It seems like I’m the latest person to jump on the make-your-own Swedish Punsch bandwagon. I’ve been wanting to make it since last year, when I managed to get a used copy of Ted Haigh’s Vintage Spirits and Forgotten Cocktails and found that not a single liquor store in the DC area (which has some [...]
Archive for November, 2008
Batavia-Arrack
Posted in Rants, tagged batavia-arrack, swedish punsch on November 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Tequila Old-Fashioned
Posted in Random Drinks, tagged mezcal, tequila on November 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Since I’m already thinking about tequila, this is an old favorite.
Credit where credit’s due; I found the idea of a Tequila Old-Fashioned in the New York Times while I was living in Japan for a month – far, far away from any decent, affordable tequila. So, of course, I thought about it obsessively until I [...]
The Imbiber’s 100
Posted in Rants on November 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I saw this over at Kaiser Penguin, and I guess it originates at Art of Drink. Rick (it seems weird to namecheck someone I’ve never met or interacted with, but somehow rude not to as well; blogging is weird?) mentions that he would have a very different list – I agree, but you don’t [...]
Impetus
Posted in Random Drinks, tagged lillet, st. germain, tequila on November 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »
There are a lot of really great drink blogs already; I’ve always had trouble starting one because, well, what do I have to add? Nevertheless, if I don’t write something I’ll never realize my ambition of replacing the absolutely worthless Jonathan Miles as cocktail columnist at the New York Times.
This is all dedicated to [...]
