Ojai Spirits Cabinet

04/04/2020

Check out this video covering basic build drinks and so easy bar tricks to screw with those drinking your cocktails...

This segment shows some popular drinks are made by 'building' them. No shakers or blenders needed for these tasty drinks! I also show some bar tricks that yo...

04/04/2020

I started a YouTube channel titled, Drinks and a Show where I post items of interest to anyone interested in cocktails, wine and beer and some entertainment to go with it - like bar tricks and more! Check it out! I started by posting video clips of my 1999 Bartending with a Twist video - Like. Subscribe. Comment. More to Come!

In 1999 I made a video as a working bartender speaking to home bartenders. Over the entire video I show how to make about 24 real drinks for 4 real people wh...

04/04/2020

I started a YouTube channel titled, Drinks and a Show where I post items of interest to anyone interested in cocktails, wine and beer and some entertainment to go with it - like bar tricks and more! Check it out! I started by posting video clips of my 1999 Bartending with a Twist video - Like. Subscribe. Comment. More to Come!

https://youtu.be/wD9qivLrWW8

In 1999 I made a video as a working bartender speaking to home bartenders. Over the entire video I show how to make about 24 real drinks for 4 real people wh...

11/12/2018

It’s already been a week and we’re still wheeling with from the inaugural Libation Creation Contest! We collectively raised over $1,200 bucks for the Nordhoff Parent Association and Sunflower Bridge, while showcasing the talents and efforts of some of the best bartenders from the valley. If you missed it, check out the article below!

Efforts to publish a book written by children affected by the Thomas Fire got a financial infusion from an unexpected source: Ventura County bartenders.

11/04/2018

All right everyone, final countdown! Elvis and Sam have spent many years working the bar together and have teamed up once more for the inaugural Libation Creation contest! Their cocktail, “Behind the Bleachers” brings the Ojai Valley to the tropics, with Opuntia, Wilder Gin, home made pineapple shrub, citrus and cilantro. Come try it at 5!

11/04/2018

Kat Wilkins is a new face to the Ojai Bar scene. You’ll find her running the bar at Ojai Harvest, always bring new and interesting flavors to mix. Her cocktail “Home on the Range” uses both Opuntia and Strawberry brandy along with orgeat and allspice to bring a refreshingly complex cocktail for your palate. Come try it tomorrow at Azu at 5 pm!

11/02/2018

Chances are that you’ve had a cocktail or two from these before! Rubén Salinas has honed is skills over the years at Los Caporales, becoming the authority on all things agave in the Ojai Valley. Megg Sicotte-Kelly has been in Ojai over many years and currently works the bar at The Vine, bringing an intense passion for all things craft cocktails. They’re channeling the fall season to bring “ The Basic Bee Sidecar” to the inaugural Libation Creation, using persimmon brandy and pumpkin spice to the mix. Come visit them Sunday at Azu, 5-7 PM.

Cheers!

10/31/2018

If you don’t know David Castro or Leah Eubanks Baker, Sunday is the day to meet them! They’re showcasing their cocktail “Eastern Medicine”, using Wilder Gin, ginger cordial, lemongrass, basil and chile. See you Sunday!

05/19/2018

Here is some beer news. I wonder what may come of this discovery?

Aged 220 years.

05/02/2018

A pic of me (Steve Jaffe) working the Grand Opening of The Hotel Californian in Santa Barbara on 4/26. Very ritzy and a couple guests remembered me from the Polo Lounge a decade ago. That was quite the compliment!

01/08/2018

More pics of cocktail culture and history from The Museum of the American Cocktail. Electricity the most important advancement? Do you agree? I think refrigeration and man-made ice is a more relevant advancement....electricity is too broad of a statement.

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