http://www.downtownwineandspirits.com/spirits Fri, 30 Apr 2010 23:14:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Welcome to Derby Day 2010 and the first Cocktail of the Moment! between dTws and The Boston Shaker. Adam and I unearthed this wonder from Imbibe!, by David Wondrich. If you're unfamiliar with this particular tome, change that immediately. It will change your life, like that Shins song, but for ... http://www.downtownwineandspirits.com/spirits/cocktail-recipes/2010/04/30/cocktail-of-the-moment-the-prescription-julep/ After the sold out whiskey tasting in May, downTown and Redbones are bringing Tastings with Tony back! This time, it’s tequila - North America’s first distilled spirit and one of its most popular. Tony will return to lead the tasting at Redbones, right here in Davis Square.  The tasting and ... http://www.downtownwineandspirits.com/spirits/the-liquor-blog/2009/07/01/tequila-tasting-at-redbones/ For all of those who pay attention to such things, it is officially summer. This means balmy days, trips to the beach and sunset slowly but surely getting a little earlier every day.  It also means even more drinking, especially if you're among the lucky group of people who doesn't ... http://www.downtownwineandspirits.com/spirits/cocktail-recipes/2009/06/23/the-negroni-summer-the-italian-way/ I would say it's likely most folk don't know about St. George Spirits, even if they've sampled their wares.  This stems from the fact that St. George doesn't put their name on a lot of their spirits, instead having various lines of product under different handles.  You've most likely heard ... http://www.downtownwineandspirits.com/spirits/spirit-reviews/2009/06/19/aqua-perfecta-framboise-liqueur-like-wow/ Normally, I wouldn't go for a drink so well known.  You may or may not have noticed I like to revive antiquated recipes, no longer common in the eye of the public.  However, very recently, the Zombie was involved in a night out that a few of my downTown peeps ... http://www.downtownwineandspirits.com/spirits/cocktail-recipes/2009/06/10/the-zombie-not-just-the-walking-dead/ Gin and I had a rocky relationship for a very long time.  The first time I drank it, at the tender age of (information deleted), we kicked it plastic jug style.  Now, as anyone who drinks gin knows, good gin is great, but bad gin is like drinking death. Sadly, ... http://www.downtownwineandspirits.com/spirits/spirit-reviews/2009/06/04/whitley-neill-london-dry-south-african-style/ For summer I thought I'd do something fun and do a champagne based cocktail or two.  With the hot nights ahead, throwing a little bubbly into the mix can't hurt.  Plus, it makes everything you do feel like a celebration. Soyer Au Champagne, for you non-French readers out there, means "Silk ... http://www.downtownwineandspirits.com/spirits/cocktail-recipes/2009/06/04/the-soyer-au-champagne/ You don't have to take our word for it any more. From DrinkBoston: "Downtown Wine & Spirits in Davis Square, Somerville, has fairly recently expanded the “spirits” part of its name with hard-to-find bourbons, liqueurs, rums, etc. It also has the best combination website/blog of any liquor store in greater Boston. ... http://www.downtownwineandspirits.com/spirits/the-liquor-blog/2009/06/03/drinkboston-gets-down-w-dtws-w-guilty-pleasures/ Dig DrinkBoston's article on guilty-pleasure cocktails. Good, good stuff, especially the bit where Lauren invites us to stand up and admit to the cocktails we drank to cut our teeth. She goes 1st, offers up Bombay Sapphire dirty martinis. Word. Okay. I remember the first sip of a dirty martini, ... http://www.downtownwineandspirits.com/spirits/spirit-reviews/2009/06/03/dirty-martinis-boozey-shakes/ What is rum?  Ostensibly, it is a spirit distilled from sugarcane by-products, such as molasses.  But what is the spirit of rum?  Is it that of Hemingway, sitting on a beach, guzzling Cuba Libre after Cuba Libre, staring down the barrel of a shotgun, never knowing years later he would ... http://www.downtownwineandspirits.com/spirits/spirit-reviews/2009/05/28/ron-matusalem-gran-reserva/