“A Time-Tested Favorite from Venezuela” So wrote Charles H. Baker, traveler, raconteur, and possibly the ultimate fan of exotic tippling. Yesterday I posted the details from an e-mail exchange I recently had with New York bartender and writer St. John Frizell over at Blogging Tales of the Cocktail. That exchange came at a time when… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Spirits
MxMoXXVI: Keep the Nose Up
Two years. I hadn’t pointed it out earlier — thanks to all the other things I’ve been wrangling with lately, I kind of forgot — but this month marks the second anniversary of the launch of Mixology Monday (this month hosted by the wonderful Anna at Morsels & Musings). I’ll save the misty sentimentality for… Continue Reading
MxMo Limit One: Tears of Joy?
Tonight’s drink comes with a tip of the hat to Rick at Kaiser Penguin, who is hosting this month’s Mixology Monday with the theme, Limit: One. Thanks to this theme, Rick has created an event that is guaranteed to be followed by “Hangover Tuesday.” When in the need of a cocktail that comes in heavy,… Continue Reading
The Emerald Bijou?
I really try to ignore St. Patrick’s Day. It’s a time when the fair-weather drinkers like to lay into the stuff, making bars about the last place I want to be. And as someone who’s let this particular interest slip among colleagues and casual acquaintances, it’s the time of year when I invariably get asked… Continue Reading
…for forgiveness of all imminent and future sins of the flesh
I’ve found myself falling into a cocktail rut lately — and it’s not just a defensive posture from drinking so much apricot brandy. Relatively minor, as these things go, but it’s been a bit more of a challenge to come up with an idea of what I’d like to have. So, in pursuit of recipes… Continue Reading
