In September, I had the opportunity to attend GinWorld, a week-long series of gin-related events in St Louis, Missouri. Why St. Louis, you ask? That’s where Natasha Bahrami, a.k.a. @thegingirl lives and runs a gin bar , offering hundreds of gins, tastings, and educational seminars. Her love and knowledge of …
Recently, I had the honor and pleasure of judging both the local and regional cocktail competition for Roxor Gin. Cocktail competitions are a great opportunity for bartenders and for spirit brands. For bartenders, the competition requires them to create an original drink, then make the drink while telling the story …
You know that saying “you can’t judge a book by it’s cover”? The Velvet Tango Room in Cleveland, Ohio, was a double whammy for me. I’ve been visiting Cleveland – well technically the suburbs of Cleveland – for 20+ years, visiting family. For years, the visits were focused around weddings, …