Paul McGee’s Fog Cutter
In his modern take, Paul McGee tilts the axis of the drink more towards rum.
- story: Chloe Frechette
- photo: Lyndon French
Paul McGee | Co-Owner, Lost Lake
Paul McGee is one of few bartenders to maintain equal footing in both a classical and tiki approach to drink-making. As the beverage director for Land and Sea Dept., McGee helms…
- story: Talia Baiocchi
- photo: Nick Murway
Three-Drink Minimum: Bartending With Paul McGee
One of Chicago's top bartenders considers his drink-making style in three recipes.
- story: Chloe Frechette
- photos: Nick Murway
Daiquiri Frappé
Paul McGee's take on the classic frappé calls on lime juice and lime zest, blended with ice.
- story: Chloe Frechette
- photo: Nick Murway
Rum River Mystic
Paul McGee's take on the Preakness cocktail adds a tiki twist with the additions of rum and tiki bitters.
- story: Chloe Frechette
- photo: Nick Murway
Lost Lake
Riffing on Toby Maloney's Riviera cocktail, Paul McGee swaps gin for Jamaican rum and pineapple for passionfruit for a distinctly tropical profile.
- story: Chloe Frechette
- photo: Nick Murway
Daily News: Italy’s Forgotten Aperitivo, The Breakout Breweries of 2017
Your daily dose of news and happenings from around the drink-o-sphere: - Senator Jeff Woodburn of New Hampshire has proposed halting the import of Russian vodka in response to their…
- story: Chloe Frechette
Three Dots and a Dash
At Chicago's tiki revival mecca Three Dots and a Dash, the bar's namesake cocktail gets a slight tweak from its original formula and an over-the-top garnish.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Rejiggering Tiki for the 21st Century
Welcome to "About a Bar," a column that explores America's most notable bars and cocktail programs. Today: Chicago's modern tiki mecca, Three Dots and a Dash.
- story: Emma Janzen
- illustration: James Carpenter
Never Spend More Than $40 on a Bottle of Rum
When it comes to rum, misinformation runs wild and “connoisseurship is scarce,” states First We Feast's 101 on rum. Though its popularity has remained constant throughout the centuries, the spirit’s complex history…
- story: Echo Thomas
