Drinks All

One of the cool things about cocktails, as opposed to fancy chef recipes, is their accessibility. Just about any joker armed with a good cocktail book, booze, ice, jigger, and shaker can mix up a drink with great results.

I'm not one for brunch, which is rather unfortunate since I live in the City of Brunch, New York. Don't get me wrong, I dig eggs Benedict, smoked salmon and bagels, and Bloody Marys--when they are properly prepared.

I think the events of the last couple of weeks deserve a signature cocktail. I have here a modest offering to commemorate the recent financial meltdown: The Old-Fashioned Bail Out.

I'm not exactly sure when and where I first tried Hitachino Nest brand beer. (Perhaps it was at Blue Ribbon Sushi in New York?) But since their debut in the late 1990's, the Japanese craft brews have had a meteoric rise to fame, garnering much praise and acquiring cult-like devotion.