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lete recipe goes as such cherry old fashioned 400 ml rye 50 ml simple syrup 4 dashes hermes aromatic bitters 4 dashes angostura orange bitters 2 ¼ tsp sodium alginate several pitted and hollowed cherries place all but cherries in a glass container blend with an immersion blender fill pitted cherry with the mixture lower into a calcium chloride bath leave for 2 minutes or until a skin forms around the hole rinse off with cold water and refrigerate until ready to serve calcium chloride bath 2 tsp calcium chloride 250 ml water when serving this drink place several cherry old fashioneds into a small dish and serve alongside a real old fashioned this way you guest can alternate between eating the old fashioned and drinking it all the while noting how the texture plays a role in the flavour profile and how well the cherry works with the rye and bitters i hope you ve enjoyed this fun twist on this venerable cocktail until next time cherry old fashioned photography by jamie boudreau posted in molecular mixology whiskey portland watering holes etc september 28 2009 10 comments portland is a mere two and a half hour drive from seattle and on occasion i m able to escape to washington s mexico while there i stop at the bars listed below and can occasionally set up a tasting or tour at one of the distilleries mentioned below oh and i like to harass the editors of my favorite magazine when i get the chance as well follow my footsteps with the map provided below feel free to move around zoom in and even click on the bar s websites to find out more info as i m sure that i ve neglected more than one bar from the list please note my omissions in the comments happy drinking posted in drinking maps tags bars lounges portland travel where to drink historic new orleans watering holes september 27 2009 leave a comment i ve had the great fortune to go to tales of the cocktail in new orleans the past three odd years and in that time have had a chance to explore some of the great old bars that nola has to offer i ve even seen some great bars that aren t that old you can check them all out in the map below feel free to move around zoom in and even click on the bar s websites to find out more info as i m sure that i ve neglected more than one bar from the list please note my omissions in the comments happy drinking posted in drinking maps tags bars lounges new orleans travel where to drink san francisco watering holes september 27 2009 7 comments living in seattle means that i m less than 2 hours away from beautiful san francisco and i try to make it there twice a year for those of you who are making the trip for the first time i ve decided to offer up a map of some of my favorite watering holes feel free to move around zoom in and even click on the bar s websites to find out more info as i m sure that i ve neglected more than one bar from the list please note my omissions in the comments happy drinking posted in drinking maps tags bars lounges san francisco travel where to drink new york watering holes september 27 2009 4 comments as i love traveling to new york for the bar scene and try to get there at least twice a year i m often asked where to drink while in the big apple i now have a google map so stop asking me feel free to move around zoom in and even click on the bar s websites to find out more info as i m sure that i ve neglected more than one bar from the list please note my omissions in the comments happy drinking posted in drinking maps tags bars lounges new york travel where to drink vancouver watering holes september 27 2009 2 comments having recently moved from vancouver i m constantly asked by seattleites and others where to drink while in vancouver i now have a google map so stop asking me feel free to move around zoom in and even click on the bar s websites to find out more info as i m sure that i ve neglected more than one bar from the list please note my omissions in the comments happy drinking posted in drinking maps tags bars lounges travel vancouver where to drink seattle watering holes september 27 2009 7 comments as i m constantly asked by visitors and some locals where to drink while in seattle i ve decided to offer up a map feel free to move around zoom in and even click on the bar s websites to find out more info as i m sure that i ve neglected more than one bar from the list please note my omissions in the comments happy drinking posted in drinking maps david shenaut august 1 2009 leave a comment this is number two in our many part series detailing the cocktail luminaries of tales and the drinks that they mixed this year this year at tales there was a bit of grumbling about the fact that the west left coast was largely ignored by the judges at the spirit awards as one can imagine this grumbling was mainly done by people living on the west coast of the us who having largely forgotten the great west coast sweep up of 2007 felt that the west with its many great bars should ve had greater representation at tales while i agree with the fact that i d like to see better left coast representation at tales i disagree with the sentiment that we were left out looking at the bars people that were nominated i d be hard pressed to name a bar person from this side of the country that should ve been mentioned instead now having said that if i were to name a bar that needs to be recognized one day i think that i wouldn t have to look any further than portland oregon and to my good friends at teardrop cocktail lounge amsco collection teardrop just celebrated their second anniversary last month offering an excellent range of cocktails as per usual designed for the occasion at insanely cheap prices while at the same time offering up a bottle of whiskey that was distilled before prohibition to those whose pockets were a little deeper full disclosure the bottles came from a case that i had purchased and had spread out to some of the better bars in the pacific northwest see picture to drool teardrop is known for its outrageously large array of tinctures and bitters as well as other fun homemade ingredients including their infamous smoked ice as i said earlier they are doing wonderful things here while i was there for their fantastic shin dig i marveled at how the bar team managed to keep up with the insane volume and my pestering while all the while exuding fun this attitude is a sign of a great bar and in large part the responsibility of the two men behind the wood the genius behind the program daniel shoemaker and his trusty number one david shenaut daniel is such a giving manager that this year he allowed dave to go to tales in his stead opting to man the bar while the rest of the world joined in on the greatest party of the year if that s not leadership then i defy you to give me a better example which brings us to david and tales that is what this post is supposed to be about after all this year mr shenaut volunteered his services as one of the tales apprentices a woeful title as most of these individuals are great tenders in their own right which meant that he got to batch and shake approximately a thousand drinks over the course of the event and essentially made the event a fun and wet one for the likes of lucky bastards like myself from the tales website we learn this about david david shenaut got his start creating seasonal menus filled with infusions and syrups at roots restaurant and bar after several years of neglecting vermouth and bitters neon dave was introduced to his first pegu club by christian krogstad at house spirits distillery this inspired dave to put down the plastic flair bottles and placed him on a mission to learn the techniques required in creating a more complex and balanced cocktail for the past 2 years dave has worked at the teardrop lounge specializing in classic cocktails and a seasonal menu featuring house made bitters gastriques and liquors he is a founding board member of the oregon bartenders guild dave considers himself fortunate to be in a community that shares his passion for cocktails the customers the critics and others in the industry he supports the growth of local distilleries and appreciates the finely crafted spirits that are being produced in the northwest dave also owns onthehouse biz and works at tommy o s pacific rim bistro where he is gradually introducing the town of vancouver washington to tiki and classic cocktails one chauncey pink lady suffering bastard at a time dave currently enjoys all aspects of bartending and has been seen off duty juggling bottles barefoot in the park with his children he looks forward to expanding his spirits knowledge and focusing on a sustainable farm to cocktail approach to bartending so let s mix up the drink that david served at this year s cocktail hour and raise our glass to mr shenaut in hopes that that he and teardrop or some other worthy west coast bar get recognized at next year s spirit awards nevermind the bollocks 2 oz don julio reposado tequila ½ oz martini and rossi sweet vermouth ½ oz loft raspberrycello 1 tsp cynar ½ tsp fernet branca ½ tsp aceto balsalmic orange zest combine all ingredients stir with cracked ice strain into chilled cocktail glass garnish with orange zest david shenaut drink courtesy of david shenaut photo by jamie boudreau posted in cocktails tales of the cocktail tequila jim meehan july 26 2009 10 comments over the course of the next series of posts i m going to share the recipes of some of the luminaries that attend and mix drinks at tales of the cocktail one of my favorite events at tales every year is the cocktail hour an event that gathers the who s who of the cocktail world into one room and then forces them to make alcoholic beverages for lucky chumps like me now normally i would walk around the room taking pictures of each bar star note their recipe and post here unfortunately this year the lighting in the rooms was quite poor and i m a horrible photographer of people so the combination of both ensured that many of my pictures did not turn out to add to my incompetence this year tales didn t offer cards detailing the recipes at each table in an effort to boost sales of this year s tales cocktail book i suspect this would have been fine and dandy but unfortunately all the recipes didn t make it into the book so some drinks were omitted due to this lack of recipe anywho enough compunctions let s get to our first bartender deity of the series and his recipes from his tales biography we get this about jim meehan jim meehan s career in the restaurant business began in 1995 while studying english literature and african american studies at the university of wisconsin at madison he worked his way from doorman to manager at both state street brats and paul s club between bartending stints at the great dane and café montmartre one year after receiving his diploma in 2001 he moved to new york city and landed his first job at five points restaurant on great jones street two years later he opened pace an ambitious italian restaurant where he managed the bar and worked on the floor as a sommelier when pace closed he spent over two years rebuilding the cocktail program at gramercy tavern while shaking drinks for renowned mixologist and mentor audrey saunders at the pegu club he currently runs pdt a hidden cocktail lounge in the east village where his work has been recognized by rising star awards from star chefs in 2007 and cheers magazine in 2009 in addition to his work behind the bar jim is a contributing editor of food wine magazine s annual cocktail book mr boston s bartender guide and sommelier journal a monthly trade magazine that features his bartender column he has developed cocktails for numerous spirits companies lectured at local and international trade shows and works as a wine and spirits educator jim and his cocktails have been featured in the new york times the los angeles times the washington post the wall street journal time magazine new york magazine time out new york food wine bon appetit imbibe details the malt advocate and wine enthusiast unfortunately what the tales website does not say is how great and down to earth of a guy jim is he always has a smile on his face and always has an ear to lend not easy feats when you consider how many people want a piece of his time it is thanks to jim that i was able to work on this year s food wine 2009 cocktail guide and have drinks in two editions of mr boston bartender s guide he was even kind enough to name a drink after me and put it on his menu at pdt if that wasn t enough for you he had to go and win this year s american bartender of the year at tales it s almost enough to make you want to hate the guy but to do so would be an act of foolishness and unnecessary jealousy so instead you should just mix up one of his concoctions and toast jim who for one day at least was king of new york burke s cup 1 ½ oz plymouth gin ¾ oz grapefruit juice ½ oz pernod absinthe ½ oz simple syrup ¼ oz anisette 3 slices cucumber 1 for garnish 6 mint leaves add cucumber mint and simple to a mixing glass and muddle add everything else with ice shake and strain into a rocks glass filled with pebble ice garnish with a cucumber wheel señor 2 oz jose cuervo platino 1 oz lime juice ½ oz dry sack ¼ oz benedictine 1 teaspoon st dalfour royal fig slice of fig add all into iced mixing glass shake and fine strain into a chilled coupe garnish with a slice of fig the duboudreau cocktail 2 oz rye ¾ oz dubonnet ¼ oz fernet branca ¼ oz st germain stir with ice strain into a chilled cocktail glass garnish with a lemon twist a perfect example of why he s a better man than i he took one of my recipes added dubonnet and bettered the drink seriously though jim congrats and thanks for your support throughout the years santé jim meehan drinks by jim meehan unworthy picture by jamie boudreau posted in cocktails gin tales of the cocktail tequila whiskey tales winners july 18 2009 4 comments so i ve been asked to list the winners at tales of the cocktail this year and to the best of my sazerac drowned memory the winners are in yellow below congrats to all who won and to all who were nominated world s best drinks selection criteria a venue stocking an outstanding range of spirits and liqueurs the judges will favor discernment as well as sheer numbers of bottles stocked the merchant hotel belfast le lion bar de paris hamburg zigzag café seattle best american cocktail bar criteria this award recognizes the influence on cocktail trends within the united states and seeks to award the country s best cocktail bar death co nyc pdt nyc pegu club nyc world s best cocktail bar criteria only truly world class bars will be considered for this illustrious title some bars attain worldwide recognition and this award recognizes the very best of the best door 74 amsterdam high five bar tokyo pdt nyc pegu club nyc world s best new cocktail bar criteria only bars which opened after 1st march 2008 may be 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