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Swampwater
Published Feb. 15, 2012
If you’re looking for the perfect redneck response to blue-blooded cocktail culture, look no further than the Swampwater’s edge at Bub’s Dive Bar. The sort of place that serves silos of canned beer in paper bags ...
Craft & Commerce’s British Firing Squad
Published Jan. 11, 2012
According to bar manager Christian Siglin, the powers that be at Craft & Commerce have banished vodka. “A lot of people aren’t used to fresh ingredients and strong flavors,” he says. “That’s why we don’t carry ...
The Merk Bistro’s Fresh Basil Gimlet
Published Dec. 21, 2011
David Oliver, bar manager and resident mixologist at the Merk Bistro, was in a quandary: he loves gimlets, but hates the syrupy lime-juice flavoring most traditional recipes call for. His solution was to reinvent the flavor ...
333 Pacific’s Pier View Cocktail
Published Nov. 22, 2011
One of the newest items on 333 Pacific’s drink menu is bar manager Kevin Kitchen’s Pier View cocktail. Named in honor of the third-of-a-mile-long Oceanside ... More Post a comment
South Park Abbey’s Cause-Mo
Published Nov. 9, 2011
The newest item on South Park Abbey’s menu, the Cause-Mo, is part of the Abbey’s effort to establish a cocktail presence at an establishment better ... More Post a comment
The Chico Club’s Buccaneer
Published Oct. 26, 2011
According to the bartenders at the Chico, no one knows who developed the Buccaneer. Perhaps it was previous owners or the original owners, who opened ... More Post a comment
C-Level's Summer Solace
Published Oct. 12, 2011
According to C-Level’s bar manager Jonathan Boyle, who developed the drink, the Summer Solace is both a backward look at the high season of sun ... More Post a comment
Henry’s Pub’s Chachi’s Poncho
Published Sept. 22, 2011
The main author of Henry’s cocktail menu, bar manager Kyle Barnett, claims that the name for “Chachi’s Poncho” came out of nowhere one day while ... More Post a comment
Pete’s Place’s Lights Out
Published Aug. 31, 2011
Jägermeister and root beer schnapps...two not-so-great tastes that shouldn’t taste great together. But on any given Sunday during football season… And according to Matt Lowery, ... More Post a comment
El Dorado's Americano
Published Aug. 17, 2011
Since the El Dorado Cocktail Lounge started offering what bartender Matthew Stanton calls “advanced cocktails” on its menu, he says they’ve been a hard sell ... More Post a comment
Hoctails at Stout Public House
Published July 27, 2011
“There are a lot of hockey fans in San Diego because there are a lot of people here from somewhere else,” Stout Public House bartender ... More Post a comment
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