Tag: Cocktails
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Agave spirits explored in new book
Mezcal is a spirit shrouded in mystery, writes Tess Rose Lampert, author of “The Essential Tequila & Mezcal Companion: How to Select, Collect, & Savor Agave Spirits.” In some ways this mysteriousness is a result of its murky history that goes far back in time. Mezcal’s origins are unknown but it most likely dates back…
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Enjoy a Lakeside Chat with the Grandson of Ernest Hemingway–Author John Patrick Hemingway
Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winning author (and Walloon Lake’s most noted summer resident) Ernest Hemingway came from a family of creative types and has since left a legacy of writing that extends for generations. Among those is his grandson, John Patrick Hemingway, author of Strange Tribe (The Lyons Press, 2007) – a memoir that details the turbulent, love/hate relationship between…
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Sammy Hagar Cocktail Hits: 85 Personal Favorites from the Red Rocker
Making your holiday gift list or just plain thirsty? Consider this. Rock & Roll Hall of Famer and #1 New York Times bestselling author Sammy Hagar recently released his first cocktail book – and it’s everything needed for a home bar. Sammy knows that some of life’s greatest memories are made over cocktails, and “Sammy Hagar’s Cocktail Hits:…
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Straight Bourbon: Distilling the Industry’s Heritage by Carol Peachee
“Bourbon is a legacy of blue grass, water and Kentucky limestone,” Carol Peachee tells me when I ask what makes Kentucky bourbon so prized. Limestone? Water? Bluegrass? What’s that have to do with fine bourbon? Turns out it’s quite simple. According to Peachee, the limestone filters the iron out of the water as it flows…
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