The combination of COVID-19, the New England weather, and my semi-retirement after selling my 21 yr old web development company led Lorri and I to try the cliché snowbird migration to Arizona for the winters of 2021 and 2022 (currently in progress!), in the cities of Tucson, Sedona and Phoenix/Scottsdale. Corona Disclaimers/Strategies: In the 2021/2022Continue reading “Phoenix/Scottsdale Bar Tour”
Category Archives: Tours
New Riff Bourbon Barrel Pick 2019
In the summer of 2019, Lorri and I were lucky to be invited to join a Bourbon Trail tour group planned by J.A.W.S. (the Josephine Avenue Whiskey Society from Somerville, Massachusetts) and guided by the inimitable Nick Taylor of Taylor and Taylor Whiskey Co. (who was also the guide on our raucously epic Scotch tourContinue reading “New Riff Bourbon Barrel Pick 2019”
Lolita Cocina: Boston Fort Point & DTX Tour (4 of 5)
After the unplanned stop at Oak + Rowan, we made our way to our first visit ever to Lolita Cocina. Being VERY familiar with other stunningly designed COJE restaurants (Yvonne’s and Ruka), we were prepared for a dazzling interior but Lolita Cocina’s Fort Point location was INSANE. It’s like Trader Vic completely took overContinue reading “Lolita Cocina: Boston Fort Point & DTX Tour (4 of 5)”
jm Curley: Boston Fort Point & DTX Tour (5 of 5) [The Regulars]
Upon exiting Lolita Cocina, we piled into a Lyft to our fifth stop, Downtown Crossing’s jm Curley. When we exited the car, Tom pointed out the wacky-yet-eerie display in the wig store we were passing (Downtown Crossing is a bizarre mix of trendy bars, high end restaurants and kooky super niche-y stores that seem toContinue reading “jm Curley: Boston Fort Point & DTX Tour (5 of 5) [The Regulars]”
Gold Bar: Boston Fort Point & DTX Tour (2 of 5) [The Regulars]
“The Regulars” is a series of posts on bars that Lorri & I have been to often enough to trust with our lives … errrr … make that OUR LIVERS. Our second destination was only a few stairs up from our first stop at Drink. The Gold Bar is the tiny 6 seat bar atContinue reading “Gold Bar: Boston Fort Point & DTX Tour (2 of 5) [The Regulars]”
Oak + Rowan: Boston Fort Point & DTX Tour (3 of 5)
On the way from the Gold Bar to Lolita Cocina, the sign for Oak + Rowan jumped out to Danna and me and we simultaneously thought “Hey, Oak + Rowan is right here?? We should stop for a whiskey! We should also ask if Oak + Rowan = Okran !” (Note: It’s theoretically possible thatContinue reading “Oak + Rowan: Boston Fort Point & DTX Tour (3 of 5)”
DRINK: Boston Fort Point & DTX Tour (1 of 5) [The Regulars]
After our outrageously fun tour of Lowell with Danna & Tom (industry pros from ICOB Burlington), Lorri & I felt like we had to pull out the big guns for a tour on our turf: The Fort Point and DTX (Downtown Crossing) areas of Boston. “Tours” are posts about a night (or nights) of many bars, manyContinue reading “DRINK: Boston Fort Point & DTX Tour (1 of 5) [The Regulars]”