© Photography: Liza de Guia We first tried a version of this cocktail at Forrest Point, one of our favorite Bushwick hangouts. The bartender graciously shared the recipe which, requiring chamomile syrup and fresh pineapple juice, was admittedly intimidating at first! We are so glad to have put forth [...]
It was winter, perhaps 2000 or 2001. I would sometimes go to Chef Waldy Malouf’s (now defunct) Beacon in the evenings for a burger and a cocktail. But the real treat was hanging out with the bartender Audrey Saunders. Audrey and I knew each other from the old AOL Online Spirits Boards where, before the [...]
https://youtu.be/u8e1AFhJ5H0 It was winter, perhaps 2000 or 2001. I would sometimes go to Chef Waldy Malouf's now defunct Beacon in the evenings for a burger and a cocktail. But the real treat was hanging out with the bartender Audrey Saunders. Audrey and I knew each other from the [...]
This cocktail is smooth on the palate with a touch of creaminess, smoke, medicine, and spice. The creaminess can be adjusted by substituting the hard-to-find Bogart's Bitters with more common Angostura. A note on this marvelous glass. This is a stunning late 19th century Venetian art glass coupe designed [...]
What is the proper way to drink mezcal? This is by far one of the most common questions we receive when hosting tastings and mezcal education events. While there are no hard and fast rules – we at Erstwhile Mezcal believe you should enjoy your mezcal in any way that makes you happy – we [...]
The Erstwhile Smoky Negroni is a novel reimagining of a classic cocktail, the Negroni. The Negroni was first compounded in 1919 at a legendary Florentine bar, then known as the Café Casoni (now named Giacosa Café). Count Camillo Negroni requested that the bartender, Fosco Scarselli, spike his favorite [...]
© Photography: Emily Schiffer | Stylist: Krystle Wilson The Erstwhile Pilar is a spirit-forward cocktail in the Negroni model. Whereas the traditional Negroni uses gin, sweet vermouth, and Campari, we substitute respectively with Erstwhile Espadin, Cocchi Americano, and Cappelletti. We also play with the proportions, upping the mezcal to [...]
La Mas Noble y Leal Ciudad de Oaxaca dividida en Quarteles de orden del Exmo. Señor Marques de Branciforte Virei de esta Nueva España. Erstwhile Mezcal is the passion project of its two co-founders: Yuan Ji and yours sincerely. From its inception, Erstwhile Mezcal has always been inextricably tied to our never-ending love affair with [...]
