This week-or-so lapse in posting is brought to you by the good folks at Martini & Rossi who — having got wind of Jimmy’s proposal to focus on aperitifs for this round of Mixology Monday — kindly invited me to visit their vermouth factory in Italy, then sent me on to Noilly Prat’s facility in… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Spirits
Mixology Monday III: Old Cuban
I’d heard about this drink, and thought about this drink, long before I ever tasted this drink. My delay in putting one of these together wasn’t due to any uncertainty about its potential — from just reading over the recipe, it’s easy to tell this elaborate relative of the mojito has plenty. Nor was it… Continue Reading
The Desire for That Which Is To Be Denied
Building a home bar is an exercise in setting priorities. Spicy rye whiskey, decent mixing gin and a bottle of Cointreau? Right up there at the top of the list. Maraschino liqueur, Campari and Chartreuse? Maybe around level B, after all the basics are covered and you’re ready to explore a little bit. Dutch-style gin… Continue Reading
Painkiller
Another adventure from Beachbum Berry’s Grog Log. I’ve been thinking about this drink for a few days, for three reasons: it was mentioned by a couple of folks during a recent-ish discussion over at Tiki Central about the top 10 tiki drinks; in the past week or so I’ve come into the possession of some… Continue Reading
Burnt Fuselage
Screw eBay. Over the past few years, I’ve put together a modest library of drinks-related books, most of them out-of-print and many fairly old and somewhat rare. Apparently, I haven’t been alone; as I check out the usual places on eBay and other online sources for old books, I’ve seen prices rise exponentially, just in… Continue Reading
