The Thomas Room

Working on something new. Spring time cocktail status.

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 23:35:01 -0400

Working on something new. Spring time cocktail status.

My minimal attempt at being a TV personality. Good times with...

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 14:44:07 -0400

My minimal attempt at being a TV personality. Good times with #MaggieFurlong and #TheHuffingtonPostTV. Thanks for having me, Cheers!

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Mon, 12 Mar 2012 12:00:06 -0400

Rieger Hotel KCMO (Taken with instagram)

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 22:36:58 -0500

Rieger Hotel KCMO (Taken with instagram)

Old Fashion. Gram & Dun. KCMO

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 21:07:31 -0500

Old Fashion. Gram & Dun. KCMO

hollystair: black dress, black label.

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:32:09 -0500

hollystair:

black dress, black label.

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Thu, 08 Dec 2011 12:05:05 -0500

julianrockfish: Rose @ Roses I love it. Career bartender...

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 18:05:53 -0500

julianrockfish:

Rose @ Roses

I love it. Career bartender still crushing it. Respect.

A great alternative to a Manhattan or Old Fashioned.

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 18:29:46 -0400

A great alternative to a Manhattan or Old Fashioned.

Snake Wine. Dead. 10 Most Bizarre Liquors and Alcoholic Drinks....

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 18:27:14 -0400

Snake Wine. Dead. 10 Most Bizarre Liquors and Alcoholic Drinks.

8 Classic cocktails that every man (or woman) should know.

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 18:11:30 -0400

8 Classic cocktails that every man (or woman) should know.

Get Some Rest I’ve been all tied up in a few new...

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 17:13:18 -0400

Get Some Rest

I’ve been all tied up in a few new opportunities so my blogging game has been down. Safe to say I’ve been relatively tired and need some rest. Best way to rest? With a neat shot well rested tequila. Resposado means “rested”, in tequila terms that is a minimum of 2 months and less than a year. Most reposados tend to be overly smokey because tequila distilleries prefer the used barrels of American brand whiskey to age tequilas. American whiskey barrels are usually lit on fire to add a smokey flavor to aged whiskey. When they’re done with those barrels they send them further south to Mexico.

Partida Reposado is pleasantly clean and not overly smokey as most rested tequilas can be. Pushing forward flavors of vanilla and hazelnut. I prefer it on it’s own but in a cocktail of fresh squeezed lime juice and honey this tequila will add a almond accent to the drink.

2 oz Repasodo Tequila
3/4 oz of fresh squeezed lime juice
3/4 oz of honey
Shake with ice and serve over fresh ice in a bucket glass

L.A. is being flooded with old school cocktail bars. I’m...

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:49:22 -0400

L.A. is being flooded with old school cocktail bars. I’m pleased to say they all keep getting better and better. The decision sometimes becomes difficult. Oldfields’s Liquor Room makes it an easy choice. Much like menswear, doing things the long, hard and sometimes stupid way makes for a higher quality product. I know for fact these dudes go in two plus hours before someone has their first cocktail to make everything in house. The process is in the glass.

Why do people spell whisky, like whiskey and whisky?

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 16:02:30 -0400

Whiskey with an e means American. Whisky without an e means everywhere else.

Suntory is made just like scotch but outside of Scotland....

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 15:18:44 -0400

Suntory is made just like scotch but outside of Scotland. Hoping not to state the obvious, the basic difference between scotch and whisky is scotch is made in Scotland. The Suntory distillery was the first of its kind. With similar climate and clean waters, Kyoto, Japan served as an ideal spot for this spicy, woodsy and big cherry whisky. For a relaxing time.

Bad

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 15:02:06 -0400

Bad

Champagne campaign.

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 14:59:00 -0400

Champagne campaign.

You don’t need much for a home bar. Rock this out in the...

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 14:53:33 -0400

You don’t need much for a home bar. Rock this out in the corner of your studio apartment. Hot sex on a platter.

So Ambitious

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 14:38:26 -0400

So Ambitious

Boss

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 14:36:56 -0400

Boss