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Joel Finsel

Joel Finsel is the author of Cocktails & Conversations from the Astral Plane, a memoir about coming of age during the craft cocktail renaissance. He began washing dishes at age 15 and later tended bar for over twenty years. His newest book, Franz Kline in Coal Country, is a biography about the world-renowned artist, co-written with Rebecca Finsel, his mother. Joel is also co-founder of the Third Person Project, a local non-profit documentary research organization. Hire him to mix craft cocktails at your next event, or just say hello, by emailing him at joelfinsel[at]gmail.com. Photo by Leslie Koehn

“You Make Me Feel So Young”: Craft Cocktails in Wilmington and its Island Beaches

By Joel Finsel on Jun. 24, 2019

A “craft” cocktail is made with care, often using hand-made ingredients like fresh-squeezed juices, bitters (born of the centuries-old medicinal/apothecary tradition), and a little extra flair, like muddling fresh herbs, or garnishing with a flaming twist.

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