Last week saw a local media double header for the Tipsy Texans--a superlative review by Wes Marshall in the Austin Chronicle on Thursday, followed Friday by an Informed Drinker profile by Tolly Mosely on the Austinist.com . The write-ups are actually about Annie's, where only one of us works, but I consider this a triumph for what we do, what we stand for--there would be no way for me to do what I do without Tipsy's support.

From top to bottom, two original cocktails from the forthcoming fall menu: the Treaty Oak Cocktail and the Green Hour; and a classic Pimm's Cup. Photo by John Anderson for the Austin Chronicle.

Wes Marshall profiled the bar at Annie's, and had no shortage of praise. Although he does not mention me by name, I was the "server" in question who made and brought him the Manhattan and conversed with him about the qualities of rye whiskey. In addition to the cocktail program he gave high marks to the bar food menu and wine list. Marshall wraps up his review by complementing our "obsessive-compulsive devotion to outstanding cocktails."