In a previous life, I was a bartender. Through my younger and more vulnerable days in my mid-to-late twenties, I’d develop and design themed menus for holidays and special events, write instructional cocktail manuals for bartenders, appear on regional morning television shows, and make about a dozen “custom” cocktails a night for anybody willing to take some time to talk to me about what they liked.
I loved it, but it’s probably going to be a long time before I’m having relaxed, candid conversations with bar patrons. So I’m writing about some of my favorite flavors, and including recipes for cocktails and cocktail components alongside them. This information is all yours for the taking, shaking, and making, in that order. Have fun.
-Parker
