Manhattan nights holiday cocktails created by gary gaz regan includes the botanical breeze cocktail photo by mixologist cheri loughlin the intoxicologist. She has cowritten five spirits books, including the book of bourbon and other fine american whiskeys, which was nominated for a julia child cookbook award. A cosmopolitan, or informally a cosmo, is a cocktail made with vodka, triple sec, cranberry juice. Exclusive item from the gaz regan collection set of 4 marble coasters imprinted with some of gaz s favorite quotes handpicked by our good friend gaz himself, complimented by gaz s own artisan crafted rooster. Blue nectar silver is exactly the style of 100percent agave tequila i look for when im making tequilabased cocktails. He and coauthor, mardee haidin regan, also wrote the book of bourbon and other fine american whiskeys, the bourbon. The joy of mixology is such a gem, one whose genius lies in regans. The joy of mixology an original book on the craft of mixology is a rare gem. Gary regan s the joy of mixology is such a gem, one whose genius lies in regan s breakthrough system for categorizing drinks that helps bartendersboth professionals and. Experience a premium blue agave tequila like no other.
On his website, ardent spirits, he posts a correspondence between himself and several others in the industry about introducing the term that is dated may through november 2001. Monday, january 28th, 2019 the cocktail has been an effective american missionary, remarked an american naval officer just back from a trip around the world. He also wrote the bartenders bible, and coauthored, with mardee haidin regan, the book of bourbon and other fine american whiskeys, the bourbon companion, the martini companion. Originally i called the drink the valentino, but i soon gave that up.
The legends seminal works the joy of mixology and gaz regan s annual manual for bartenders were first published in 2003 and 2011 respectively. The first time i saw gaz with this makeup, i for one didnt know what to say, wondering if someone had played a joke on him, wondering if this was deliberately designed to confuse. Drinks media wire napa valley limoncello gets an overall rating of 10 by renowned beverage expert, chris carlsson at. Buy the bartenders gin compendium by regan, gaz isbn. Winners of the caorunn gin 10yearswitch competition announced. Mardee haidin regan is the president of reganomics, inc.
The joy of mixology, revised and updated edition by gary regan. Gaz regan the bartender formerly known as gary regan is the cocktail columnist for the san francisco chronicle and the author of the joy of mixology and the bartenders bible. These are the sites, however, that i enjoy the most and visit often. Florence fabricant, the new york times its hard to imagine a 150page book devoted to a single cocktail until you realize how many stories there are to tell about the negroni. Download the negroni a gaz regan notion by gary regan mar december 1, admin. Unless someone would like to challenge its first usage barry popik, were looking at you, it appears regan may well have invented the word. His eletter, ardent spirits, has close to 1500 subscribers. Notably, regan was also a driving force behind the return of orange bitters.
I am truly honored as my drink recipe will be published along with 100 others from the worlds best bartenders in the 2011 bartenders guide. Gary and his wife are the creators of the eletter ardent spirits and drink. Gary and his wife are the creators of the eletter ardent spirits and drink experts for. Long the favored spirit amongst the worlds best bartenders, the general public seems to have a hard time getting past various unfortunate experiences they may have had with this product in their youth. Recipe courtesy of gary gaz regan s ardent spirits. The ultimate drinks magazine, exploring wine, spirits, beer, coffee. This saloon was the resort of a number of choice spirits other than those kept behind the barold fortyniners and california pioneers for the most partwho during the long winter evenings sat around the stove, smoked their pipes, fired tobacco juice at a mark on the stovepipe, and swapped lies and other reminiscences the sazerac lying club. This cocktail is very well balanced and has a way of creeping up on you. I came up with this formula in 1999 for the very first issue of my ardent spirits email newsletter, which was published in february, just in time for valentines day. Gaz regan is self proclaimed cocktail freak and author, cocktail journalist, and owns ardent spirits.
Ardent spirits newsletter reaches over 8,600 subscribers. The hallelujah cocktail is a veritable doozy of a cocktail. Gary regan free people check uk phone, address, social. Without the influence of gary regan, the cocktail world as we know it today. The solemnity was of very short duration charles dickens. Gary regan and mardee haidin regan, the cocktail experts, bring us up to date with new classic cocktails. In fact, it marks the boundaries of our spheres of influence and is the pioneer of american civilization, he added, draining his glass and leaning back for one of those talks with which he. Ralf hubbers, demain, nijmegen, gelderland, netherlands created for the not so honourable dutch pirates, shooting their way through everyone and anyone, just to loot, drink and conquer the world. Hart, editor of the austin reveille state of nevada. Gary regan and mardee regan are collectively known as the ardent spirits. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Ardent spirits, a site for cocktail and spirits aficionados run by the esteemed gary gaz regan has selected the cinquecento cocktail to be included in a compendium of the 101 best cocktails of 2010. Gaz regan, ardent spirits this is a serious drink, says regan. Bartending legend and spirits industry icon gary gaz regan died today at age 68. The author i know personally and this is one of his best books ever. I enjoyed his joy of mixology, highly recommend and based on that ordered his book on gin even though realized it would be somwhat out of date in this evolving area. And they dont stop at the recipesthe book sets the record straight as to when and where the drinks were invented and what inspired their origination. Gary regan, the mostread cocktail expert around imbibe, has revised the. Gary regan shares the history of american whiskeys as an excerpt from the book of bourbon and other fine american whiskeys. In the bartenders gin compendium gaz regan has taken it upon himself to single handedly restore public sentiment towards gin. Its rich, complex, vegetal, herbaceous, and multidimensional.
Gaz brought both talent and humor to cocktails in an unprecedented fashion. Spirits should have been low but as they pulled into the distillery they were immediately captivated by two jovial, genuinely inlovewithtequila brothers in cowboy hats. Reganbooks was an american bestselling imprint or division of harpercollins book publishing house parent company is news corporation, headed by editor and publisher judith regan, started in 1994 and ended in late 2006. Recipe adapted from gary regans ardent spirits november 2010. A couple of years ago gary regan became gaz regan and hes precious about those lowercase letters and last year he started to decorate one of his eyes with eyeliner. Buy the bartenders gin compendium by gaz regan isbn. Blue nectar tequila our story best brands of tequila. In the negroni, gary reganbarman extraordinaire and author of the iconic book the joy of mixologydelves into the drinks fun, fascinating. Manhattan nights holiday cocktails the intoxicologist.
If you are a licensed retailer operating anywhere in the continental united states and would like to learn more on how to become one of our partner fulfillment houses, please call us toll free at 1 844 2546832. Regan is an enjoyable and highly informed expert on spirits and mixology. In the negroni, gary reganbarman extraordinaire and author of the iconic. The history of american whiskey by gary regan bourbonblog. Such is to be expected when one combines benedictine and brandy with celebrated ardent spirit, gary regan. Gary regans the joy of mixology is such a gem, one whose genius lies in regans. He also wrote the bartenders bible, and coauthored, with mardee haidin regan, the book of bourbon and other fine american whiskeys, the bourbon companion, the martini companion, and new classic cocktails. Cocktail historian gary regan credits bartender cheryl cook of the strand restaurant in. Both books have been reprinted several times since and are lauded as required reading. Tequila aficionado media, a media company that focuses specifically on the mexican spirits of tequila, mezcal and sotol began in 1999 as a labor of love in the form of an online magazine for tequila enthusiasts. Taking preorders now orders will begin to ship during the week of april 20th. Gary regan, an expert on drinks, explores the cocktail with recipes, classic and new, and shows how easy it is to experiment. A prolific writer on all things cocktails, gary regan and his books have been a. Gaz was known for his books, his creation of regans orange bitters no.
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