DO NOT DRINK AND DRIVE! BACvegas.com is a Beverage & Mixology Website owned, operated, and written by Dr. B, a Las Vegas Native. Dr. B is just trying to do his part to expand the scene in Las Vegas.
His name is Dr. B. He has lived in the worlds most exciting city his entire life. His passion, love, and career is in Food and Beverage. You can often find him ‘out and about’ in Las Vegas on the Strip, in Downtown, West Side, East Side, South Side, and in any one of a number of obscure local hangouts. He decided to create this site not to compete with the 100′s of “Las Vegas Blogs” but as a respo
His name is Dr. B. He has lived in the worlds most exciting city his entire life. His passion, love, and career is in Food and Beverage. You can often find him ‘out and about’ in Las Vegas on the Strip, in Downtown, West Side, East Side, South Side, and in any one of a number of obscure local hangouts. He decided to create this site not to compete with the 100′s of “Las Vegas Blogs” but as a respo
Medicines RX: "Pimm's No. 1 Cup"
Oysters for everyone!!! In the early 1800′s, Englishman James Pimm had an increasingly successful Oyster Bar cleverly named “Oyster Bar” in London. At this time, Gin was still young and very bitter, therefore savoring Gin was not yet upon us. A very…
October Cure Of The Month: "Hot Toddy"
The basic recipe for a “Hot Toddy” is liquor, sugar, water, and spices heated up. For years some variation of this was used to cure a cold. You may have heard the term “Grandpa’s Medicine” before. That is usually referring to a shot of whiskey now-a-days,…
Trending: "Liquor.com"
Most people would definitely say that writing an article about one of your biggest competitors is not a wise decision. However, my whole reason for creating the B:AC site was to link average thirsty citizens, upstart bartenders, and budding mixologists to…
Jose Zepeda Jr. at Hyde Bellagio making the "coolest" cable car ever, surrounded by my favorite Prosecco
New Post on Benedictine
Benedictine is another awesome medicinal Liqueur. It may truly have incredible health benefits, however, the 27 herbs and spices inside are a very famous secret. Without knowing whats inside there ...
New Post! Frankies Tiki Room
“Where’s the Rum?” It’s absolutely waiting at this unbelievably cool and authentic Tiki Bar. In perfect Tiki Bar fashion, the room is adorned with actual hand carved Tiki he...
NEW POST!
In this crazy Cocktail Revival that the world is experiencing, drinks aren’t the only items that are becoming popular again. Retro bar tools, glassware, and beverage carts are all the rage. N...
If you are anybody in the Beverage Scene in Vegas, you have got to go to this! Great job Vegas on getting this here!
Shaker: "Mean Gene"
Name: Gene Samuel Bar: Central @ Caesars Palace Las Vegas When I arrived at Central, the bar was slammed! Gene greeted me, gave me water, then went on an hour long tear behind the bar. He was training the new Barback, popping out cocktails, serving food,…
People/Profiles
Please allow me to introduce a new section to the site. The People/Profiles section will be interviews with 2 different types of people that are related to our industry. They are as follows: SHAKERS - These are the heart of the industry. Bartenders.…
100 Likes! 3 Days! I am happy...
Proud! Great job Samantha Solich!!
Trendy bars in the Cosmopolitan, Encore and Bellagio have made names for themselves with cool cocktails and renowned mixologists. But they aren't the only places in town to get a good drink. Bartenders also are mixing up legendary libations — for a fraction of the cost — at a small ...
NEW POST!!!
Sommetimes, the only tools I need to practice my version of “medicine” is a corkscrew! Everyone has heard the quote that starts with “a glass of wine a day…;” but is ...
Best Video Ever!
2012 Spirited Awards: Best American Brand Ambassador - Featuring: Simon Ford, Chris Patino, Jamie Gordon, Collin Appiah, Jim Ryan, Erick Castro, Nick Van Tie...
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Books: “The Flavor Bible”
If the test is Cocktail Creation, then The Flavor Bible is the cheat sheet. In a world filled with thousands of Cocktail Books that are mostly all just recipes, this is nothing like the rest. Some ...
Medicines Rx: “Lillet”
You have heard this name time and time again. This bottle is named in the worlds most famous cocktail recipe. Every time most people hear the great James Bond describe his “Vesper” cock...
Barmacy Rx: “Social Paintbrush”
Now some of us are artistic and some of us aren’t, but with a couple shots and lots of wine, everyone is a Picasso at Social Paintbrush. Social Paintbrush is a single room art studio in which...
Trending: “Amaro”
Now we are talking “really cool.” For you Amaro drinkers out there I tip my cap at you. For those of you who have no idea what I am talking about, you need to head to your nearest mixol...
Books: “Vintage Spirits And Forgotten Cocktails”
So much literature and so many recipe books have surfaced the last few years on mixology. This book, by Ted “Dr. Cocktail” Haigh, is possibly the coolest and most important book of them...
Medicines Rx: “Galliano”
Galliano is an item that you have probably seen behind numerous Bars and thought to yourself “what is that crazy bottle.” Liquore Galliano L’Autentico aka Galliano is another one ...
Cure Of The Month: “Absinthe Is The Cure For Everything!”
There might not be a more over-glamorized and completely misconstrued beverage on the planet. There is a book or website that will claim just about anything about this spirit. I actually found a we...
Trending: “Barrel Aging”
For those of you deep into cocktails this may not be a new concept, but for the rest of you, welcome to amazingness! This is becoming increasingly more popular in the Bar Scenes. Its been around in...
Cure Of The Month: “Hair Of The Dog”
Hangovers are a bitch! The aches, pains, nausea, and unquenchable thirst that comes from the “Brown Bottle Flu” have been treated in a thousand different ways over time. Scientists can&...
Barmacy Rx: “Herbs & Rye ‘Til I Die”
There are plenty of good cocktail bars in Vegas but this one is as close to “best” as you can get. You may not know about this place but it has no “street team”, doesn’...
Medicines Rx: “After a long night on the job, there is nothing better”
Premixed cocktails are definitely not my favorite. Its my belief that while it may take a shake or a stir, fresh-made is 1000 times better then pre-made. I do believe, however, that this is a growi...
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