Along with a gallon of eggnog for New Year’s Eve, I prepared a couple bottles of pre-mixed cocktails and a half-gallon of an old Colonial drink called the Coffee Cocktail. Pre-mixing cocktails is a party trick that I’ve been using this year for house parties. It requires much less attention from the social bartender during […]
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The Imbiber’s 100 (Ouroboros)
Friday, November 28, 2008
Over at Art of Drink, Darcy has put together a list of One Hundred Drinks Any Serious Imbiber Ought Try (At Least) Once [100DASIOTO]. It’s a little scattered, but a good list of beverages that represent a reasonable basis for commonality. Those that I’ve tried are in bold, below (80 of 100). Maybe I should […]
A Vodka Meditation
Monday, June 2, 2008
I wrote this on a message board. People were discussing whether or not it was worth drinking vodka: See, the inherent Vodka Dilemma (I think they call it a Vodkalemma in certain trendy clubs in the meatpacking district) is thus: A Good vodka, it is agreed, is one that is not flavored. Flavored vodkas, and […]
