What first comes to mind when you think about rum? Is it Bacardi? Maybe a Mojito or a rum and Coke? Or better yet are you picturing toes in the sand and a pina colada in hand? As I write this on the first official day of summer these all sound perfect right about now. However I don't think most people know about (or fully appreciate) quality aged rum. Matured rum, like good whiskey, should be sipped or in a spirit forward cocktail like an Old Fashioned. Places like Cana Rum B

Over the years I’ve had a ton of people tell me they don’t like gin for whatever reason; are you one of these people? If you are I’d bet you’ve just never tried the right gin cocktail. Personally, my first experience with the stuff was in ’06 and involved me taking mixology lessons from Snoop Dogg; making a simple mixture of Tanqueray and OJ (laaaaaaiiidbaaack). Eleven years later and gin is now one of my favorite spirits. But what is gin and why are a lot of people turned of

Hello there. Welcome to our new blog. We’re going to be using this platform to share everything that’s currently going on with LA Speakeasy along with great tips and info related to craft cocktails, special events, and drinking in Los Angeles. So what do we mean by craft cocktails? We mean an alcoholic beverage made by hand using all-natural ingredients and no artificial flavors- the same way a barkeep would've made it a hundred years ago. We’ll consider a Margarita craft if