Book: Death & Co – Modern Classic Cocktails (Available from Amazon, $25) Genre: Cocktails; Mixology; Coffee Table; Educational I picked up D&C’s cocktail book on the recommendation of a bartender-friend. I was initially hesitant to pay full price ($50) for a book of pictures and nice recipes. However, upon seeing that it was on sale and … More Book Review: Death & Co – Modern Classic Cocktails
It’s that time of year. We look back on what a dumpster fire the last 365ish days have been and try to sieve out some gold from the muck. As usual, the rating rubric makes no real sense and, like Who’s Line Is It Anyway?, the points don’t matter. Book of the Year: Sadly I … More The Definitive Best of 2017 List!
You may have seen some whiskies with the phrase “Bottled in Bond” or “Bonded” while perusing the shelves of your local vendor. Going on nothing but anecdotal evidence, these whiskies all seem to be on the lower shelves and don’t have the look of quality hooch. Old Turkey? Wild Grandad? Buffalo Beam? You get the … More Bottled In Bond – What Does It Mean?
Tuesday, December 5, will mark the 84th anniversary of the repeal of Prohibition, aka The Second Biggest Mistake Made By The United States. Prohibition was the result of a fad gone wild. An anti-alcohol school of thought swept the nation like wildfire. As in most cases, there was a kernel of reason behind those in … More Repeal Day!
Like the Oxford comma, the “e” at the end of “whiskey” is something I hold near and dear to my heart. So let’s just all agree that the proper spelling is “whiskey.” No sense being lazy and dropping a letter. Got it? Good.
I recently came across a recipe for some fat-washed bacon bourbon. That is a fancy way of saying “bacon infused bourbon.” Fat washing is a way of using, well, fat (butter, actual animal fat, oil) to impart new dimensions to a base spirit. Not only does fat washing add depth of flavor, but it can … More Bacon Makes Everything Better
Last week I had my wisdom teeth taken out, which meant that for several days it was recommended that I lay off the booze. I know, I know. Terrifying, but I soldiered on. By last night I started feeling well enough that I could chance a drink. I had just picked up some delicious gin, and … More Adventures in Miksology: It Lives!
More to come later. Have lots of ideas. For now, cheers!
First, I’d like to apologies to my reader(s) (hi mom!). Life got super hectic, work got interesting, and depression reared its ugly head. I’ve done a lot of board gaming and cocktail-drinking, so I should be able to put a couple posts up in short order. There used to be a bar in my neighborhood … More Adventures in Miksology – Pisco Sours
I realized my bourbon collection was large and diverse enough to actually have a small tasting. Despite the fact that I know absolutely nothing about tastings other than putting things down as “like” or “NOPE”, I decided to give it a shot. Here are my thoughts (yes, I know they might not make any sense): … More Tasting Notes 11/30
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