Behind The Waldorf Astoria Bar Book’s Brand New Update

An iconic cocktail guide gets a substantial refresh after 80 years

There are few cocktail guides with as much history as “The Old-Waldorf Astoria Bar Book” by Albert Stevens Crockett. The original source material, “Old Waldorf Bar Days” (1931), also by Crockett, was penned during Prohibition but the author rewrote it as we know it in 1933 when Prohibition ended. This version contained a comprehensive selection of sophisticated period-specific recipes dating all the way back to …

San Francisco Fog Water Turned Vodka

Hangar 1's new Fog Point limited edition release collects water from the sky

Despite a “miracle March,” as we all know, California is still in the midst of a severe drought. For San Francisco-based Hangar 1 vodka, this presented an opportunity to think outside of the box—and sustainably. When looking to the sky for answers it became evident that there was a resource not being used: fog. Partnering with Bay Area non-profit Fog Quest (a conservation organization), Hangar …

Collected Coffee

A new subscription service bringing hard-to-find internationally roasted beans home

Craft Coffee promises grocery store prices; Blue Bottle at Home (which actually acquired fave subscription service Tonx in 2014) can deliver freshly roasted beans to your door within 48 hours; Angel’s Cup adds an educational factor by encouraging blind tastings. There is a boatload of coffee subscription services out there, and a new one has just entered the playing field. Manhattan-based Collected Coffee, founded by …