I’ve finally gotten around to reading Iain Gately’s Drink: A Cultural History of Alcohol, which I bought way back in June (in my defense, I bought it along with Infinite Jest, so I’ve been busy). A hundred pages in, it’s an engaging, interesting read. Most importantly, however, it offers this fraternity-resembling version of the Paternoster, [...]
Archive for October, 2009
it’s nothing new
Posted in Rants on October 28, 2009 | 1 Comment »
MxMo XLIII: Vermouth
Posted in Uncategorized on October 26, 2009 | 2 Comments »
This month’s theme for MxMo is a bit of a soft pass over home goal. Something like that? Sports metaphors are not my forte. But let me welcome you to this month’s most disinterested-in-the-great-American-pastimes cocktail blog roundup, hosted by Vidiot at Cocktailians. The theme is vermouth, one of the most common classic (and nouveau) cocktail [...]
Don’t Be Bitter
Posted in Uncategorized on October 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
So Michael at A Dash of Bitters is hosting a crazy contest. Normally I avoid this kind of thing because I hate losing, but I also love The Bitter Truth Bitters. And I love gin. I am totally doing this thing.
So the deal is I have to express my bitter jealousy of another blogger. Which [...]
and then there was the one time where I saw my name in lights
Posted in Uncategorized on October 24, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I am way too cool to pretend to be cool about this: I am totally in the Times, guys.
(For this article that the lovely folks at The Ethicurean let me publish.)
women and children first!
Posted in Uncategorized on October 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Normally I would heap scorn and withering sarcasm on something corny like this, but, let’s be clear: if there is any way to add a soupcon of human suffering and sweeping tragedy to cocktail hour, I am all about that.
once more, with chocolate this time
Posted in Random Drinks on October 15, 2009 | 4 Comments »
This may get me kicked out of the club, but I don’t really like Sidecars or Whiskey Sours. The combination of wood-aged liquor with citrus and/or orange liqueur just tastes weird to me. In fact, I tend to avoid any drink that combines whiskey or brandy and lemon juice, because I can never enjoy them [...]
