Bitten by the hospitality bug in high school and continuing through college, he used his skills to move ahead when others may have thrown in the towel – literally. John Pomeroy is the epitome of balance – in life and in his cocktails. And after trawling through shelves, boxes, and stacks of paraphernalia, it's my pleasure to present you with these warm-weather selections from my climate-controlled archives! Liquor companies have long been aware of the emotional appeal of summer, so I decided it would be clever to kill two birds with one stone, and feed my sense of nostalgia while spending a few blessed moments away from the hot sun. It's a season of vacations and picnics, baseball and fireworks – tailor-made for relaxation and reflection.
There's just a mellow vibe to the summertime months that nothing else comes close to matching. It's time to fire up the air conditioner, finalize vacation plans, and prepare for a few months of non-stop leisure – sipping chilled cocktails by the pool, enjoying an icy cold beer at the ballpark, drinking mimosas on the beach, or swigging straight from a bottle of Rum while sitting beneath a coconut tree. Though it's been shorts-and-short-sleeves weather for a good few weeks already, this weekend we finally reach the officially decreed beginning of of summer.
