They’re offering free tastings today.

The new rum bar and distillery is, as owner Todd Thrasher puts it, “loud and raucous and fun.”

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…

In honor of Repeal Day, Todd Thrasher, head bartender at PX in Alexandria, shows us how to make Pisco Punch. Produced by DCist contributor Meredith Bragg…

You’ve seen the lists on waiterrant and elsewhere: What Your Drink Says About You. Vodka martini drinkers are classy and old-school. Cosmo drinkers are prissy or passé. Pinot noir drinkers are on the Sideways bandwagon. On less cynical lists, beer drinkers are characterized as creative, tequila drinkers as extroverts, and red wine drinkers as mature and discerning. But what does it say when your bartender questions your choice of drink? In an article in…

WaPo Food Gets BoGlo Editor With all the turmoil and upheaval at the Post’s food section over the past couple of years, we were waiting for news that Tom Sietsema and Walter Nicholls would just take the thing over and rule it a la Tenacious D’s two kings in City Hall. This is not the case, though. WaPo announced (good get, fishbowl!) that Boston Globe food writer Joe Yonan will be the new editor for…

Fish and Chips and Drinks and Fried Mars Bars After months of waiting, it appears that Eamonn’s, A Dublin Chipper (from the makers of Restaurant Eve) is almost ready to fling its doors open wide to welcome the unfed masses clamoring for fried fish, fried potatoes, and malt vinegar. Originally slated to open on Monday but now scheduled to open within the next two weeks, the place will also feature a bar called “PX” fashioned…