
Hunting for Rum in Oaxaca’s Cloud Forest
Mexican rum, or aguardiente, represents one of the spirits world’s few remaining frontiers.
- story: Bobby Heugel
- photos: Felipe Luna
Mexican rum, or aguardiente, represents one of the spirits world’s few remaining frontiers.
When it comes to adding acidity to drinks, a select few bartenders are reaching for Key limes, rather than the standard Persian.
Houston bartender Bobby Heugel is looking to use this oft-maligned classic to raise money for victims of Hurricane Harvey.
Tongue-Cut Sparrow and Better Luck Tomorrow may be Bobby Heugel’s most important bars since Anvil.
In "Masters of X," we spotlight bartenders chasing perfection in one drink. Here, Bobby Heugel takes on the Margarita.
Bobby Heugel's riff on the Tommy's Margarita uses both Persian and Key lime juices.
Having opened Anvil Bar & Refuge nearly a decade ago, Bobby Heugel was the preeminent architect of Houston’s emerging drinks scene. With a now-storied “100 List” of classic cocktails, the…
A three-Scotch riff on the Rusty Nail from Houston's Tongue-Cut Sparrow.
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Though the days of Cocktail-style shaker-tossing are over, flair bartending lives on. Drew Lazor on what "flair" looks like post-cocktail renaissance, and the new generation of bartenders working it into…