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Author: vidiot

  • Mixology Monday XXIV: Variations

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    (I know, it’s supposed to be Mixology Monday, not Mixology Friday, but it took a few days for me to straggle over.) This month’s theme suited me fairly well, as I had a couple of drinks on standby that fit the theme quite well, to wit — “your variation of a classic recipe, or compare…

  • Mixology Monday XXIV: Variations

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    vidiot
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    (I know, it’s supposed to be Mixology Monday, not Mixology Friday, but it took a few days for me to straggle over.) This month’s theme suited me fairly well, as I had a couple of drinks on standby that fit the theme quite well, to wit — “your variation of a classic recipe, or compare…

  • The Filmograph Cocktail

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    As noted earlier, I was lucky enough to pick up a bottle of kola tonic a little while ago.  Dr. Cocktail’s writeup of the Filmograph Cocktail in Vintage Spirits and Forgotten Cocktails (an excellent, excellent read that’s worth picking up) caught my eye, so I thought I’d give it a whirl. Cola is a flavor…

  • The Filmograph Cocktail

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    As noted earlier, I was lucky enough to pick up a bottle of kola tonic a little while ago.  Dr. Cocktail’s writeup of the Filmograph Cocktail in Vintage Spirits and Forgotten Cocktails (an excellent, excellent read that’s worth picking up) caught my eye, so I thought I’d give it a whirl. Cola is a flavor…

  • Drinky Goodness

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    A quartet of links for your Friday perusal: Finally, a use for vodka:  in pie crusts.  (and I bet an Angostura-spiked apple pie would be yummy.)  (via Dethroner.) Part of what I like about cocktail blogs is the experimentation — I hear about interesting things that I want to try just about every day.  But…

  • Drinky Goodness

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    vidiot
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    A quartet of links for your Friday perusal: Finally, a use for vodka:  in pie crusts.  (and I bet an Angostura-spiked apple pie would be yummy.)  (via Dethroner.) Part of what I like about cocktail blogs is the experimentation — I hear about interesting things that I want to try just about every day.  But…

  • Attention, absinthe lovers

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    St. George’s Spirits Absinthe Verte, which sold out a few weeks after its debut, will have new batches available for sale on Feb 3rd.  The 750mL bottles are $75, and there will be a three-bottle limit per person to allow more people to have an opportunity to purchase a bottle. Absinthe Verte can be found…

  • Attention, absinthe lovers

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    vidiot
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    St. George’s Spirits Absinthe Verte, which sold out a few weeks after its debut, will have new batches available for sale on Feb 3rd.  The 750mL bottles are $75, and there will be a three-bottle limit per person to allow more people to have an opportunity to purchase a bottle. Absinthe Verte can be found…

  • Screwpull shaker

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    All this talk about cocktails and no one’s fessed up as to which shaker they use.  I personally use a Screwpull 20-oz stainless steel cocktail shaker.  I’ve tried many cocktail shakers over the years, and one of my major complaints was that it was very difficult to twist open the top without some effort, and…

  • Screwpull shaker

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    vidiot
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    All this talk about cocktails and no one’s fessed up as to which shaker they use.  I personally use a Screwpull 20-oz stainless steel cocktail shaker.  I’ve tried many cocktail shakers over the years, and one of my major complaints was that it was very difficult to twist open the top without some effort, and…