Way back during the dark ages of mixology, when decent sloe gin was as hard to find in the U.S. as gas under $3 — and here we’re talking about a year or so ago — this drink never would have caught my attention. Hell, even after Plymouth started distributing its sloe gin, I breezed… Continue Reading
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30/30, #2: Penicilina (or something like that)
Last week, I was hurting. Over the weekend, a stomach bug knocked out both me and the missus, and I spent the better part of two days flat on my back, trying to sleep so I wouldn’t feel like barfing. Tuesday was a lot better, though, and by Wednesday I was trying to get my… Continue Reading
30/30, #1: White Lily
We’ve come across them before: the Blood & Sand, the Last Word, the Cameron’s Kick — drinks that look like a train wreck on paper, but in the glass, have a lot more character than you’d think. The White Lily isn’t quite in the same class as these three cocktails, but for something that looks… Continue Reading
Thirty in 30: Like starting over
It happens to all blogs, or at least most: the fresh-out-of-the-gate frenzy, the building of a voice and readership, the finding direction and redirection, the plateau, the falloff, and the long periods of silence. And then, usually, death — or at least, whatever the online equivalent of disappearing into the Amazon jungle is; either way,… Continue Reading
MxMo Twists: Revisiting the Manhattan
Apologies for the lack of a photo, and for the brief length of this post: but nothing turns you off of mixing and photographing a drink — not to mention merely sitting upright in front of a computer — like a good ol’ bout of stomach flu. But, this month marks the third anniversary of… Continue Reading
