
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...

Retro Cocktail for December: B&W Russian
At the end of the Second World War, there was a charmed moment between America and the Soviet Union, before the Cold War set in and put...

Orange Crush: A Vodka & OJ For Grown Ups
For many of us, our first “mixed drink” was that time in high school when somebody scored a bottle of two-buck Popov. We watched in awe...

Sludge: A Drink That Tastes Great But Looks Hideous
The importance of presentation, regarding a cocktail (and life in general), cannot be over-emphasized. After all, it’s your introduction...

Anomie: A Cocktail of Alienation, Inebriation, & Some Marvelous Mad Men Memes
“Our leaders suck, religion’s bunk Fuck it all, let’s get drunk!” —Postupack family saying anomie 1. social instability resulting from a...

The Tree Falls: An Intrinsically Good Cocktail & a Damn Good Art Essay
It's a sad fact that some art galleries depend upon a rich clientele to keep going. It's also a fact that other galleries charge their...

Summer Fling: A Casual Cocktail to Get You Through The Existential Dread ’Til Fall
“Love’s a sucker’s bet.” —Sky Jack Morgan, Las Vegas “Dating is heinous.” —Kevin Kunundrum “The oldest myth running—love. A fiction...

Hemingway Beats Up Nicholas Sparks With One Hand Tied Behind His Back
"Is it possible that existence is our exile and nothingness our home?"
—Emil Cioran, On the Heights of Despair “Philosophy at times is...

Retro Cocktail for June: Grasshopper
Obviously, this month’s RETRO COCKTAIL, the “Grasshopper”, stands out because of its distinctive green color (accentuated with the...

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...