Recently I've become obsessed with cocktails. In college we mostly drank beer. After college I tried to get into wine (and I still love wine) but I don't have a good "nose" for wine. I really can't distinguish a $10 bottle from a $100 bottle.

Now it's all about good cocktails. Last week we discovered Death & Co, another great bar similar to Milk and Honey, East Side Co, and Angel's Share. Highly recommended.

Yesterday I had a birthday party at my apartment. Instead of having an array of alcohols and mixers and letting people make their own bad drinks, I mixed a single drink for the evening (in addition to the beer and wine).

Asian Fetish (I didn't name this)
1 1/2 oz Bombay Sapphire® gin
1/2 oz grenadine syrup
3 oz sweet and sour mix
3 oz 7-Up® soda
1/2 oz Chambord® raspberry liqueur

Joe and I experimented with the ratios in the afternoon and once it was perfected I made a couple gallons of it. Just pour the ready made drink into a martini shaker, shake, and serve. Everyone LOVED it. I wanted to put up a sign that said something like "watch how much you drink. This is a martini, not fruit punch." Apparently Gary took a large glass full of the stuff, ignored Joe's warning, and got trashed. Good times. Nick Hsu bought me a book of NY cocktails so I can practice making drinks created by NY restaurants.

The party was excellent. Everyone showed up and my apartment was packed. Garry Tan was in town and took some awesome pictures which will be posted later.