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Cinco de Mayo and The Lost Dutchman
Published on 2012-05-04 12:06:57
You might think rum would be the way to go with mango and lime, and, while you wouldn’t be wrong, you’d be overlooking the perfect tequila substitute: genever. > read more
And the Winner is…
Published on 2012-05-02 12:21:36
The answer was Old Gregg, and the winner is Old Gregg Greg. > read more
“Gin: A Global History” is Released – Win a Copy
Published on 2012-04-25 11:48:48
Lesley's book "Gin: A Global History" is here! > read more
Ready-to-Drink Cocktails – Part Two: The Bramble Bar’s Affinity
Published on 2012-04-20 18:54:17
From the size and shape to the design of the label, the skull and crossbones on the cap, the hand-labeling, and the witty copy, it's downright perfection. > read more
Income Tax Cocktail
Published on 2012-04-16 12:15:29
We wondered: If we do a post on the Income Tax Cocktail, is it deductible? > read more
Vote 12BB for Saveur’s Best Cocktail Blog
Published on 2012-04-11 12:15:02
Vote for 12BB as Saveur's 2012 Best Cocktail Blog. > read more
Vote 12BB for Saveur’s Best Cocktail Blog
Published on 2012-04-11 12:15:02
Vote for 12BB as Saveur's 2012 Best Cocktail Blog. > read more
Spread the Word: FUSSYlittleBALLOT
Published on 2012-04-10 11:17:05
Please take a moment to support the FUSSYlittleBALLOT. > read more
Spread the Word: FUSSYlittleBALLOT
Published on 2012-04-10 11:17:05
Please take a moment to support the FUSSYlittleBALLOT. > read more
Colonial Boy
Published on 2012-03-14 12:12:34
Happy St. Patrick's Day. Here's a tasty Irish drink and an infectious drinking song to go along with it. > read more
Colonial Boy
Published on 2012-03-14 12:12:34
Happy St. Patrick's Day. Here's a tasty Irish drink and an infectious drinking song to go along with it. > read more
Bottle Reboot – Part 3: Irish Whiskey
Published on 2012-03-12 12:22:54
Irish whiskey is our most popular bottle and the fastest growing spirit category in the United States. > read more
Bottle Reboot – Part 3: Irish Whiskey
Published on 2012-03-12 12:22:54
Irish whiskey is our most popular bottle and the fastest growing spirit category in the United States. > read more
Leap Year Cocktail
Published on 2012-02-29 10:43:48
The Leap Year is said to have been responsible for more proposals than any other cocktail that has ever been mixed. > read more
Leap Year Cocktail
Published on 2012-02-29 10:43:48
The Leap Year is said to have been responsible for more proposals than any other cocktail that has ever been mixed. > read more
1912 – Mardi Gras and the Baby Doll
Published on 2012-02-21 09:58:51
It's Mardi Gras, and we're hanging out with the Baby Dolls. > read more
1912 – Mardi Gras and the Baby Doll
Published on 2012-02-21 09:58:51
It's Mardi Gras, and we're hanging out with the Baby Dolls. > read more
1912 – Ready-to-Drink Cocktails
Published on 2012-02-17 18:14:18
Finally, a post about Bartels & Jaymes. > read more
1912 – Ready-to-Drink Cocktails
Published on 2012-02-17 18:14:18
Finally, a post about Bartels & Jaymes. > read more
1912 – Arizona, Prostitution Row, and the Virgin Cocktail
Published on 2012-02-14 20:05:30
Our second stop in 1912 takes us to "the wickedest town in the west". > read more
1912 – Arizona, Prostitution Row, and the Virgin Cocktail
Published on 2012-02-14 20:05:30
Our second stop in 1912 takes us to "the wickedest town in the west". > read more
1912 – The RMS Titanic and Punch Romaine
Published on 2012-02-09 13:23:40
Our first stop in the Year of The Doctor: 1912, the Titanic, and Punch Romaine. > read more
1912 – The RMS Titanic and Punch Romaine
Published on 2012-02-09 13:23:40
Our first stop in the Year of The Doctor: 1912, the Titanic, and Punch Romaine. > read more
Super Bowl XLVI: New York Cocktail
Published on 2012-02-03 17:58:42
Today, we toast the Giants with a cocktail appropriately named for their hometown. > read more
Super Bowl XLVI: New York Cocktail
Published on 2012-02-03 17:58:42
Today, we toast the Giants with a cocktail appropriately named for their hometown. > read more
Super Bowl XLVI: Le Sack
Published on 2012-01-31 17:58:10
We take the official beverage of football fans everywhere – beer – and French it up a bit. > read more
Super Bowl XLVI: Le Sack
Published on 2012-01-31 17:58:10
We take the official beverage of football fans everywhere – beer – and French it up a bit. > read more
Newton’s Special
Published on 2012-01-16 13:29:51
Given that we have dubbed 2012 as The Year of the Doctor, it seems only fitting that we begin with a short preamble paying tribute to a scientist whose work has helped shape our concepts of Ye Olde Space-Time Continuum. > read more
Newton’s Special
Published on 2012-01-16 13:29:51
Given that we have dubbed 2012 as The Year of the Doctor, it seems only fitting that we begin with a short preamble paying tribute to a scientist whose work has helped shape our concepts of Ye Olde Space-Time Continuum. > read more
2012 is… The Year of The Doctor
Published on 2012-01-04 15:17:22
Let’s get started on what promises to be the most-exciting year ever for 12BB. Geronimo! > read more
2012 is… The Year of The Doctor
Published on 2012-01-04 15:17:22
Let’s get started on what promises to be the most-exciting year ever for 12BB. Geronimo! > read more
2011 Top Drinks and Bottles
Published on 2012-01-01 12:00:31
Here’s a look back at what was popular during the past 12 months. > read more
2011 Top Drinks and Bottles
Published on 2012-01-01 12:00:31
Here’s a look back at what was popular during the past 12 months. > read more
Stockholm 75 from Jacob Grier
Published on 2011-12-24 17:04:25
Let’s raise a glass to Jacob Grier, the Asian restaurants that have become a part of his Christmas traditions, and to everyone stuck working the holiday. > read more
Stockholm 75 from Jacob Grier
Published on 2011-12-24 17:04:25
Let’s raise a glass to Jacob Grier, the Asian restaurants that have become a part of his Christmas traditions, and to everyone stuck working the holiday. > read more
The Gourmet from Gaz Regan
Published on 2011-12-23 18:15:09
Christmas is almost upon us, and The Gourmet may be the perfect way to satisfy your gingerbread fix. > read more
The Gourmet from Gaz Regan
Published on 2011-12-23 18:15:09
Christmas is almost upon us, and The Gourmet may be the perfect way to satisfy your gingerbread fix. > read more
12 Rounds With… The Duckworth Lewis Method
Published on 2011-06-29 15:06:08
Today, we go 12 Rounds with the lads of the DLM. Rockstar insanity ensues. Continue reading → > read more
The Duckworth Lewis Method
Published on 2011-06-28 15:03:27
This isn't just a post about cricket; it's one on an obtuse scoring mechanism applied during rain-outs. Thank goodness there’s a drink to go along with it – I think I’ll be needing it. Continue reading → > read more
Lawn Tennis Cooler
Published on 2011-06-24 18:20:53
Whether in tennis, cocktails, or in life, change is inevitable. Change for the better or change for the worse – it’s all part of evolution. Continue reading → > read more
Mixology Monday LVIII: Holland Old Fashioned, Muddled
Published on 2011-06-20 18:36:55
It's Mixology Monday, and this may be the most perfect modern cocktail we can think of. Continue reading → > read more
Simple Shrubs
Published on 2011-06-17 16:48:43
Like the phosphate or the Whiskey Sour, a good Shrub should set your tongue a-tingle as it goes down. Continue reading → > read more
Cherry Blossom (Chicago Style)
Published on 2011-06-14 15:33:42
If we’re calling for fresh cherry juice, it must mean that it’s cherry season. Continue reading → > read more
And The Winner Is…
Published on 2011-06-13 23:26:15
And the winner of our lovely Villeroy & Boch Gourmet Whisky glasses is... Continue reading → > read more
Villeroy & Boch Q&A with Me (David)
Published on 2011-06-10 16:04:51
The good folk at Villeroy & Boch asked me some questions about whiskey. Here's a link to my answers. Continue reading → > read more
Villeroy & Boch Giveaway Ending Sunday
Published on 2011-06-10 14:09:15
If you haven't already, please be sure to enter our Villeroy & Boch Giveaway. Continue reading → > read more
12BB Claims June 9th is National “Buy Sam’s Damned Book” Day
Published on 2011-06-09 13:31:22
Sam Greenspan gives us and exclusive look at his new book, "11 Points Guide to Hooking Up ", and we offer a slightly inappropriately named drink in return. Continue reading → > read more
Villeroy & Boch Gourmet Whisky Glasses and GIVEAWAY
Published on 2011-06-07 15:20:10
Villeroy & Boch and 12 Bottle Bar are giving away a set of Villeroy & Boch’s Gourmet Whisky glasses – just in time for Father’s Day. Come and get 'em! Continue reading → > read more
Tombstone Cocktail
Published on 2011-06-03 18:39:08
We tamed the frontier of our suburban landscape, defending a romanticized American ideal which had preceded us by many generations and which, in truth, may never have existed at all. Continue reading → > read more
12BB Wins PeepDrinks.com’s May Contest
Published on 2011-06-02 19:59:45
Hey! Our Painkiller Peeps won PeepDrinks.com May Peep-inspired cocktail competition. Continue reading → > read more
Dunlop Cocktail
Published on 2011-06-01 17:59:49
Today we’re going to learn one of the most important steps toward taking control of our home bars – how to substitute. Continue reading → > read more
In Flanders Fields
Published on 2011-05-30 12:15:24
In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. Continue reading → > read more
Sunny and Dry
Published on 2011-05-27 17:35:29
Do we love this drink? Yes, oh yes. In a tall glass, the greens and yellows reflecting in the light, this is a drink that cries out for a chaise lounge and a veranda. Continue reading → > read more
12 Rounds With… Scott Beattie
Published on 2011-05-26 14:59:08
Scott Beattie’s approach to making drinks – freshly-made syrups and squeezed juices, seasonal fruits and vegetables, as well as vibrant herbs – has helped take modern mixology to the next level. Continue reading → > read more
From the 12BB Library: “Artisanal Cocktails” by Scott Beattie
Published on 2011-05-25 16:19:05
In many ways, Scott Beattie has been our Virgil in the realm of aromatic, seasonal mixology, teaching us to riff on the classics and encouraging us to create our own unique beverages. Continue reading → > read more
Bloodhound Cocktail
Published on 2011-05-23 16:51:25
If we had let today go by without posting the Bloodhound, I might have called for a 12BB inquisition myself. Continue reading → > read more
Lavender Collins
Published on 2011-05-20 18:44:11
Today's post involves the biggest orgy ever captured on film. There's a drink too. Continue reading → > read more
12BB is Foodista’s Featured Drink Blog of the Day
Published on 2011-05-19 11:53:28
We're Foodista's Featured Drink Blog of the Day. Continue reading → > read more
Garden Fresh Syrups
Published on 2011-05-18 16:49:40
May flowers mean garden fresh syrups. Continue reading → > read more
Mixology Monday: The Rosemond
Published on 2011-05-16 17:14:11
Today is Mixology Monday, and this month's theme is floral cocktails. Here's what we dreamed up. Continue reading → > read more
Cooperstown Cocktail
Published on 2011-05-13 09:37:54
One could argue that the power of baseball lies in its ballparks or its players, but for me, the nexus of baseball’s mythology can be found in Cooperstown. Continue reading → > read more
Diamond Fizz
Published on 2011-05-11 14:18:51
As this is our year of the sportsman and this is the season for baseball, I think we’re long overdue for a proper MLB post. Continue reading → > read more
Pineapple Julep
Published on 2011-05-06 15:23:02
We asked ourselves if we could cover the Kentucky Derby and Mother's Day with one post. The answer was "Yes!" -- as long as we had the right hats. Continue reading → > read more
Horchata con Coñac
Published on 2011-05-05 11:33:26
We thought nothing would capture the true meaning of Cinco de Mayo better than something French surrounded by something Mexican. Continue reading → > read more
El Tamarindo
Published on 2011-05-04 14:28:41
Without tequila among our bottles, you might be inclined to think that 12 Bottle Bar would sit out Cinco de Mayo. Nope. Continue reading → > read more
Royal Romance
Published on 2011-04-29 04:56:02
The Royal Romance, with its very Mimosa or Bellini-like profile, makes a perfect way to ring in the day and celebrate the royal nuptials all at once. Continue reading → > read more
An Excerpt from Brian Rea’s B.A.S.T.A.R.D.S.
Published on 2011-04-28 12:37:31
Although we know the legend of today, in this excerpt from his forthcoming book "B.A.S.T.A.R.D.S.", Brian Rea was kind enough to share one of the less-than-masterful moments from his early days behind the bar. Continue reading → > read more
12 Rounds With… Brian Rea
Published on 2011-04-27 14:55:44
Brian Rea, winner of the 2010 Tales of the Cocktail Lifetime Achievement Award, is a walking history book of the beverage industry. Continue reading → > read more
Easter Sorbet Punch
Published on 2011-04-22 15:29:07
So here we are with Easter fast approaching and the need to booze it up. We wanted to create an Easter punch that combined the best of both worlds – the indulgence of youth and the privilege of adulthood. Continue reading → > read more
Painkiller Peeps
Published on 2011-04-19 16:30:04
Whether you are in the love-em or hate-em camp when it comes to PEEPS®, we’re certain that you’ll appreciate the question that begat today’s Easter post: Could we booze “peeps” up? The answer proved to be simple, yet eloquent: Hell, yea > read more
Income Tax Cocktail
Published on 2011-04-15 11:15:29
We wondered: If we do a post on the Income Tax Cocktail, is it deductible? Continue reading → > read more
12 Bottles, 100 Drinks, and No End in Sight
Published on 2011-04-08 10:05:44
There are now more than 100 drinks on 12BB -- have you made them all? Continue reading → > read more
Leap Year Cocktail
Published on 2011-04-07 15:40:48
The Leap Year is said to have been responsible for more proposals than any other cocktail that has ever been mixed. Continue reading → > read more
From the 12BB Library: The Savoy Cocktail Book
Published on 2011-04-05 15:08:46
Not only will The Savoy Cocktail Book provide you with a broad spectrum of drinks from the most important period in cocktail history, the current edition will transport you to another time. Continue reading → > read more
Off To A Good Start
Published on 2011-04-01 11:11:59
Key to the fight against adult alcohol abuse through youth education and indoctrination is the advocacy group Tots4Tots. Continue reading → > read more
The Fourth Degree
Published on 2011-03-31 15:52:01
If the Third Degree is all about extraction and sharing of information, then the Fourth Degree must surely be the realm of inception. Continue reading → > read more
The Third Degree
Published on 2011-03-29 16:51:32
The importance of the Third Degree is what it has come to symbolize about 12 Bottle Bar. Continue reading → > read more
Maiden’s Blush
Published on 2011-03-25 14:49:02
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec -- artist, ladies man, and kick-ass bartender. On a February night in 1895, he served up 2,000 drinks. This may have been one of them. Continue reading → > read more
Black Velvet
Published on 2011-03-18 15:19:21
We hope you came through St. Patrick’s Day in one piece, but should you find yourself a bit worse for the wear – or just in need of making room in the fridge – give the Black Velvet a try. Continue reading → > read more
Cashel Palace Irish Coffee
Published on 2011-03-17 14:30:28
In picking the right Irish Coffee recipe, we had our choice, but there was only one that would do for 12 Bottle Bar. Continue reading → > read more
12 Rounds With… Denis Heffernan
Published on 2011-03-16 14:51:34
Denis is the embodiment of all that is Irish, and he is one of our favorite barmen in all the world. Continue reading → > read more
In Good Hands – Part Two
Published on 2011-03-11 15:08:16
Over the course of five days we really got to experience the past, the present, and the future of the bar. It’s when you sit across from men like Brian Rea, Scott Beattie, Julio Bermejo, or Erik Ellestad that you really appreciate the state of the > read more
In Good Hands – Part One
Published on 2011-03-10 18:52:37
It’s the inclusive nature of the cocktail that has always attracted me – the bond that permits artist and audience to build such an intimate one-to-one relationship and which allows one stranger to buy another a drink for no better reason than to > read more
The Lagniappe
Published on 2011-03-07 12:20:41
It's time for Le Courir de Mardi Gras and a drink to toast the land Cajuns among us. Continue reading → > read more
The Makeshift
Published on 2011-03-04 17:12:39
The Makeshift reminds us that whenever we get too specific and too nerdy about ingredients, we need to remember that not only is it okay to have some fun while we’re mixing drinks at home, it should be Rule #1. Continue reading → > read more
12 Rounds With… Daniel Handler
Published on 2011-03-02 12:46:38
There’s a moment in Daniel Handler’s introduction to Bernard DeVoto’s “The Hour” where Handler offers his infant son his first tiny taste of a cocktail. I too have done this – dipped my pinkie into a glass and held it … Continue r > read more
From the 12BB Library: “The Hour”
Published on 2011-03-01 15:15:23
I have a cozy spot in my heart for Bernard DeVoto and his hour. For DeVoto, the cocktail and its essential moment in time are evocations of civilization itself. Continue reading → > read more
The Delmonico
Published on 2011-02-25 17:47:43
If we can’t return to the Gilded Age, at least the Delmonico provides a delicious way to pass the Gilded Hour. Continue reading → > read more
The Buck
Published on 2011-02-23 15:59:04
The Taylor-Buck-Mule lineage of drinks seems to be a bit cursed, which is surprising given how delicious it can be. Continue reading → > read more
The Event and the Good Fight
Published on 2011-02-21 15:20:12
It was an eleventh hour request, and if my estimates were correct, we’d have only about two hours to shop, prep, clean up, and get to the event. Not to mention that neither Lesley nor I had ever professionally tended bar before? Could we do it? > read more
Horse’s Neck
Published on 2011-02-18 16:53:24
Today, Town Topics, we give you what you asked for a little over a century ago – the Billings Horseback Dinner replete with a Horse’s Neck Cocktail. Score one for the paparazzi. Continue reading → > read more
Happy Valentine’s Day — Now, Get Drinking.
Published on 2011-02-14 16:02:06
We want to wish you all a Happy Valentine's Day, and we hope that you'll try some of the special drinks we presented to you over the past couple of days. If none of those grabbed you, here are a few more that we think you might like. Continue readi > read more
The Arab Strap
Published on 2011-02-11 15:27:43
What on Earth is an Arab Strap? We'll tell you more than you ever wanted to know. Continue reading → > read more
The Wild Rose
Published on 2011-02-10 16:10:38
Poor, dear, naive Elisa Day, the “Wild Rose”, who reminds us that not all love stories end happily. Continue reading → > read more
French 125
Published on 2011-02-09 15:54:07
When our thoughts turn to Valentine’s Day, we immediately think Champagne. Now, while Champagne alone may start your tendres baisers off in the right direction, we believe that love, like war, is a game meant to be played for keeps. Which is why > read more
The Pigskin
Published on 2011-02-04 17:09:48
The term “pigskin” comes from the original practice of using inflated or stuffed animal bladders as balls. These balls were a vast improvement over earlier English models, which where, according to lore, merely the heads of unsuccessful invaders > read more
Thai Chelada
Published on 2011-02-03 16:49:21
Chelada. If ever a beverage was perfectly captured by the sentiment “adding insult to injury”, the 24 oz can of Anheuser Fish Beer is it. Continue reading → > read more
12 Rounds With… Philip Duff
Published on 2011-02-01 12:01:20
12 Rounds with Philip Duff. In his own words: “jet-set bartender, trainer, and beverage consultant.” There is no better description for the man. Continue reading → > read more
Dutch Cosmo
Published on 2011-01-28 17:42:31
Yup, today we're doing a Cosmo. Continue reading → > read more
Amsterdam Cocktail
Published on 2011-01-27 17:09:06
There’s no great history lesson today, as I thought it important to take a moment to look at how what may seem to be subtle differences in recipes can actually lead to very different drinks. Continue reading → > read more
Turf Cocktail
Published on 2011-01-24 14:17:21
I’m going to be so bold as to suggest that this drink is the one which truly deserves the moniker "Manhattan". And, here’s why… Continue reading → > read more
Amsterdam Hot Chocolate
Published on 2011-01-21 13:37:36
This is a drink simple in ingredients but complex in flavor. It’s what a good cocktail is supposed to be and we’re so pleased that Jacob Grier let us ride on his coat tails for this one. Continue reading → > read more
Death in the Gulf Stream
Published on 2011-01-18 14:28:35
For some, this will be the Year of the Rabbit; for us, we’re celebrating the Year of the Sportsman. Continue reading → > read more
Floods in Brisbane
Published on 2011-01-13 22:08:11
Here's how you can help the flood victims in Queensland, Australia. Continue reading → > read more
The Cocktail is Dead; Long Live the Cocktail
Published on 2011-01-07 16:12:18
Wayne Curtis writes: “Three days in, and this year is already shaping up nicely to be the year of the Great Cocktail Backlash.” Oh, it’s been coming for some time. Continue reading → > read more
New Year, New Friends
Published on 2011-01-05 16:48:48
If you ask us, there’s no better way to start off a new year than by giving props to your friends. Continue reading → > read more
“Hawaiian” Punch
Published on 2010-12-31 11:57:43
Happy New Year's Eve. “How about a nice Hawaiian punch?” Continue reading → > read more