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David Wondrich

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    April 20, 2012

    Seattle Gin Society Celebrates Diversity of Pacific Northwest's Craft Gins

    Unlike bourbon, gin doesn't have a federally-regulated mash bill. And, unlike Scotch, it doesn't have to be distilled within prescribed national borders. So long as a spirit's made with juniper berries and bottled at the right proof, its manufacturer can call it gin. That freedom - and the relative ... More >>

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    April 20, 2012

    Building a Better Gin & Tonic, Part I

    There was a time I thought I didn't like gin. But then I realized it was tonic I didn't like, thanks in part to a bad experience when I was 10. But that people, is a story for Part II of "Building a Better Gin & Tonic," the final two installments of In the Cups. Today, I want to talk about gin. The ... More >>

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    February 28, 2012

    Keeping Flies Out of the Punch Bowl

    Cocktail historian Wayne Curtis is a strong proponent of learning from the pre-Jerry Thomas era, when tavern keepers put fiery pokers in their punches and flavored their drinks with dried pumpkin and fruit. He admittedly isn't interested in resurrecting period practices such as tossing dead goats an ... More >>

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    February 17, 2012

    Viva la Margarita Day

    On the rocks, salted rim, no artificial coloring. A margarita as it should be.​While many might consider Cinco de Mayo the best day for drinking margaritas, February 22 is in fact National Margarita Day. Why? Who cares! This classic drink dates back to at least the 1940s, if not much earlier. ... More >>

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    December 7, 2011

    Wendy Miller Tells You How to Punch Up a Party

    Via lizadaly on Flickr​Yesterday, Wendy Miller told us what she likes to drink. Today she's telling us what she likes to serve. Wendy and her husband always have a bowl of punch at the ready when hosting a holiday gathering. "It gives people the ability to help themselves," she points out, whi ... More >>

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    November 25, 2011

    Cold Weather Calls For Hot Drinks

    The blue blazer is a show-stopper drink, but who's serving them in Seattle?​During last weekend's cold snap, I found myself at Ba Bar, where the tag line is "Street Food, Cold Drink." While the cocktail menu includes several cold, yet high-octane drinks likely to warm your belly, they also off ... More >>

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    November 14, 2011

    Best of Seattle: Readers' Favorite Bartenders

    ​Here, the best of the best, as chosen by Seattle Weekly readers: GOLD: Murray Stenson Best of Seattle Readers' Choice Winner Fellow bartenders in 2010 picked Murray Stenson as the best bartender in America, and Seattle Weekly readers are inclined to agree with them. Stenson, who provoked a ... More >>

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    August 3, 2011

    The Pleasures of Eating and Reading

    ​The New York Times book review this weekend ran an enchanting set of illustrations depicting what great authors--and a few contemporary writers pursuing greatness--ate while composing their masterpieces. John Steinbeck ate cold toast, Walt Whitman ate oysters, and F. Scott Fitzgerald ate tinn ... More >>

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    June 15, 2011

    Eat Like a Man--Horrible Title, Great Cookbook

    ​Yes, it's 2011. And yes, we are still falling into the tired stereotypes about cooking: Women make the salads and bake, and men cook the meat--preferably on the grill. In Esquire's Eat Like a Man, there is not a salad recipe to be found (potato salad doesn't count), just one dessert recipe, a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2010

    Cocktail Books to Make Your New Year Bright

    It's almost New Year's Eve - a night for celebrating the past year and looking ahead to a new one. If you found yourself making some regrettably bad cocktails in 2010, resolve to improve your mixing skills in 2011. We've got recommendations for cocktail books that will inform, inspire and entertain ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2010

    Greatest Hits and What You Missed: Chocolate, Liquor, Loafers and The Dangerous Misuse of Power Tools

    ​ "Not one to be held back by my lack of discretionary funds, I embarked on my own chocolate tour throughout Seattle - the "Poor Woman's Chocolate Indulgence Tour", if you will. Along with a photographer sidekick, Victoria Holt, I blazed a trail through the collection of chocolate shops surro ... More >>

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    December 6, 2010

    Rob Roy Makes USA Today's List of "10 Great Classic American Cocktail Lounges"

    ​Last week, in honor of Repeal Day, USA Today put together a (rather over-specific) list of 10 great, classic AND American cocktail lounges, courtesy of booze writer and cocktail historian David Wondrich, author of Punch: The Delights (and Dangers) of the Flowing Bowl. So what, in the opinion ... More >>

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    Before the Blues

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