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
Category Archives: Spirits
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
30/30, #30: the Prescription Julep
In Imbibe!, the drinks book that just keeps on giving more than a year and a half after the first reading, Dave Wondrich notes of the Prescription Julep, “It […] happens to be the tastiest Mint Julep recipe I know.” I’ve tested this theory before, found it sound and then moved on, but I’ve pulled… Continue Reading
30/30, #29: the Daisy de Santiago
Told you there’d be another Charles H. Baker drink before this whole 30/30 things was over…. Baker describes this daiquiri-with-benefits as “a Lovely Thing Introduced to Us through the Gracious Offices of the Late Facuno Bacardi, of Lamented Memory”, and says that “along with the immortal Daiquiri, this is the best Bacardi drink on record.”… Continue Reading
