Dowd on Drinks: Old Noilly Pratt is New Again




For as long as I can remember, I insisted any cocktails requiring dry vermouth as an ingredient be made with Noilly Pratt.

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Dowd on Drinks: Old Noilly Pratt is New Again

For as long as I can remember, I insisted any cocktails requiring dry vermouth as an ingredient be made with…

Dowd On Drinks: Diversity in a Glass

Product diversification is becoming more commonplace in the beverage world. And, we’re speaking not just of what’s in the bottle,…

Dowd on Drinks: Whisk(e)y Season Dear To Ireland, Scotland

The portal is about to open on a season dear to the Gaelic and Celtic folk of Ireland and Scotland…

Dowd On Drinks: But Is It Beer?

Non-carbonated. Resealable bottle. Aged in used sherry or bourbon barrels. (more…)

Dowd On Drinks: Extra-Aged Scotches Cross The Line

They're doing very interesting things these days in Scotland's Glen of Tranquility, maturing whiskies in non-traditional ways. (more…)

Dowd on Drinks: Aged Tequilas Take Us To New Places

OK, let's get right down to it. At what point does lengthy aging in used barrels turn tequila into something…

Dowd on Drinks: The Great Tequila Flap Gets Hotter

I was spending a few relaxed hours with a group of people in an old cantina in dusty downtown Tequila,…

Dowd on Drinks: Scotch That Acts (And Tastes) Its Age

NEW YORK — With the United Nations building looming in the background and busy ships plying the adjacent East River,…

Dowd on Drinks: Tequila Diversifies

Mexico is in the midst of the biggest boom in its four-century history of mass producing tequila. (more…)

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