Latest Blog Posts for Drink Dogma

• MUSTARD COCKTAILS
  on Feb 17, 2011 in Featured Content
  Another post with photography from veteran Anvil bartender Matt Tanner. When making a cocktail, sometimes the simplest perspective is an ideal starting point – what do I feel like eating or drinking right freakin’ now??? Don’t force the i...
• THE BEES KNEES – BOBBY’S WEEKLY HOUSTON PRESS COCKTAIL COLUMN
  on Jul 21, 2010 in Featured Content
  This week’s cocktail is the Bees Knees – both figuratively and literally. The phrase “the bees knees” appeared at some point in the 1920’s as an allusion to the prized pollen carried by bees in sacs located on their legs. The cocktail itsel...
• GIN & TONIC – BOBBY’S WEEKLY HOUSTON PRESS COCKTAIL COLUMN
  on Jul 14, 2010 in Cocktails Gin
  The Gin and Tonic is arguably the world’s favorite highball. This simple combination of botanical gin bliss, bubbly tonic, and a squeeze of fresh citrus is a leisurely, refreshing option that always helps to beat the summer heat. While a staple of...
• SWIZZLES – BOBBY’S WEEKLY HOUSTON PRESS COCKTAIL COLUMN
  on Jul 1, 2010 in Cocktails Rum
  I know what you’re thinking. And yes, the swizzle does sound like some crazy drink Snoop would have verbally invented at the height of his popularity. After all, it wouldn’t be the first of his concoctions – gin and juice anyone? It’s jus...
• APEROL – THE VERSATILE ITALIAN APERITIF
  on Jun 24, 2010 in Apreol Campari Cocktails
  Anvil recently hosted an Aperol showcase at the bar. I was excited about the opportunity to share Aperol with so many folks because, frankly, Aperol is one of my favorite liqueurs. I often describe Aperol to people as Campari-light, but this a flawed...
• Aperol – The Versatile Italian Aperitif
  on Jun 24, 2010 in Featured Content
  Anvil recently hosted an Aperol showcase at the bar. I was excited about the opportunity to share Aperol with so many folks because, frankly, Aperol is one of my favorite liqueurs. I often describe Aperol to people as Campari-light, but this a flawed...
• THE TOM COLLINS – BOBBY’S WEEKLY HOUSTON PRESS COCKTAIL COLUMN
  on Jun 23, 2010 in Gin
  The Tom Collins is among the most famous of historical cocktails. Yet despite this widespread notoriety, one glaringly obvious question remains unanswered: Who the hell was Tom Collins anyway? Two competing stories may offer some insight. It seems th...
• BEER FANATICS: HOUSTON FIRKIN FEST IS JUNE 24TH-26TH!
  on Jun 18, 2010 in Featured Content
  Beer aficionados get ready – Houston’s first Firkin Fest is coming your way thanks to collaboration between Anvil Bar & Refuge, the Petrol Station, and the Flying Saucer. For three evenings, these havens for craft beers will be tapping a sele...
• THE CORN N’ OIL – BOBBY’S WEEKLY HOUSTON PRESS COCKTAIL COLUMN
  on Jun 16, 2010 in Cocktails Rum
  For weeks, this friendly cocktail column has resisted the urge to write about the Corn N’ Oil. It was tempting, but using the Gulf spill as vehicle for discussing this cocktail seemed far too easy. After all, maintaining this column as a refuge fro...
• BOBBY’S WEEKLY HOUSTON PRESS COCKTAIL COLUMN
  on Jun 7, 2010 in Cocktails
  If you’re a long time Drink Dogma reader, I know you probably think that I’ve been a lazy blogger. Sure, Drink Dogma has been neglected lately, but I’ve been anything but lax about writing about cocktails. For 15 weeks now, I’ve been writing...

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