To Have and Have Another: A Hemingway Cocktail Companion

By thirstyinla | November 3, 2012

In “To Have and Have Another: A Hemingway Cocktail Companion,” author Philip Greene describes recipes for over fifty cocktails, from the earliest drink that Hemingway ever wrote about to those mentioned in posthumously published works. Along the way, Greene reveals Hemingway’s favorite cocktails, spirits, and the drink that made the most appearances in his prose.

Have Bitters, Will Travel: The Bitter Truth Traveler’s Set

By thirstyinla | July 22, 2010

From their origins as medicinal products, bitters became an integral part of the Golden Age of cocktails, providing drinks with flavor, depth and complexity. Prohibition devastated the bitters industry; only a few brands survived and many disappeared, never to return. Thanks to the ongoing cocktail renaissance, bitters have clawed their way from the brink and…