“It’s truly the end of an era — the Gibson has had a long, great run and will always hold a special place for me.”

It is probably the most misunderstood spirit in existence.

Get out of your cocktail rut and throw caution to the wind with drinks that break the rules.

The classic cocktail revival is turning its attention to punch, the forerunner to the cocktail.

Photo by K’s Clicks Dish of the Week: Shrubs Where: The Gibson As we enter the market season, it’s easy to let your eyes get bigger than your stomach. I always buy too many strawberries and peaches that don’t get eaten. While there are some ways to preserve them, such as jams and freezing, shrubs are a great way to put over the hill fruit to use. Shrubs are fruit vinegars combined with sugar….

Photo by Eric Denman D.C. has always had a reputation as a drinking town. Maybe it’s because of all the lobbyists, lawyers, and politicians, but in the heyday of the cocktail, before Prohibition, residents of the District supposedly out-drank their counterparts in other areas of the country several times over. We even have our own cocktail that was named after a lobbyist. These days, many of the top restaurants in the city now have…

It’s a cold, dark night, and I’m looking for a speakeasy that should be next door to Marvin. I’m not quite sure what to do. I spy a set of ringers, with a small label next to one: The Gibson. I press it. A door opens, and the bouncer quickly waves me in. He checks ID with the low light from his cell phone; as he explains, the phone is dimmer, all the better for…