Malt Advocate publisher & editor John Hansell has an interesting post up today at What Does John Know, regarding the storage of whisk(e)y. To wit: how do you keep your opened bottles at their best? This is a question that’s increasingly starting to bother me. Several years ago, when I first started assembling the contents… Continue Reading
Author Archives: Paul
MxMo 19th Century: Gettin’ Vermouthy
They don’t make tastebuds like they used to. Thanks to Dinah over at Bibulo.us, who’s hosting this month’s round of Mixology Monday, I’ve been taking a sentimental stroll through some of the older — and newer (thanks to Mud Puddle Books) — cocktail manuals on my bookshelf, in search of the appropriate 19th century cocktail.… Continue Reading
MxMo XXXI: 19th Century Cocktails
The next Mixology Monday is scheduled for September 15. Hosting this round will be Joe and Dinah (aka Metagrrrl) at Bibulo.us, and this history-minded couple has selected 19th Century Cocktails as the theme. Sounds pretty straightforward, so start dusting off your crustas and pondering your cobblers and other old-school drinks, and keep an eye out… Continue Reading
Anticipation
While I was working up my presentation for the “Cocktails With a Kick: Absinthe Returns to America” session at Tales of the Cocktail, I embarked on an extended search through old bar guides in search of attractive — and repulsive — cocktails of yore that featured the old savage green stuff. Starting sometime in the… Continue Reading
It’s that time again
It’s mid-August, and I’m beat. I’m heading out on vacation for the next week or so, with a little detour through Portland on August 23 & 24 for the Great American Distiller’s Festival. If you’re in Portland for the event, please be sure to find me and say hi. If you’re looking for new posts,… Continue Reading
