Written by Matt Hooper
as part of his 500 word on bartending Series

Silly Wabbit

500 Words on the Silly Wabbit Sometimes, you write a cocktail because you’re trying to find a vehicle for a clever flavor combination that you’ve just discovered. Sometimes you want to try out a recipe you’ve read on social media and end up riffing on the recipe to come up with a brand-new cocktail. Sometimes…

The Old Fashioned

500 words on the old Fashion Nothing’s ever set in stone when it comes to cocktail history. Everyone wants to claim that their bar “invented” the Old Fashioned. For the sake of a good story, we’ll point to James Pepper, a member of The Pedennis Club in Louisville, Kentucky. James was an old-school Kentucky Colonel…

500 Word Guarantee

Earnest Hemingway had one unbreakable rule. Every day – no matter what the weather, his mood, or the news outside his study – he would write 500 words. That same commitment to putting daily time, attention, and focus onto a creative process defines the vibe here at Hemingway’s. We’re committed to making you beautiful, crafted…