Sipping and Spitting – The Life of a Cocktail Judge
Tagged: cocktails, fort wayne, indiana, old forester, whiskey, wine down
A couple weekends ago, I had the pleasure of judging my first cocktail competition. Hosted by Wine Down Tastings & Tapas and Old Forester, the evening featured five bartenders coming up with their best cocktail creations. Being one of three judges, I was given the opportunity of sampling five different concoctions, each one unique in its own way but all of them delicious, and then making a subjective call on what the best drink...
An Introduction to Warsaw’s Oak and Alley
Tagged: cocktail bar, cocktails, indiana, oak and alley, Warsaw
When Oak and Alley Public House opened up in my hometown of Warsaw, Indiana, I couldn’t have been giddier. I had long fancied that our small but growing Midwest community needed a place that you could go to immerse yourself not only in the enjoyment of drinking as a social activity but to witness the art of making cocktails. As with many of my other “pie in the sky” ideas, this one was snatched up by someone headier...