Read more cocktails stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/18481/cocktails.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:34:31 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73529/gossip-girl-puts-another-nail-in-speakeasys-coffin.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNot even a month after one mag wished for the speakeasy trend to die, Gossip Girl (yes, a show about high school and college kids, but that’s another topic) is pounding another nail in the cocktail conceit, Derek Brown writes. With one of the show’s characters opening a Prohibition-style joint—...http://www.newser.com/story/73529/gossip-girl-puts-another-nail-in-speakeasys-coffin.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 08 Nov 2009 6:39:20 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/67219/jlo-cooks-up-dinner-party-for-sotomayor.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony honored Sonia Sotomayor’s achievement as the first Latina Supreme Court Justice with a dinner party last night, Gossip Cop reports. The couple had Sotomayor and about a dozen guests—“mostly political types,” the site says—over for cocktails and dinner at their Long Island home.http://www.newser.com/story/67219/jlo-cooks-up-dinner-party-for-sotomayor.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 18 Aug 2009 16:38:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63305/beers-new-role-cocktail-mixer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe days of keeping your beer and liquor separate are over, with bartenders crafting crossover drinks that mix beer with other spirits—even wine. “Other countries have been doing this for a long time,” one beer connoisseur tells the New York Times . Creations range from the “Muddy Puddle”—iced espresso...http://www.newser.com/story/63305/beers-new-role-cocktail-mixer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 01 Jul 2009 11:51:16 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62922/local-foods-new-apostles-bartenders-er-bar-chefs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe affinity for fresh, local produce in US restaurants has spilled out into the bar, USA Today reports. Many mixologists—or the new term of art, “bar chefs”—are starting their days scouting farmers markets instead of ordering syrups. “The flavor in the produce is not only better,” one bartender...http://www.newser.com/story/62922/local-foods-new-apostles-bartenders-er-bar-chefs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 27 Jun 2009 12:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61450/designer-cocktails-call-for-designer-ice.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagInnovation in cocktails has spread to their simplest component, the Globe and Mail reports—ice. “Ice is the equivalent to a stove for a chef,” says one bartender whose watering hole boasts three kinds of frozen water. Another Canadian bar produces seven varieties for different drinks. Mixologists use crushed ice,...http://www.newser.com/story/61450/designer-cocktails-call-for-designer-ice.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 10 Jun 2009 16:52:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60255/how-to-make-a-real-old-fashioned.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEsquire adds to its everything-a-man-must-know lessons with a primer on the Old-Fashioned, which is nothing less than the “Fender Strat of cocktails” because it “embodies the classic American combination of offhand style, swagger, and micrometer engineering,” writes David Wondrich. At its heart is good old American whiskey—at least 4...http://www.newser.com/story/60255/how-to-make-a-real-old-fashioned.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 27 May 2009 17:16:27 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59577/homemade-ginger-ale-adds-fizz-to-standby.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIf you’re still sipping ginger ale from a can, you must be sadly misinformed about the latest drink trend. The cool thing now is ginger ale from scratch, informs the New York Times , and bars and restaurants are catching on. Why put in the extra effort of steeping ginger with...http://www.newser.com/story/59577/homemade-ginger-ale-adds-fizz-to-standby.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 20 May 2009 10:05:12 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58971/tough-new-schools-shake-up-bartending.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn a tough economy, restaurants are hoping to cash in on cocktails—and bartenders are going back to school to improve their mixology prowess, the Wall Street Journal reports. Restaurants hope expert barkeeps will bring in upscale drinkers, and the courses help trainees score top jobs. But the advanced-level programs...http://www.newser.com/story/58971/tough-new-schools-shake-up-bartending.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 14 May 2009 9:08:42 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/51316/thais-woo-tourists-with-new-cocktail.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThailand's tourism authority is hoping the Siam Sunray will wash away the lingering aftertaste of airport anarchy, the Guardian reports. The newly invented cocktail—made with vodka and traditional Thai ingredients like Kaffir lime and lemongrass—was unveiled yesterday as part of a campaign to bolster a tourism industry battered...http://www.newser.com/story/51316/thais-woo-tourists-with-new-cocktail.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Feb 2009 9:18:01 CST