When Clique Hospitality’s Andy Masi, was tapped by Red Rock Resorts to bring two unique concepts, APEX Social Club and Camden Cocktail Lounge, to Palms Casino Resort, he reached out to Mixologist Mastermind, Eric Hobbie to aid with the venues’ opening in May 2018. The addition of the new venues …
The word salt is derived from the Latin, salarium. This was the money paid to Roman soldiers for purchases of salt and, hence, represented their salary. Today, for 60 partners at Twang, it still does. (“Partners” is Twang-speak for “employees” – quite indicative of the company’s perspective that everyone counts …
Easter is about renewal and rebirth, and Drink Me readers know the invigorating experience a refreshing, well put-together cocktail brings. We want to make sure your Easter brunch table is as interesting as it is colorful, and that this weekend has something in it for the grown-ups too. Here are …
A whopping 37 million U.S. residents claim to be of Irish ancestry, and as an Irish immigrant from Dublin, I realize that St. Paddy’s Day (not St. Patty’s Day) is still the holiday nearest and dearest to my heart after 20 years of living in California. The fact that it …
Inviting friends over to watch the Oscars? Make it a theme night…as in Cocktails. 2018 marks ninety years of Oscars and this year’s show will be one of the most-watched in the program’s history due to an excess of outstanding nominations including The Darkest Hour, Lady Bird, and Get Out. …
January 31st is National Hot Chocolate Day, and who doesn’t love hot chocolate? At DrinkMe, we sure do, but we love chocolate cocktails even more. The very smell of chocolate triggers the brain to relax, making it an instant friend if you’re stressed. And although it takes a whopping 400 …
Bring out the best Scotch whisky you’ve been stashing away in the back of your cabinet. Once that’s done…you can continue to prepare with the following steps as guidance. The first Burns Supper was held in 1801, exactly five years after the death of Scotland’s most treasured and lauded poet, …
The repetitive irony: every January first, many of us enter a brand-new year, full of endless possibilities but we stifle the chance to do something interesting with tired, old, unoriginal resolutions. The theory: we’re busy, we’re weary and, on occasion, we’re lazy minded. We default to usual gym memberships, healthier …
Think holiday season cocktails. Where does your mind float? It’s likely you’re thinking less rum and tequila, and more whiskey and Irish coffees. Everyone knows Irish people “love’ the holidays and, yes, it’s true, they love whiskey too. In fact, I’ve been told they’ll revoke an Irish passport if its …
Perhaps you work hard all week to prepare an informal, perfect feast, or you tackle hellish traffic to get to someone else’s house on-time for Thanksgiving dinner. Should we even dare to think about those who brave overcrowded airports, packed with weary, shuffling throngs channeling old images of the Irish famine exodus? On the upside, there’s wine. And, as you know, not only do we like to explore the positive but we like to …
Halloween is about having fun, but in a scary way. We championed that inspiration by asking mixologists to create the creepiest cocktails their twisted little minds could conjure up. We knew our fiendish friends wouldn’t disappoint. Here are the top 13 weirdest and best tasting cocktails our mixology monsters crafted …
The first day of autumn has arrived but, depending on where you live, summer can, effectively, drag on until Halloween. This is not good news for those of us who grow weary of the insistent humidity and unrelenting temperatures. However, there is an upside, and we found it: Drink Me asked 15 mixologists to come up with their most refreshing cocktails ever, to help get our readers through …