What with all the not-posting I’ve been doing lately, I’ve let the first few weeks of September pass without mentioning that the latest issue of Imbibe is out. The September/October issue was a two-fer for me, with somewhat related articles on applejack and eau de vie. I’ll get to an eau de vie post soon,… Continue Reading
MxMo XIX: Mornin’, Glory
It’s here. The rain started Sunday, less than 24 hours after I noticed that the old-fashioned globe lightpost in front of our house was becoming surrounded by a corona of red-and-yellow maple leaves. As I waited outside with my son for the school bus this morning, the first leaf, a scout, dropped from the tree… Continue Reading
One-week notice
Just a reminder that we’re only one week away from the next Mixology Monday. This brings us to chapter 19 in the series, and hosting this round is Gabriel over at Cocktail Nerd. Help us usher out the summer with a tribute to Fizz! — whether you’re mixing with Coke, club soda or Champagne, if… Continue Reading
What I Drank on my Summer Vacation
It’s the first day of school here in Seattle, the day I dropped off my son for the start of first grade and started looking ahead to the routine that is fall and winter. Back when I was part of the elementary school set, it was customary to start the school year by recapping all… Continue Reading
Luau Grog
Embarking on a tiki quest can be one long series of disappointments. You come across a recipe in Grog Log or Sippin’ Safari, it sounds fantastic, you set out to make it and — dammit! you have no guava nectar. No problem — there’s this recipe a few pages further, it sounded good last time… Continue Reading
