
Three New Cocktails for the New Year!
KEVIN'S COCKTAILS will be going on hiatus (as I will be immersed in writing my newest novel). But I want to leave you with three...

Alcoholism as a Branch of Philosophy
“Vodka is this miracle elixir... this panacea.” “Yes it is.” “An’ you can make it out of anything,” says Ace Buckland. “You can make...

Strawberry Fields For a While: Time is Fleeting
“Nothing lasts forever, not even diamonds,” a great philosopher once said. Which got me to thinking about the ephemeral nature of all...

This Washroom Breeds Bolsheviks! The Best Pomegranate Martini Ever
Sure, there’s some good stuff in The Communist Manifesto. And it’s also quite short, so people have no excuse not to read it. But sadly,...

Life Being What it is,
One Dreams of Revenge: A Cocktail for Struggling Artists
"An artist discovers his genius the day he dares not to please." —Andre Malraux This drink is for artists, writers, and overall creative...

The Lawyers Here Can’t Dress For Shit: A New Cocktail With Style
I’m sitting here outside at the wharf, enjoying this perfect day. The sun is shining through a scintillating blue, as clear as an azure...

Retro Cocktail for May: Clover Club
This month’s RETRO COCKTAIL was named for the “Clover Club”, an elite Philadelphia men’s club that met in the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel....

C is for Celeritas: A Fast Drink for When Things Are Slow
Ideally, you should drink this cocktail when you’re stuck in traffic. In Einstein’s famous equation, E=mc2, the “c” is the speed of...

Ginger Not Mary Ann: A Glamorous, Captivating Cocktail
Today’s new drink is a victory for Science. Think of “Gilligan’s Island”, that supremely silly sitcom from the Sixties. (Four...

Us & Them: A Unifying Cocktail
Did you ever notice that whenever somebody creates some exclusive group, that they always happen to be included in it? For example, an...