Terra Firma
Japanese whisky stands in place of rye and apple brandy in place of Cognac in this Vieux Carré riff.
Daily News: The Definitive Cocktail of New Orleans, Craft Cocktails on Airplanes
Your daily dose of news and happenings from around the drink-o-sphere: - According to The New York Times, the growing trend of cat wine has proved unpopular with cats. - California…
Carousel Bar
No, it’s not you. The bar is spinning. The Hotel Monteleone's circular bartop was built on the chassis of an antique merry-go-round in 1949, and patrons make a full circuit…
Finding Napa Valley in a (Cocktail) Glass
The Restaurant at Meadowood's Sam Levy is defining a new, more nuanced style of California cocktail. Peden + Munk capture his process both on the farm and behind the bar.…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photos: Peden + Munk
Meadowood’s Vieux Carré
Bartender Sam Levy created his riff on the classic using his own pear-and quince-infused apple brandy mixed with rye, sweet vermouth, Amaro Nonino, Peychaud's bitters and absinthe.
Vieux Carré (Microwaved)
The New Orleans classic gets a quick aromatic infusion via the microwave.
