There were a lot of things I wish I’d blogged about in 2007 but never got around to; here’s one of them. Last summer, while wandering the hallowed halls of eGullet’s Spirits & Cocktails forum, I came across a post in the apricot brandy thread about one of the riffs on the Manhattan / Brooklyn… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Spirits
Farmer’s Bishop
Last Christmas — and the one before that, too, as a matter of fact — I was all about getting into the festive holiday spirit by torching up big bowls of punch. I’m not sure if I’ll get to that this year: I have some aged eggnog that should be ready Christmas Eve, and if… Continue Reading
My New Best Friend (Christmas 2007 edition)
Never let it be said that I forget a drink recipe. Okay — there was that little incident with the Boulevardier, when I read Doc’s recipe in Imbibe but was so eager to flip back and read my own damn story that I completely blocked out the drink until Murray foisted one upon me months… Continue Reading
MxMo XXII: Prohibition-be-gone
You remember when you were a kid and Christmas finally rolled around? You were so psyched from the weeks of waiting that you were about to have a cute little aneurysm just waiting for Christmas morning to come, and when it finally happened — when you went to sleep on Christmas eve and then woke… Continue Reading
Raiding the Louisiane
Slipping in with just minutes to spare, one more entry for Raiders of the Lost Cocktail. Anita chose Benedictine as the ingredient this round, and according to the ground rules: * Each month, the [previous month’s winner] will select a cocktail ingredient, which is accessible but not currently in vogue. * Each month, readers are… Continue Reading
