Cocktailians

Author: vidiot

  • Whiskipedia

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    Whiskipedia, the definitive online resource for all things Whisk(e)y.

  • Whiskipedia

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    Whiskipedia, the definitive online resource for all things Whisk(e)y.

  • Bloody Marys at Home

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    In San Francisco, HOME Restaurant is famous as the place with the "Build Your Own Bloody Mary Bar" on Saturdays and Sundays.  What a neat concept – a buffet table set up with pitchers of virgin and nonvirgin bloody mary mix, various kinds of pepper (crushed, pickled, bottled, sauced), pickles of all kinds (pickled okra,…

  • Bloody Marys at Home

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    In San Francisco, HOME Restaurant is famous as the place with the "Build Your Own Bloody Mary Bar" on Saturdays and Sundays.  What a neat concept – a buffet table set up with pitchers of virgin and nonvirgin bloody mary mix, various kinds of pepper (crushed, pickled, bottled, sauced), pickles of all kinds (pickled okra,…

  • Not Just Jello Shots

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    Molecular mixologist Eben Freeman (at Tailor) creates solid cocktails.  Not "solid" as in well-made, balanced cocktails — though they may well be; I haven’t been over there — but "solid" as in Not Plasma, Liquid, or Gas.  Currently, the lineup features a jellied Cuba Libre ("Cube-a Libre", perhaps, given its shape), a Ramos Gin Fizz…

  • Not Just Jello Shots

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    Molecular mixologist Eben Freeman (at Tailor) creates solid cocktails.  Not "solid" as in well-made, balanced cocktails — though they may well be; I haven’t been over there — but "solid" as in Not Plasma, Liquid, or Gas.  Currently, the lineup features a jellied Cuba Libre ("Cube-a Libre", perhaps, given its shape), a Ramos Gin Fizz…

  • Gettin’ Rid of the Leftovers

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    As I mentioned in my previous post, Don the Beachcomber’s cocktails were notable for their use of secret mixes which typically consisted of simple syrups or fruit juices combined with whole spices like cinnamon or vanilla. Since I still had a sizable amount of Don’s Mix #2 (grapefruit juice and cinnamon syrup) left in the…

  • Gettin’ Rid of the Leftovers

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    As I mentioned in my previous post, Don the Beachcomber’s cocktails were notable for their use of secret mixes which typically consisted of simple syrups or fruit juices combined with whole spices like cinnamon or vanilla. Since I still had a sizable amount of Don’s Mix #2 (grapefruit juice and cinnamon syrup) left in the…

  • Ramos History

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    Go check out this great post over at the MOTAC blog on the history of the Ramos Gin Fizz.  (I’d been familiar with the general outlines, but there was lots more detail here than I’d previously seen.)

  • Ramos History

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    Go check out this great post over at the MOTAC blog on the history of the Ramos Gin Fizz.  (I’d been familiar with the general outlines, but there was lots more detail here than I’d previously seen.)