Browsing the Cocktail Blogsphere
For my own entertainment, and education, I browse a bunch of drinking related weblogs. Each one is different and fills in a particular gap in the mixology world. Some do in-depth cocktail reviews, others discuss bar related issues and other write about spirits. All of them are on my weekly, and in some cases daily, reading list. Sometimes I post comments, and I should do more, but I seem extremely busy right now so I focus on putting three or four posts on The Art of Drink instead. If I haven't mentioned your website in this list, it's probably because I don't know you are out their, or you haven’t updated your blog in a while. If you have a blog that you want me to read, just post a comment with your link in the appropriate spot and I’ll check it out. There are many more websites that I read / browse, but today I'm sticking with blogs.
DC Drinks
This is a good blog that has some edge. The topics seem fairly random and range everywhere from spirit tastings, drinking and some odd topics that no other blogs seem to cover, and that’s a good thing. You will occasionally see Lonnie Bruner posting comments on the Art of Drink (thanks!)
http://dcdrinks.blogspot.com/
Bar Mix Master
This is one of the first weblogs I started reading. The articles are posted relatively regularly (except lately) and they are in depth, which is good. The topics are bar and mixology related and tackle the enthusiast bartender.
http://www.barmixmaster.com/
Cocktail Chronicles
This blog is written by fellow Journal of the American Cocktail contributor Paul Clarke. His post are spaced out, but he puts a lot of thought and work into is posts. They are mostly about cocktails, but they are comprehensive reviews of the drinks. Almost like a research paper.
http://www.cocktailchronicles.com/
Days That End in Y
This is a cool new blog that is more like the Cocktail Daily News. If you need a quick fix on what is happening in the spirit world, this is the site to hit. Generally, there are two to three short articles published daily.
http://daysthatendiny.com/
All About Bartending
This is a good blog with an angle towards bartenders and the things they would be interested in. There are spirit reviews and some posts about tools of the trade. If you are bartender, or want to know more about the trade, check out this site
http://allaboutbartending.blogspot.com/
Martini Lounge
Like the site All About Bartending, but this one seems to be from the angle of the customer.
http://martini-lounge.blogspot.com/
Martini Republic
Another weblog that discusses mostly cocktails, but there are some writing gems by Ted “Dr. Cocktail†Haigh, another contributing author in the Journal of Mixology.
http://martinirepublic.com/item/category/drinks/
Spirits & Cocktails
A cocktail blog written by Jamie Boudreau, head bartender at Lumiere in Vancouver. The site looks at cocktails and has some nice pictures. I’ve just recently started browsing this site.
http://www.spiritsandcocktails.com
Boston Cocktails
This site is relatively new to my reading habits, but it looks good and is regularly updated. The topics are varied from spirits to cocktails and other topics that span the spectrum.
http://www.bostoncocktails.com/
Kaiser Penguin
This is a fairly new blog, but it looks pretty good.
http://www.kaiserpenguin.com/
Related Sites
The Scotch Blog
A good blog discussing scotch and other whiskies. Some product reviews and a lot of information on the whisky industry in general.
http://www.thescotchblog.com/
A Good Beer Blog
I can’t be a bartender without knowing about beer. This site does a good job of reviewing a vast array of beers.
http://beerblog.genx40.com/
 
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10 Comments on Browsing the Cocktail Blogsphere
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Darcy,
Thanks for compiling this list; I know when I first started looking for cocktail blogs/sites, I had a reasonably difficult time finding more than a couple of them.
The niche of cocktail blogs seems to be fairly selective and small (which is, in many ways, a good thing). I wonder if there is some way to get everyone involved in some sort of interesting spirit-related project... no idea what this would be, the thought just struck me.
Thanks, too, for posting KP.
I consider mine more from the angle of "I used to be a bartender, but then I just decided I want to drink."
I agree with Rick #1. It was ridiculously difficult to find other drinking blogs at first. We should collectively do something to promote ourselves more.
Paul at Cocktail Chronicles has a good idea of a bar blogging event inspired by your post. I suggested using Blog Carnival.
Darcy, you're an inspiration. :)
I just created a Carnival of Drinking for us: http://blogcarnival.com/bc/cprof_273.html.
I hope you submit!
A very nice list indeed. I had heard of the Martini Lounge (aka Saving The World One Drink at a Time) and Days That End in Y before, and both of those are very good reads.
My beer and wine blog is called The Bottom Shelf.
I haven't blogged about cocktails yet, and if I ever do it will very likely only be sparingly. I focus on wines that are $15 or less per bottle and pretty much all beers.
Wow, Darcy, I'm flattered that you put ours first. Thanks.
Cheers,
LB
How about slakethirst.com? It isn't updated too often, but the cocktails and commentary are very entertaining
I know I've been a slacker lately. :( My day job has taken all my time as of late. I've got a ton of posts rolling around in my head and I should start to have some time to post soon.
Keep reading.
Thanks!!
Brad
I'll second the addition of Shake Thirst... get those posts rolling Brad - I was looking for your email address to tell you same thing.
Awesome blog. Peace out until next time TabathaOster