Feature: The Speakeasy

No one should be forced to live on nothing but food and water. Cocktails are a necessary part of life, and the Speakeasy is a subjective discussion about why the appletini and the strawberry margarita are not going to cut it anymore. Even before the Mad Men factor, there was a growing sophistication about venerable cocktails just as there has been about food and wine. Vintage and signature cocktails are on more and more restaurants' wine lists. It is just a matter of time before Top Bartender becomes a Bravo reality show (and the drunken panel makes it a hit), and you find it necessary to buy a bottle of Crème de Violette because guests are coming! The Speakeasy — a conversation on the renaissance of old-fangled spirits. Because a good cocktail never goes out of style.

Columnists

Articles in this feature

Subscribe to feature RSS

• Pop That Champagne Cork, But Don't Stop There

  Champagne cocktails from auld lang syne.

  Review by Kate Shea Kennon — on Dec 25, 2009

• The Fish House Punch: A Relative Elixir

  Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good punch.

  Review by Kate Shea Kennon — on Dec 19, 2009

• Beer Cocktails, Part Two: A Cup of Good Cheer and Bring It Right Here!

  Guinness and champagne: together they bring comfort and joy.

  Review by Kate Shea Kennon — on Dec 12, 2009

• Here I Come A-Wassailing

  The Orchard Wassail: Coming to an apple tree near you.

  Review by Kate Shea Kennon — on Dec 03, 2009

• A Punch For Thanksgiving

  A toast: Here's to Thanksgiving every day.

  Review by Kate Shea Kennon — on Nov 18, 2009

• The Speakeasy: The Old-Fashioned - Don Draper's Signature Cocktail

  A Mad Man's drink.

  Review by Kate Shea Kennon — on Nov 15, 2009

• Vintage Cocktails: The Sidecar

  A drink much better than it sounds...

  Review by Kate Shea Kennon — on Nov 10, 2009

• Vintage Cocktails: The Whiskey Sour – Not Just Your Grandma's Drink

  Work is the curse of the drinking class....

  Review by Kate Shea Kennon — on Nov 02, 2009

• Vintage Cocktails: From the Rangoon Ruby to the Nantucket Cosmopolitan

  Mixology, vintage and signature, around the neighborhood and around the planet.

  Review by Kate Shea Kennon — on Oct 22, 2009

• Vintage Cocktails: A Manhattan in Manhattan

  Vintage and signature cocktails: around the neighborhood and around the planet.

  Review by Kate Shea Kennon — on Oct 17, 2009

• Vintage Cocktails: Buffalo and Beyond

  Cocktails before and after the theater.

  Review by Kate Shea Kennon — on Oct 14, 2009