#behindthestick

[siscosfavoritecomics]

Once again I'll be bartending at Finns Corner (660 Washington Avenue Corner of Bergen Street in Brooklyn). Come on in for the good times!!! #repost @SiscoVanilla As the post says, Happy Hump Day to one and all!!!! ⁣ ⁣ We have cold draughts, stiff shots, hot and cold cocktails, hot diggity dogs and NBA and NHL action. ⁣ ⁣ Dont miss the fun @finnscornernyc cause before you know it, it'll be gone in a snap!!! ⁣ ⁣ Roll on through true believers!!!⁣ ⁣ #FinnsCorner #Bartending #BarBusiness #BehindTheStick #SlingingDrinks #Beer #Birra #Biere #Cerveza #Cerveja #Birre #Bīru #Pove #Powe #Brewski #Cocktail #Cocktails #Coctele #Cocteles #Cocteleria #InfinityGauntlet #Thanos #MarvelCinematicUniverse #SiscoVanilla #SiscoVanillaIsStepping #SiscoVanillaHitsTheBricks ⁣ (at Finn's Corner) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bvhdw03Bq1x/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=xecccmr2jbsd

[blacktending]

How about a little #throwbackthursday circa God-knows-when? - For sure taken in the backroom at @cloughclub, 100% sure I was making fun of suspender-clad Gastown bartenders with the outfit. How ironic... - #throwback #tbt #bar #barlife #bartender #bartenderlife #jackdaniels #gastown #behindthestick #cocktailsanddreams (at Clough Club) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_5xb5Bht8Y/?igshid=166q59ntxkiqp

[imedenver-blog]

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[rodriserrano-blog1]

#TheMaiKai #BehindTheStick #KitchenBar #BlenderBartender #Barback #BehindTheBar #MolokaiBar #GreatMemories #SpeedRack #Training I’m Still missing this #beautiful and #Wonderful #Place #TheLittleIsland #ThePolynesianRestaurant #PinCollector #PinLover #IheartBitters #TikiCocktails #TropicalCocktails #TheMotherShip it was one of my last days over there I had a great Team work that I miss them a lot!! #TikiEnthusiast #IndustryLife #IHeartRum #RumAlways @the_maikai_restaurant (at Mai-Kai Restaurant and Polynesian Show) https://www.instagram.com/p/BrGThvKlYkK/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=9r4zfcdwjcpd

[siscovanillaisstepping]

As I posted earlier to my Facebook page, I finally pulled the trigger and got myself a domain name. Realize I've been chewing on this for years now. Why now? I don't know. Maybe it's time to take the next step in the evolution of SiscoVanilla 2.0. #Bartender #Bartending #BarBusiness #BehindTheStick #Beer #Birra #Cerveza #Cerveja #Bīru #Birre #Brewski #Cocktail #Cocktails #Coctel #Cocteles #Cocteleria #SiscoVanilla #SiscoVanillaIsStepping

[baseballsisco]

In case you didn't know, my alter-ego bartends Tuesday nights in Brooklyn. And today is Tuesday so off to Brooklyn I go to hopefully have the Yankees home opener on the big screen with audio. If you're nearby, I'll be at Finn's Corner, 660 Washington Avenue corner of Bergen And Washington. Roll through. #Repost @siscovanilla (@get_repost) ・・・ It's Tuesday so I'll be slinging drinks @finnscornernyc More importantly, after yesterday's snow, the Yankees home opener is today at 4pm and I'll have it on with sound. So come on in and check it out. Baseball will be on all night. #FinnsCorner #Bartending #BarBusiness #BehindTheStick #YankeesHomeOpener #NewYorkYankees #NYYankees #NYY #AaronJudge #AllRise#GiancarloStanton #GarySanchez #ElKraken #BronxBombers #Beer #Birra #Cerveza #Cerveja #Bīru #Birre #Brewski #Cocktail #Cocktails #Coctel #Cocteles #Cocteleria #SiscoVanilla #SiscoVanillaIsStepping

[djrobflow]

“#cupid draw back your bow. And let your arrow...” FLOW. Presenting “The Love #Daquiri” by urs truly: @_havanaclub #Rum, Strawberry Red Pepper Syrup courtesy of the beast behind the stick @landanslamma, fresh lime, strawberry pureé, #FeeBrothers Cherry #bitters & sugar/togoroshi rim. Cuz #love should be simple, sweet & spicy! Shout to the homie homie @ynahpyt for the cameo and pushing the beauty of the pic over the top!! #valentinesday #bartenderlife #behindthestick #classiccocktails #strawberrydaquiri 🍸🍹🍸🍹🍸😍😉 (at Blue Ribbon Sushi Bar & Grill)

[siscosfavoritecomics]

Today's #SuperheroShirts for #SuperheroHappyHour @FinnsCornerNYC is the new Marvel Age of Comics with Thor, Captain America, Iron Man, Hulk and the Black Panther. Excelsior!!! #FinnsCorner #Bartending #BarBusiness #BehindTheStick #SlingingDrinks #MarvelComics #Marvel #MarvelAgeofComics #Thor #IronMan #CaptainAmerica #Hulk #BlackPanther #Comic #Comics #ComicBook #ComicBooks #SiscosFavoriteComics (at Finn's Corner) https://www.instagram.com/p/BuZ5SVkhlXR/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=bvgpfodvicu9

[siscovanillaisstepping]

Thanks to all the people who came out in the cold to show some love @finnscornernyc It was a blast!!! I greatly appreciate it. I love seeing the positivity. I thrive and feed on it. Definitely looking for bigger and better things in 2018 not only for me but for everyone. Remember, I'm in Brooklyn every Tuesday night. So swing on by. Peace and have a great day. #FinnsCorner #Bartending #BarBusiness #BehindTheStick #HappyHour #Superheroes #SuperHeroHappyHour #SuperheroShirts #Beer #Birra #Cerveza #Bīru #Birre #Brewski #Cocktail #Cocktails #Coctel #Cocteles #Cocteleria #SiscoVanilla #SiscoVanillaIsStepping (at Finn's Corner)

[baseballsisco]

Yup. Today is Tuesday and as per custom, I'm slinging beers @finnscornernyc After yesterday's ass-whuppin', we have Game 4 of the ALDS between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees with the SOUND ON!!! Beer and shot specials GALORE!!! Roll through!!! #FinnsCorner #BarBusiness #Bartending #BehindTheStick #ALDS #AmericanLeagueDivisionSeries #BostonRedSox #Bosox #NewYorkYankees #NYYankees #NYY #2018MLBPostseason #BaseballPlayoffs #Beer #Birre #Birra #Biere #Cerveza #Cerveja #Bīru #Powe #Pove #Brewski #Cocktail #Cocktails #Coctele #Cocteles #Cocteleria #SiscoVanilla #SiscoVanillaIsStepping #SiscoVanillaHitsTheBricks #Repost @siscovanilla (@get_repost) ・・・ (at Finn's Corner) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bouv6v-H6Up/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1f7aborrvl27p

[adamrains-blog]

Exodus of Flavor: Pt 1

It was the 1950's and freedom was in the air. America had won the war. Even with a partially manufactured rivalry with Russia, we were still riding high. On top of the world! Top of the food chain… the big dogs! Even as we cooked from the bottom of our basement bomb shelters, nuclear test explosions could be seen across the Nevada sky and they lit it up like an artificial man-made sun, no strike that, an American-made sun.

American ingenuity and know-how could and did save the world! Of course our science and technology surpassed all other nations and we were, as a society, on board and ready to follow it to the moon. At that moment in history, science was king and it was decided that we could use our technology to make anything, do anything, solve any problem, and defeat any foe. We dreamed that we could go to the moon, we could go to Mars, even more dramatically, we could even make our own manufactured "mother's milk" (what?!?!)! We could even have a "fresh" tomato in the middle of winter. Gone were the fresh herbs and delicious produce from backyard gardens, instead we used canned peas and Shake 'n Bake. Everywhere you'd look, there was frozen this and canned that. T.V. dinners were all the rage; Tang, Spam and all sorts of unfathomable processed "foods" were enticing the American public with their saccharine-siren songs. Of course when company labs created these "food products" and the ad companies created markets for these products and then more remarkably, the really good ones were able to actually create needs. We then became lazy and we got fatigued, along with our palates. Cooking from the depths of our bomb shelter pantry, we filled our diets with so much sodium, fat, corn syrup and artificial flavoring that we had almost lost our ability to taste what real food was. This was echoed in the world of Cocktails.

King Cocktail himself, Dale DeGroff has called what happened during this period of time, the "Exodus of Flavor." Where most of the country and a lot of the world departed from those majestic, and at the time, mandatory ideals of keeping it fresh and being in season. Staying within the confines of Mother Nature became very old fashioned. We were ready for whatever technology had in store for us. Fast food became en vogue at this time and after that we all know what happened (we ended up in a Jack in the Box drive thru at 4 A.M.). Yes, we had lost our way. It seemed as though convenience, as well as a scientific assault on our flavor sensors, added fuel to the fire.

As a counterpoint, Chef Zach Taylor of B&B and CarneVino once exclaimed to me, "Some of the best things in the world are rotten." Whether it's sausage, cheese, wine, or beer, they have all been chemically transformed from a fresh ingredient to a preserved ingredient. It comes from thousands of years of trial and error on ways of preserving crops/products before we had the benefit of refrigeration. At that time they were still seasonal by necessity and freshness was a required truth; but it was nearly impossible to completely lose our taste and our affinity for the freshness. I do have to admit that in some cases the canned goods are not any better or any worse that the fresh, they are just different. There is as much a place for dried oregano as there is for fresh basil. Some pasta recipes actually call for a dried pasta as opposed to the fresh; just as most recipes for a Gimlet calls for Rose's Lime Cordial (but I still prefer the fresh stuff!). Not to beleaguer the point that fresh is best, even some of the canned seafood of Spain actually goes through a transformation into something equally as wonderful, not to mention costs a pretty penny. It "can" be great, but just different from the fresh.

To be continued....

Beauty and Spice Vermouth:

As I've mentioned before, always use what your environment provides. A bar that is located in the middle of one of the biggest casinos on the Strip, owned by one of the largest gaming corporations in the world, which is also located on one of the main booze thoroughfares on the planet should, in theory, be abound with a world-class variety of alcohol related products. One would think… but in this epicenter of volume where Conehead inspired beveraging encourages us to "Drink mass quantities," a new bar can be entangled with contracts, preferences and guidelines regarding what we can buy and sell. Oftentimes many of the more artisanal and unique products can be difficult to obtain. This can be a challenge to your creativity if you are unable to order what you want but sometimes, it can actually spawn new evolutions.

Carpano Antica Formula is a product that I am particularly fond of. Carpano is the house that invented vermouth and is their original recipe from 1786. It is a vermouth that stands on its own with wonderful complexity. It really can make the flavor jump out of the glass in a lot of drinks and as you probably guessed, Carpano is one that we were unable to serve at the bar (unless we brought it in ourselves).

Whether it was for a Manhattan or for the iconic Negroni, I began to lament the fact that we didn't have a suitable product that could hold a candle to the strength of its other ingredients. When you have a drink like those mentioned, with only 2 or 3 ingredients, what you use for each component of the drink is even more crucial. I felt a duty to my customers; if I was going to make for them a simple drink for the price of $15 or more, it should be amazing.

So that brings us back to the above-mentioned conundrum. We didn't have the ability to order certain products that we liked; we wanted and we insisted on making an amazing and unique cocktail that was worth the price. So we decided to make our own product (or just infuse and blend it). Again I had to use what the environment provided. At the bar we were currently using Martini and Rossi, which is a fine product (but can be better!). In the kitchen we usually had plenty of herbs and spices like tarragon, cinnamon, nutmeg, rosemary, plenty of citrus and of course, peppercorns. These are exactly what I used. This recipe turned out very tasty with its winter spice and herbs but it still needed a bit more depth of flavor. Then, wham! I fortified it further with XO Cognac and 20-year Taylor Fladgate Port Wine. The end result was something special; it was rich and decadent and really allowed it to complement and bolster other flavors in most any drink. It's now being made at two different bars in Las Vegas.

Beauty and Spice Vermouth

One bottle of Italian Sweet Vermouth  Zest of one Orange 2 Cinnamon Sticks (partially grated and broken) ½ of a medium sized Nutmeg (grated) 2 Star Anise spokes 4 sprigs of Rosemary (broken) 6 sprigs of Tarragon 5-12 Multicolored Peppercorns

[siscosfavoritecomics]

Tonight's #SuperheroShirts for #SuperheroHappyHour is an old school 1970s/1980s DC Comics heroes bonanza!!! #FinnsCorner #Bartending #BarBusiness #BehindTheStick #SlingingDrinks #DCComics #Superman #Batman #Hawkman #Hawkgirl #GreenLantern #GreenArrow #Shazam #BlackCanary #TeenTitans #JusticeLeague #PlasticMan #Aquaman #Flash #Atom #Comic #Comics #ComicBook #ComicBooks #SiscosFavoriteComics (at Finn's Corner) https://www.instagram.com/p/BuFHFH_nvsg/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ah62piioeil6

[siscosfavoritecomics]

The Man of Steel himself is ready for Game 3 of the NBA Finals @finnscornernyc (660 Washington Avenue, Corner of Bergen Street, Prospect Heights, Brooklyn) The Toronto Raptors face off against the NBA Champion Golden State Warriors at 9pm with the SOUND ON!!! Come early to get your seat.⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ Bad news, no Hot Diggity Dogs tonight 😥 The Good News is @kimpanadas will be working her magic in the kitchen throughout the game 🤩👌🏼👍🏼😜!!! Ya'lls know that you can't resist Kim's empanadas and wings. ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ We'll have drink specials galore plus Yankees, Mets and West Coast Baseball action. Roll on through!!!⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ #FinnsCorner #Bartending #BarBusiness #BehindTheStick #SlingingDrinks #Superman #SuperheroHappyHour #NBAFinals #Kimpanadas #Empanadas #Beer #Birra #Biere #Cerveza #Cerveja #Birre #Bīru #Pove #Powe #Brewski #Cocktail #Cocktails #Coctele #Cocteles #Cocteleria #SiscoVanilla #SiscoVanillaIsStepping #SiscoVanillaHitsTheBricks #Repost @siscovanilla (@get_repost) ・・・ (at Finn's Corner) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByVqZ2ihD4e/?igshid=1d70llbavbn28

[siscosfavoritecomics]

That's right folks. Listen to your pal, Ben Grimm the good old blue eyed Thing when he tells you that @finnscornernyc "It's Miller Time!!!" ⁣ ⁣ Unwind after a long day, belly up to the bar and order yourself a nice cold bottle of Miller Lite or a frosty bottle of the "Champagne of Beers" Miller High Life. Heck, feel free and order any of our other bottle, cans and draught brewskis. And as always we have beer and shot specials galore all night 🍻🥃⁣ ⁣ We'll have all the @mlb action on tonight including Yankees vs Blue Jays and Giants vs. Mets at 7pm plus four late night West Coast games to get you through the wee hours. We'll have our super budget friendly Hot Diggity Dogs throughout the night at $2 bucks a pop 🌭🌭🌭⁣ ⁣ The doors open at 4pm!!! See you then!!!⁣ ⁣ #FinnsCorner #Bartending #BarBusiness #BehindTheStick #SlingingDrinks #Beer #Birra #Biere #Cerveza #Cerveja #Birre #Bīru #Pove #Powe #Brewski #Cocktail #Cocktails #Coctele #Cocteles #Cocteleria #HotDiggityDogs #SiscoVanilla #SiscoVanillaIsStepping #SiscoVanillaHitsTheBricks #Repost @siscovanilla (@get_repost) ・・・ (at Finn's Corner) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByTCdBmBux-/?igshid=bx2orh3solh

[siscosfavoritecomics]

Like good old Logan says, its Beer O' clock for all you adults out there. Roll on through to @finnscornernyc for your fill of Baseball, laughs, good times and hot Diggity dogs. ⁣ ⁣ Roll on through to see what today's #SuperheroTShirts is. Here's a hint, it has to do with the the guy cracking up the brewski in the pic.⁣ ⁣ #FinnsCorner #Bartending #BarBusiness #BehindTheStick #SlingingDrinks #SuperheroHappyHour #SuperheroShirts #Logan #Wolverine #XMen #Beer #Birra #Biere #Cerveza #Cerveja #Birre #Bīru #Pove #Powe #Brewski #Cocktail #Cocktails #Coctele #Cocteles #Cocteleria #SiscoVanilla #SiscoVanillaIsStepping #SiscoVanillaHitsTheBricks https://www.instagram.com/p/ByBT_j3hkR9/?igshid=10qah4juiknd1

[siscosfavoritecomics]

I'm actually not the bartender on duty today at Finn's Corner (660 Washington Avenue, corner of Bergen Street, Brooklyn NY) but I'll be in the house for the first leg of the St. Patrick's Day Weekend shenanigans. Come on in!!!⁣ ⁣ #Repost @siscovanilla (@get_repost)⁣ ・・・⁣ It's like deja-vu again. Myself and Ace Hole holding it down during the first half of this weekend's St. Patrick's Day weekend shenanigans @finnscornernyc until Brett comes in for the evening shift. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ NCAA Championship week action is in full swing. Come on in and watch your favorite school's March through the Madness!!!⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ #FinnsCorner #StPatricksDay #StPaddysDay #Bartending #BarBusiness #BehindTheStick #Guinness #Stout #Beer #Birra #Cerveza #Cerveja #Birre #Bīru #Pove #Powe #Brewski #IrishWhiskey #Cocktail #Cocktails #Coctel #Cocteles #Cocteleria #SiscoVanilla #SiscoVanillaIsStepping #SiscoVanillaHitsTheBricks #SiscoVanillasSpecialDailyCocktail (at Finn's Corner) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvE6exlBnDo/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=p0sz097tjshn