Just when I was wondering what kind of new, unheard-of concoction to mix up for guests on Christmas, Chuck Taggart posts a recipe for this intriguing new cocktail over at the Gumbo Pages. Réveillon Cocktail 2 ounces Laird’s Straight Apple Brandy (substitute Laird’s Applejack or your favorite Calvados). 1/2 ounce pear brandy (make sure it’s… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Spirits
Hot and Cold
If you were to rank Yuletide peculiarities of otherwise reasonable people on some sort of oddness scale, the seasonal demand for rich, eggy, booze-laden beverages is situated several points below the desire to wear a reindeer sweater adorned with shiny, jingly things, and the genuine conviction that anybody honestly wants a scented candle as a… Continue Reading
Is Your Driving Affecting Your Drinking?
The same week the U.S. delegation walks out of the Montreal climate change talks, this appears in my mailbox, via a copy of the winter 2006 issue of NRDC’s OnEarth magazine (story posted here): A recent study conducted for the Commonwealth of Kentucky [says] global warming may soon make it impossible to produce good Kentucky… Continue Reading
A Gesture Toward the Season
Good Lord, is it December already? Thanksgiving breezed by, and since then major work issues have kept me glued to the phone and computer, doing unpleasant yet unavoidable tasks, for near every waking moment. And now, blast it, it’s Christmas–time to be stringing lights and mixing eggnog, elbowing shoppers in a department store and watching… Continue Reading
Giving Thanks for Whiskey
Just in time for Thanksgiving, the good Dr. Cocktail has given us a brief history and erudite assessment on the status of whiskey in America, posted over at Martini Republic. Read it here: As Thanksgiving Hurls Continue Reading
