It’s still Monday here on the West Coast, which means I’m still on time for this month’s Mixology Monday. Hosted by Chris Amirault and the gang over at eGullet, the theme for this month is “Dizzy Dairy”, which means whatever else you do to your drink, you’d better mix something in it that originated in… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Drinks
Fernet Flip
That crack in my last post about mixing up a batch of Fernet Eggnog — or “Ferneggnog”, as Foliosus put it in the comments section — got me thinking. A surprisingly good drink I tried recently was a Cynar Flip, suggested to me by Jeff Morgenthaler from a recipe by Kirk Estopinal from The Violet… Continue Reading
MxMo Vodka — Wait, what?
Today shall henceforth be known as “The day a ‘Vodka’ category was finally added to Paul’s blog.” Vodka takes a lot of flack, and often with good reason. But for dedicated cocktail types, we have to come to terms with vodka. It’s still the most widely consumed type of spirit in the United States, and… Continue Reading
MxMo: Ginger – Barometer’s falling, wind out of the east
No, it’s not the Dark & Stormy. Though you could be forgiven for thinking that, based on the headline and on that notation on the calendar that today is Mixology Monday, which happens to be hosted this month by RumDood, who has chosen Ginger for this month’s theme. So, ginger plus rum (minus the dood),… Continue Reading
30/Mo…uh….wait, make that Mx30 … damn!
Chuck Taggart is a mighty bitter man. Oh, sure, he’s nice enough on the outside, and chatty and friendly and all that, but when it comes right down to it, “bitter” pretty much describes his state of mind. Today, anyway — because once again it’s Mixology Monday (chapter 39, for those keeping score), and Mr.… Continue Reading
