Monthly Archives: July 2010

Straight Up! with Patrick: Beat the Heat!

Good God can it get any hotter? Like all good Englishmen I enjoy talking about the weather as much as anyone, but really, this summer has been out of control, crazy heat. Durban, South Africa is the only place that I have been that is comparable to Charleston for the shear heat and humidity. At home, my AC unit struggles … Read More

Straight Up! with Patrick: Mothers’ Ruin

I recently had the opportunity to compete in a gin cocktail competition.  The parameters were pretty straight forward – make the best original drink that you can using Bombay Sapphire gin as the base liquor.  Last year I was lucky enough to win a trip to Las Vegas to represent Charleston in the national mix-off competition.  After spending three days … Read More