A New Year a New Bar
Today at work we had a long conversation on the sad state of the modern bar. I don’t mean the bar you go to after work or to watch the game; I mean the bar connected to your kitchen, dining room, or den. Our grandfather’s and father’s generations respected the bar. A well stocked bar was requisite in any good home. And equally important, people knew how to make cocktails. Sadly, this is no longer the case. We live in the time of flavored vodkas and pre-mixed drinks. While these have their place, we can do better.
This year, I’ve made it my resolution to drink better wine, but I think I need to add something – build a better bar. It doesn’t have to happen all at once; stock your cabinets with one staple at a time. Find the right vodka, a good gin, really get to know your whiskeys. Moreover, I think every month you should learn to make a drink that doesn’t go by the name “liquor and mixer”. This is the year we should cut our own limes, muddle our own mint, and use our own shaker. Cut out the bar from your weekly budget by starting one. Believe me, this won’t kill your social life; if anything you’ll throw more parties and attend better ones.
Come down to Mills, we’re ready to work with you and find out what you like and what you need to have a bar worthy of your father and grandfather’s respect.