About

I’m taking a stab at resurrecting the pre-prohibition days when cocktails were king, trying to end the use of bad mixers and to encourage a better drink here and there.  I also spend a lot of my time on beer, which has more recently become the focus here.  The craftsmanship, quality ingredients and boundary pushing brewers in the beer industry have been inspiring and I’ll be channeling that interest into this blog.

It must be said that this is NOT a beer review site or a spirit review site.  I might throw my opinion into the ring from time to time, but the reality is that everyone has different tastes.  If you want to read consumer reviews, go to Rate Beer of any of the countless other review sites out there.

I’ll try to provide you with some interesting and useful content that you can use and learn from.  You can expect posts with cocktail recipes, notes on homebrewing, the rare review, lots of rants on things that I think are ridiculous, notes from my Cicerone studies and much more.  If you don’t like anything, let me know.  Leave a comment or email me.

A little bit about me:

I’ve lived and breathed restaurants since I was 14 years old.  Starting as a dishwasher and working my way through the ranks of the kitchen until I decided to step out into the front of house.  It stuck and I went from server to bartender to manager and beyond.  I’ve worked in New York, New England, Washington DC and Annapolis, cooking food, mixing drinks and listening to customers complain (and be happy).

I believe strongly that people can and should use higher quality  ingredients in everything they do related to food and drink. That doesn’t mean organic, it means fresh, seasonal, and not from a bag.  This applies to beer and cocktails too and has a huge impact on the final product.  The days of frozen, preservative laden mixers and adjuncts is gone. Good beverages don’t have to be difficult.

Want to get in touch? Contact me at thenobleexperiment (at) yahoo . com