In need of a little
inspiration for your Tuesday-evening tipples? We checked in with a few of our
Imbibe 75 personalities to see what they’ll be drinking with dinner
tonight—here’s what they had to say.
This evening, natural wine
advocate and Imbibe 75 Wine Person of the Year Alice Feiring scored a dinner invite that includes popping the
corks on a few old, Italian gems, including Barolos from Rocche dei Manzoni. “Looking forward to the
1982 and 1985!” says The Feiring Line founder.
“It’s raining out and
cold (well, for San Diego),” says owner of some of San Diego’s top beer spots
and our Beer Person of the Year, Scot Blair. “So spicy oxtail ramen is in order with an Anchor California Lager—perfecto.”
New York Distilling
co-founder and Imbibe 75 person to watch Allen Katz can look forward to cracking open a cold can of Narragansett Porter after work this evening. “A
cold porter is a soothing way to ease off the gas pedal and still have
something with rich flavor,” he says.
And we got not one, but two
votes for sherry this evening—Houston-based bartender (and soon-to-be bar
owner) Alba Huerta plans to pour
herself a glass of La Guita Manzanilla to go alongside a steaming bowl of mussels, while owner of Seattle’s
Vessel, Jim Romdall will sip
some amontillado. Dinner for
Romdall is still TBD (depending on “what looks good at the butcher on my way
home from work today,” he says), “but amontillado is a safe guess as it's
usually the dinner drink of choice.”
As for us, we’re thinking a
cocktail is in order—specifically one that showcases some of the featured
flavors from our Imbibe 75 Issue, like the sultry pear and Armagnac Pret a Poire, the Aperol-flavored Veronica Rose sparkler, or the crème de
cassis-brightened Sea of Cortez—or maybe all three! Click here, here and here
for the recipes.
How about you—what’s on
your drinks docket for this evening? Chime in on FB and let us know!