We each have our own personal heat misery index. Here in Seattle, it seems like most people have theirs tuned to around 85 degrees Fahrenheit–at least, that’s where the thermometer is hanging when you really start to hear the bitching. After seven years here, I’m becoming more susceptible to it myself. I’m forgetting how miserable… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Drinks
Not Half Bad
I’ve been harsh to William Hamilton. The New York Times columnist who’s handled the “Shaken and Stirred” column since William Grimes gave it up a few years back, Hamilton is tasked with visiting some of the city’s newest and/or most happening bars, and reporting back on what’s being mixed. Too often, unfortunately, the drinks he… Continue Reading
No Corn. No Oil.
More fun with falernum. To give the sweetener a test-run in as near-pure a situation as possible, one of my first drinks is the Corn ‘n Oil–recipe kindly provided by Slakethirst. Corn ‘n Oil 1 ounce rum 1 ounce falernum 1 dash angostura bitters Stir with ice & strain into old-fashioned glass filled with crushed… Continue Reading
Rum Swizzle
The first drink I made with my new batch of falernum. I was looking for something that would make me hear steel drum music every time I took a sip. Didn’t quite get there, but it’s a nice drink nonetheless. Rum Swizzle Build in a highball glass: 2 ounces white rum juice 1/2 lime 1/2… Continue Reading
Mai Daiquiri
This recipe was posted over at the Drinkboy forum by Rafael. I’ve always been a big fan of mai tais, but sometimes I’m just not in the mood to go to that much effort to put one together. This is simply a variation on the daiquiri, using orgeat syrup for the sweetener. Orgeat is one… Continue Reading
