Join us Thursday, February 18th at 7PM for Boston.com's Cocktail Club with host Jackson Cannon and his special guest, Brother Cleve. This week they'll be making cocktails with vodka, the number one selling cocktail ingredient in America for the past 50 years, catching up about the Boston restaurant and bar scene, and sharing tips the pros use to make great drinks at home. They'll be mixing a classic Vodka Gimlet and the underestimated Kangaroo Cocktail (spoiler alert - it's a Vodka Martini!) Everything you'll need is listed below with a link to purchase your Boston.com Cocktail Club Vodka kit through Gordon's Fine Wine and Spirits.
Jackson Cannon is Boston.com Cocktail Club’s host and bar director for Eastern Standard and The Hawthorne. The veteran craft cocktail leader opened Eastern Standard in 2005 as Bar Manager, quickly cementing the neighborhood brasserie’s reputation as one of the country’s best bars, known for its attention to properly crafted cocktails and unwavering hospitality in a high-volume environment. The iconic, expansive program offering more than 60 classic and new creations secured national attention and earned Cannon “Bartender of the Year” award from Nightclub & Bar magazine in 2011. Cannon introduced the next iteration of his vision when he opened The Hawthorne, an experience centered in his commitment to thoughtfully crafted cocktails, continued cocktail/spirits education, and curating exceptional moments for guests. The Hawthorne has received numerous local and national accolades, including a semifinalist award for James Beard Foundation’s “Outstanding Bar Program” in 2014 and 2015, and winning Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Award for “Best Hotel Bar” in 2017. Cannon was a finalist for “Best Bar Mentor” at the 2013 and 2014 Spirited Awards and a 2014 Wine Enthusiast Wine Star Award nominee for “Mixologist/Brand Ambassador of the Year.”
Brother Cleve, often referred to as The Godfather of Boston’s cocktail scene, has spent most of his adult life traveling the world as a musician/DJ/record producer and writer. A fascination with cocktails began when he was a young man in the 1960s, and he began searching for “lost spirits” as well as building a library of cocktail books while on the road with bands in the '80s. He began a second career as a bartender in 1988 bringing back vintage and forgotten cocktails. In 1996 he launched the first weekly Cocktail Party at a Cambridge club, creating a cocktail menu and spinning lounge music, before helping the launch the B-Side Lounge in 1998. Currently he is Beverage Director/head bartender at Paris Seaport Bar & Crêperie and travels around the country (now on Zoom) working Cocktail/Tiki events making cocktails, giving spirited classes, and DJing groovy parties.
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