I am not a good flyer. That, my friends, is an understatement. My coping mechanism does involve some deep breathing and I suppose there is some minor distraction from a 5-year old episode of How I Met Your Mother (assuming the video terminal is actually working), but what works the best for me is a … [Read more…]

For the past few months we’ve been working on our latest mobile app, *Meatopia* – Get your BBQ On!. Well folks, it’s finally here, just in time for BBQ season. So, what I’ve done here is paired three of the sides featured in the app with three of the cocktails. If you like what you … [Read more…]

New Orleans, NOLA, The Big Easy, whatever you call it, is the birthplace of a streetcar worth of classic cocktails. Trying to escape the winter (yet again) my honey and I hopped on a plane and landed in the world of the beignet, chicory coffee and the best damn music of any city. As someone … [Read more…]

This is the first installment in the series ‘Drinks for the Armchair Traveler’, focusing on St. Martin/St. Maarten. I hope to create a bunch of posts in the series based on my travels, sharing thirst-quenching treats with those of you that can’t escape along with me. Rum, rum everywhere with many a drop to drink…. … [Read more…]

I think that I can readily say that when one thinks of cocktails with herbs, the first one to come to mind is the Mojito. I am a huge fan of the Mojito, being made even more so by the different types made by my sister-in-law (Kiwi Mojitos – yum!), but I figured there must … [Read more…]

I LOVE fruit and as you might have imagined by now, I kinda like my booze too :). So, with summer finally here I thought it was high time to get my infuse on. All is takes is some ripe and in season fruit, some vodka/gin/tequila/your hooch of choice, and wicked summer cocktails will be … [Read more…]

I am fortunate, as a member of the Mobilisk/MixMentor team, to be able to attend the ‘Manhattan Cocktail Classic’ held from May 17-21. First up I will be in attendance at ‘The Gala’, held in the New York City library on the 17th, followed by the ‘Epicurean tour of Chinatown with Bombay Sapphire East’ plus … [Read more…]

While on  my latest trip to Mexico, yep, the one where I took the Margarita class, I decided to further my education with a class on tequila. Yes, anything to make my occasionally excessive drinking seem more acceptable :). I’m not going to say too much about tequila as I’m sure you want to get … [Read more…]

Back in late February I was lucky enough to be whisked away to a resort on the Mayan Riviera for a couple of weeks. While there though, instead of just soaking up the sun (which of course I did lots of), drinking Mexican beer (which of course I did lots of) and eating amazing Mexican … [Read more…]

Baby, it’s cold outside. Baby, it’s really, really cold outside. So, to try and help shake those winter doldrums away, we created ‘Island Time’, our latest and greatest MixMentor collection. It’s chock full of tropical-themed cocktails to help those of you that can’t jet off to some exotic locale, pretend that you can! Before I … [Read more…]