You might have thought, given my less-than-sterling results with last month’s MxMo submission, that I’d veer in a completely different direction for this round. And I have, to a certain extent — hot beer? Gone. Rum? Gone (given that this months theme is “whisk(e)y,” that’s not much of a surprise). Raw egg? Oops… I’ve only… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Mixology Monday
Onward and Upward with Mixology Monday
Thanks to the great response to my request for hosts, we now have the next four Mixology Mondays on track. Jimmy Patrick takes the reins again for MxMo XII, which takes place Monday, February 12 at Jimmy’s Cocktail Lounge. For this round, Jimmy has chosen the topic Whisk(e)y — note the optional ‘e’. Got a… Continue Reading
MxMo XI: Flipping Out
Why was it that the good folks at Imbibe Unfiltered decided to choose “Winter Warmers” for the theme of this Mixology Monday? Did they somehow foresee that good chunks of the Pacific Northwest — including their base in Portland, and mine in Seattle — would be socked in for days on end with temperatures barely… Continue Reading
MxMo XI reminder
I’d like to briefly pause from the mondo rye fiesta to remind everyone that this coming Monday, January 15, is the first Mixology Monday of 2007. Hosting the event will be the wonderful folks over at Imbibe Unfiltered. For the January event the hosts have chosen Winter Warmers for the topic — and as I… Continue Reading
MxMoX: Ho Ho Ho and a Bottle of Rum
I can’t explain why I find it so satisfying, but in It’s a Wonderful Life, the grand holiday weeper that’s near-inescapable at this time of year, there’s a brief scene in a rough kind of barroom as Clarence the angel and Jimmy Stewart / George stop in for something to help them warm up: CLARENCE:… Continue Reading
