Posts in Category "From The Bar"
Our Ballast Point Tour & Tasting
To kickoff our new beer menu, we took our team over to Ballast Point for a tasting and tour of their brewery and new distillery. We have always carried Ballast Point brews and more recently their spirits – not only are these products delicious, but also uniquely hand-crafted.
Read MoreThe Many Flavors of Veuve Clicquot
I recently attended a dinner at Flavor restaurant in Del Mar for Veuve Clicquot champagne. Very few names in the champagne world are more recognizable than that of Madame Veuve Clicquot, and there are two things about Veuve that you should know.
The first of these is the story of Veuve Clicquot. To oversimplify its history, you could simply say Veuve is the first champagne house brought into its own by a woman – Madame Veuve Clicquot. After her husband passed away, she herself became actively involved and eventually marketed her champagne to become a respected brand through the royal courts of Europe, including holding a royal warrant of Queen Elizabeth II. What I find most amazing is how the widow Clicquot revolutionized champagne production to make it what it is today.
Read MoreA Look at Chateau Ste. Michelle-Dr. Loosen Eroica Rieslings
From the 1880s well past the First World War, Rieslings were selling in London auction houses for 3-4x what first growth Bordeaux were fetching. Riesling is perhaps the only grape varietal capable of producing everything from delicate and aromatic dry wines to Ice Wines (wines made from crushing bunches of grapes harvested well below freezing) or TBA’s (Trocken – dry or raisined, Beeren – individually picked, Auslese – selected), as well as the full range in between. Rieslings are also capable of aging just as long or longer than any other varietal.A Lesson in Beer
Each month we hold a class taught by one of our staff members – some are mandatory, but most are not. We then test our bartenders, cocktail servers, food servers, hosts, bus-people and food-runners accordingly. This month the topic was beer. We just changed some of the handles (draft beers) and wanted to educate the staff on these great new products.
Read MoreThe Ultimate Ice Cube
Modern mixologists have been reviving trade secrets and methods long lost, as well as pioneering new territory in layering techniques and infusions, not to mention the search for the ultimate ice cube. At George’s at the Cove, we have always taken pride in the use of fresh juices and premium products to make our refreshing array of specialty libations, and now we’ve taken the next step. We recently invested in a very special icemaker.
Read MoreNon-traditional Wine Guy
If you are not familiar with Wine Library TV, you should check out these podcasts. He has almost 900,000 people following him on Twitter!
Read MoreHot Summer Cocktails
A collection of seasonal summer cocktails fresh from the bar.
Read MoreThe Cocktail War
Food is always an extraordinary experience in New York City, but on my recent trip to attend the 3rd Annual International Chefs Congress with Trey Foshee, I found the cocktail culture in this acclaimed culinary Mecca equally exciting.
Read MoreMixology on KUSI
Watch mixologist Frankie Thaheld make the Bee Sting and fresh Margaritas on KUSI.
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