The Cocktail Vibe at Mr. Booze

Thanks to the wonders of the internet (and Hulu.com) we bring you a full episode of AMC’s Mad Men. The is the season two premiere.

Thought we’d pass along a site that make’s our coveted ‘recommeded reading list’. Oh Gosh is worthy contender in the World Wide Web of Cocktails. With news from the front lines of tradeshows and conventions, Londoner Jay Hepburn’s insight should not be missed - much like our afternoon martini. Now excuse us while we get [...]

Who doesn’t love James Bond. The character’s creator Ian Fleming came up with a damn good version of the Martini in his first Bond Novel, Casino Royal. One of the latest film versions of the story even used this drink as a small character development plot device.

This is a rye cocktail that Mr. Booze very much enjoys. I haven’t known this drink for that long but we’ve become pretty good friends none-the-less. Six ingredients make the Vieux Carre’ a drink you’ll want to make at the start of the evening. She’s special and your guests will appreciate the work. The drink [...]

You’ll always have a guest or friend who wants one. Every gathering always has the Rum and Coke guy. He’s usually mustached, wears a dark leather jacket and hangs out near the curtains of your sliding-glass door. If the drinker’s a gal, she’ll have blonde, curly hair and will know 90% of your other guests [...]

We’re kicking off our TV & Movies category with a clips from AMC’s Mad Men. A blast from the past where you smoked at work and the afternoon cocktail was required by employee manuals everywhere. Check out the first season of Mad Men at Amazon.com, and don’t miss the soundtrack.

Like the Pink Lady, this drink has to be made and tasted to be believed. The taste is old, not old like the ingredients have passed their shelf life, but Old like someone would be drinking one during the closing party in an Abbott and Costello movie. This drink is part of the fun [...]

I realize that most of you barflies know how to mix a decent Martini, but I can’t very well have a name like “Mr. Booze” and not mention this building block of the bar world.
You absolutely have to know how to mix a proper one. This knowledge walks hand in hand with the Heimlich maneuver [...]

There’s a great scene in the hilarious, 1963 movie, It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, where, while trapped on a drunk’s plane 2 boobs are ordered to the cabin bar to “whip up a couple of Old Fashioned. For every reason I laugh every time at this scene and used to wonder what was [...]

I mention this drink for three reasons - the first being that it’s old and is considered a classic. Second, I once had a hell of an evening traveling with a friend from bar to bar requesting this drink. Only a few in-the-know bartenders could make it, and for those that could, I was damned [...]