Cocktailians

Author: vidiot

  • Let’s make it official!

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    Via The Independent Weekly in Lafayette and The Times-Picayune. With the right mix of lawmakers, the Sazerac may be designated the "official state cocktail" at the regular legislative session that starts March 31. Sen. Edwin Murray, D-New Orleans, has filed in advance of the session Senate Bill 6 designating the Sazerac, the first cocktail invented…

  • French Sheets

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    I felt the French Sheets (noted below) deserved its own post.  As I’d mentioned, this was an impromptu invention of Damon, our bartender at Death & Co. French Sheets (named by my friend Patty, the drink’s recipient) 2 oz. rye 1/2 oz. St. Germain elderflower liqueur 3/4 oz. lemon juice 1/2 oz. simple syrup 1…

  • I Don’t Recognize These People At All

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    Not that any of us would ever exhibit such unseemly social transgressions, nor would any of us (or, of course, any of you) deign to consort with anyone who would ever even approach same, but as a matter of etiquette, it is generally not a bad idea for Gallant to know what Goofus is up…

  • I Don’t Recognize These People At All

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    Not that any of us would ever exhibit such unseemly social transgressions, nor would any of us (or, of course, any of you) deign to consort with anyone who would ever even approach same, but as a matter of etiquette, it is generally not a bad idea for Gallant to know what Goofus is up…

  • Death & Co.

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    Last week, my friend Patty and I decided to go check out Death & Co. in the East Village.  Yes, it was the first time I’d been there.  I know that this is an absolutely ludicrous thing to say in 99.999% of the developed world, but there are almost too many top-notch cocktail bars in…

  • Death & Co.

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    Last week, my friend Patty and I decided to go check out Death & Co. in the East Village.  Yes, it was the first time I’d been there.  I know that this is an absolutely ludicrous thing to say in 99.999% of the developed world, but there are almost too many top-notch cocktail bars in…

  • Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

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    Okay, I know I just barely made it, and if you’re on the East Coast or Europe, then I missed it.  The Irish (and among them I count Irish-Americans) are not necessarily known for promptness. I did want to post an Irish-themed cocktail today, first wanted to check: 1. You didn’t drink any green beer…

  • Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

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    Okay, I know I just barely made it, and if you’re on the East Coast or Europe, then I missed it.  The Irish (and among them I count Irish-Americans) are not necessarily known for promptness. I did want to post an Irish-themed cocktail today, first wanted to check: 1. You didn’t drink any green beer…

  • It May, In Fact, Be Time For Us To Partake In A Spot Of Crunk Juice

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    As a follow-up to the new Dr. Dre drinks venture (ibid), now Li’l Jon has his own winery too. The bottles are remarkably restrained and classy-looking. It is entirely possible that Mr. Jon is in the process of turning over a fresh leaf, beginning the next chapter of his life in the manner of Joe…

  • It May, In Fact, Be Time For Us To Partake In A Spot Of Crunk Juice

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    As a follow-up to the new Dr. Dre drinks venture (ibid), now Li’l Jon has his own winery too. The bottles are remarkably restrained and classy-looking. It is entirely possible that Mr. Jon is in the process of turning over a fresh leaf, beginning the next chapter of his life in the manner of Joe…