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 [...]
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MxMo XLIII: Vermouth
Posted in Uncategorized on October 26, 2009 | 2 Comments »
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.
MxMo XLII: Dizzy Dairy
Posted in Uncategorized on September 27, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I was going to come up with something clever about the return of MxMo as the seasons turn but, you know, it’s just not working for me. So welcome to the interweb’s least cleverly introduced drink event, Mixology Monday XLII, with this month’s host, the eGullet gang, offering up the “Dizzy Dairy” theme.
To tell the [...]
Stand back, I’m going to try SCIENCE
Posted in Uncategorized on August 7, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Introduction
As I believe I’ve mentioned before, my research for my MS thesis is on the flavor-profile of rye whiskey. Turns out that no-one’s ever looked at it, and, in fact, there are no scientific (or, heck, even non-scientific) studies that verify the whole, tired “bourbon is like cornbread, rye is like rye bread” (really creative, [...]
The Bloody Mary Cocktail and Sangrita
Posted in Uncategorized on August 4, 2009 | 5 Comments »
I’ve always been a fan of Bloody Marys, which is odd, since plain tomato juice creeps me out (too thick? too bland?). Really, alcohol is optional; on flights, these days, I tend to just drink Bloody Mary Mix (partly because it may actually be the most filling thing they serve in ‘economy’ now). But a [...]
MxMo XL: Ginger & The Bracken
Posted in Uncategorized on June 15, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Well, I just got back from DC and my favorite bartender, Chris, had parted ways with my favorite bar (New Heights), so it seems appropriate to kick off this edition of the internet’s most sentimental monthly cocktail roundup with a drink of his creation. Not that I’ll be pouring out a shot of genever over [...]
