Introduction

This is a blog about cocktails, spirits, and alcohol-related miscellany.  Drink recipes, informal reviews of new (and old) bars, assorted musings on specific liquors, and whatever else comes to mind.  If you enjoy drinking, I hope not to bore you.

Why Chill the Glass?  Because it's one of the easiest and most useful things I've ever learned about making a good cocktail at home.  Before you mix a drink, take the glass and fill it with ice and a little water and let it sit there while you're shaking or stirring or muddling your ingredients.  Dump the ice water out when you're ready to serve, and voila, your glass is cold and the drink won't lose its chill.

Photo by Nick Rheinwald-Jones