Inspired, perhaps, by Jason Wilson’s columns on Martinis, I’ve remembered the joy of Perfect Martinis. Last night I took it one step further (because, I admit it, I am out of dry vermouth), and used a mixture of Lillet and sweet vermouth. Which, surprisingly, was the best Martini I’ve ever had.
Every month or so I [...]
Archive for February, 2009
perfection
Posted in Random Drinks on February 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
MxMo XXXVI: Hard-Bitten
Posted in MxMo on February 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
See, this here is MxMo territory, see, and in this here New Depression, see, we like our drinks like we liked our women (before we couldn’t afford that personal hygiene stuff they’re always bugging us about): strong, fast, and cheap. What, you thought I was going to reverse-sexist that, somehow? Hah! Sexism is the new [...]
just in case you don’t know
Posted in Rants on February 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Jason Wilson, at the Washington Post, is my cocktail crush. His columns consistently (and hilariously) maintain high standards and a belief in the perfectability of the physical world (in this case, you know, drinks) without plunging into pretentious gimickery like some hacks I could mention (PS: Dear American Airlines also was not very good!). In [...]
