw Skills with a Cocktail Created for Lost Boys DC

Posted on March 22, 2012 by cocktailsandcologne

Occasionally, my day job covering men’s clothing for a trade magazine and this blog collide in unexpected ways. In the latest example, a Washington, D.C. menswear store that one of my colleagues has written about a number of times has … Continue reading →

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Applewood’s First Cocktail Night

Posted on November 9, 2010 by cocktailsandcologne

Applewood, a 6-year-old restaurant and bar in Park Slope, Brooklyn, had its first cocktail event on Sunday, with five new cocktails created by Justin Briggs. Briggs, who I’ve mentioned before, is an unsung cocktail hero in a restaurant with a … Continue reading →

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Deceptive Mixtures

Posted on September 29, 2010 by cocktailsandcologne

The New York Times ‘Diner’s Journal’ blog has a minor expose on the new Gourmet Live app for the iPad, the re-hashed version of the legendary magazine that Conde Nast axed last year. The Times‘ Kim Severson noticed that all … Continue reading →

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