What the hell is La Última Palabra you ask? Why it's just your classic Last Word cocktail made with mezcal instead of gin. A mezcal riff on a classic cocktail, seemed the perfect way to celebrate the work of Mexican modernist Pedro Ramírez Vázquez,   whose work infused classic modernist architecture with references to Mexico's rich artistic culture. Did you miss the post on Pedro Ramírez Vázquez ? You can access it here . Ironically, despite its abundance of great cocktail bars, it...

Pedro Ramirez Vasquez, photo courtesy of Life Magazine It’s officially spring now; the days are getting longer, the sun is shining and flowers are blooming. Although its still chilly here in Boston, the sunshine and longer days have me thinking about Mexico City- one of my favorite cities. Not only does Mexico City have fantastic mid-century and modernist architecture but it’s also home to some of the world’s best cocktail bars. Handshake Speakeasy has been named the best cocktail bar in...

How else would you celebrate the life and work of Tropical Modernist Geoffrey Bawa ? This cocktail arrived in my inbox this week from   Peter Suderman who has a fantastic substack called Cocktails With Suderman .    Given that both Minette De Silva and Geoffrey Bawa were working in similar but slightly different styles of Tropical Modernism and both were from Sri Lanka, it makes sense for Geoffrey’s cocktail to be based on the same classic cocktail as Minette’s; the Mai Tai, albeit with a...